22 Sep 2009 16:40 Stratford
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
O2 Business Sales Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Ellerslie George (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 3) | F/18170- / 25 | Jump (172) | Mr R G Henderson | Nick Mitchell Mr Guy Henderson | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led 11th, raced wide after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 2¼ L | Presentandcorrect (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | BP-3FU2 / 16 | Jump (25) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr & Mrs T F Sage | 11/2 | |
| held up, chased leaders approaching 13th, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 521F1-4 / 11 | Jump (123) | Alex Merriam | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 6/1 | |
| led, headed 11th, remained close up, outpaced 3 out, rallied last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 6 L | Tempsford (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 12-5312 / 10 | Flat (1438), Jump (17) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 15/8 | |
| held up, headway 14th, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 2 L | Gaelic Flight (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 17-1241 / 13 | Jump (2) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott The Town & Country… | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 4 out, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 1 L | Templer (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 2F-4190 / 11 | Jump (30) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Tony Staple… | 14/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Prestbury Knight (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 5/8-1689 / 10 | Jump (66) | T Molloy | N & W Twiston-Davies Cheltenham Racing… | 12/1 | |
| held up, blundered 3 out when weakening | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 11 L | College Ace (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 511412- / 9 | Jump (166) | S P Jones | Mrs P Robeson Mrs Peter Prowting | 17/2 | |
| tracked leader, soon in touch, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | De Soto (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 8231-31 / 9 | Flat (46), Jump (38) | S Thomas | P R Webber P A Deal & M J… | |||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Strong Coffee (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 11349P- / 8 | Jump (177) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood David Knox & John… | ||
| 2 |   | - | War Of The World (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 575-021 / 9 | Jump (17) | Dean Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr Ian Stuart Griffiths | |||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Running Late (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 177-44U / 9 | Jump (17) | S E Durack | Colm Murphy T D H Syndicate | ||
