09 Dec 2007 13:50 Kelso
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £18,789); Distance: 4m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Persimmon Homes Scottish Borders National Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Rambling Minster (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 219P-6P / 27 | Jump (15) | J Reveley | K G Reveley The Lingdale Optimists | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway 10th, tracking leaders 3 out, led after last, pushed out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 2 L | Petite Margot (GB) (Mare, Bay, 148lbs) | 6P-P541 / 12 | Jump (16) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Roger Nicholls | 6/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders 17th, led approaching last, headed flat, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 7 L | King Killone (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 137-7F7 / 11 | Jump (8) | P Kinsella | H Hogarth Hogarth Racing | 9/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 2 out, effort approaching last, no extra, run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2 L | Strong Resolve (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 155lbs) | 257-F71 / 12 | Jump (16) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Beaumont, Maguire… | 16/1 | |
| led to 3rd, led again 16th, headed approaching last, no extra, run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | Dist | Snowy (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 141lbs) | 11-5U47 / 12 | Jump (18) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 3 L | Getinbybutonlyjust (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | F112-02 / 10 | Jump (18) | Brian Harding | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr Andrew Sayer | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden 17th, outpaced 19th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 4 L | Lucky Nellerie (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) | 21F17-5 / 12 | Jump (21) | M O'Connell | Ferdy Murphy Mrs A E Lee | 15/2 | |
| held up, headway to lead 3rd until 16th, close up until weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | Dist | Russian Sky (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 140lbs) | P31133 / 9 | Jump (16) | C J Callow | Mrs H O Graham H G Racing | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 10th, effort 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Rayshan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 201-131 / 10 | Jump (27) | Miss R Davidson | N G Richards Mr & Mrs Duncan… | 14/1 | |
| not fluent, towards rear, blundered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Delray Beach (FR) (Mare, Bay, 149lbs) | 2241-31 / 6 | Jump (18) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy The DPRP Delray… | 6/1 | |
| not fluent, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Trisons Star (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) | P211P-4 / 12 | Jump (16) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr Norman Sanderson | 10/3 | |
| prominent, mistake 14th, ridden 17th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 20th | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Theatre Knight (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 13542-4 / 11 | Jump (14) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 4th, behind when blundered 20th, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | High Moon (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 048/94-9 / 12 | Jump (14) | E Whillans | Paul Murphy Mr F G Wilson | 200/1 | |
| soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||
