30 Nov 2007 13:30 Newbury
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £7,157); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Strutt & Parker Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | The Hairy Lemon (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 244-5F4 / 25 | Jump (14) | R Thornton | A King The Hairy Lemon… | 7/1 | |
| tended to jump right, in touch, headway to chase leader after 4 out, upsides and jumped right next, led and jumped right last, hard driven run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1 L | Oscar D'angron (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) | 024F-23 / 9 | Jump (157) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr Roy Swinburne | 7/2 | |
| made all, hit 10th, driven along and strongly pressed from 3 out, kept on well, narrowly headed last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 10 L | Bermuda Pointe (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 150lbs) | 1/397-12 / 9 | Jump (22) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 3/1 | |
| in touch, driven along 7th, chased leader 9th to after 4 out, stayed chasing leaders until weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 2 L | King Louis (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 3/P45P3- / 7 | Jump (245) | M Foley | R Rowe Capt A Pratt | 14/1 | |
| chased leader to 9th, lost place next, stayed on again from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 7 L | Kawagino (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 45-U22F / 11 | Jump (5) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mrs M Rayner /… | 15/2 | |
| behind, hit 2nd, not fluent and reminders 10th, no chance 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 5 L | Goscar Rock (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) | 3/0696P- / 10 | Jump (255) | T Siddall | Noel T Chance Mrs Lisa Hall | 25/1 | |
| blundered 9th and always behind | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Et Maintenant (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 33P- / 11 | Jump (249) | J Tizzard | Miss E C Lavelle Mr K Alexander | 12/1 | |
| pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 10th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | The Very Man (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 122-42 / 7 | Jump (8) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| never travelling in rear, slow jump 8th, soon ridden and no response, pulled up before 11th | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Mars Rock (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 2B16/0P- / 10 | Jump (359) | T J O'Brien | Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, well beaten in 6th when fell last | ||||||||||
