16 Oct 2009 17:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £6,262); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Champagne Lanson Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | The Jigsaw Man (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 121 / 8 | Jump (41) | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis LL R P Racing | 4/6 | |
| made all, not fluent 1st, 5 lengths ahead 2 out, hard driven and pressed after last, held on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | NK | William Hogarth (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 842 / 9 | Flat (33), Jump (12) | R P Flint | W K Goldsworthy It's A Bit Rash… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, chased winner when hit 5th, 5 lengths down 2out, closed when not fluent last, challenged flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 22 L | Points of View (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 6 / 8 | Flat (362), Jump (12) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr Bill Ives | 40/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased winner, not fluent 1st, lost 2nd next, remained prominent, went 3rd after 5th, hung left and no impression after 2 out, blundered last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 11 L | Reland (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4-2 / 10 | Jump (22) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr P G Stephen | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headay to go 4th before 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 8 L | Zen Factor (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6573- / 9 | Flat (512), Jump (209) | S P Jones | J G Portman Mr J T Habershon-Butcher | 33/1 | |
| pulled hard, headway to chase winner 2nd, jumped left and bumped 5th, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 5 L | Boo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 45P- / 9 | Flat (14), Jump (209) | M Bradburne | J W Unett Miss C H Jones | 50/1 | |
| in rear, not fluent 2nd, struggling 4th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Wannarock (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 9 / 4 | Flat (29), Jump (20) | S Gagan | M C Chapman R J Arculli & B… | 125/1 | |
| mistakes, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Crystal Rock (IRE) (Colt, brown, 11 0) | / 7 | Flat (364) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Michael Anthony… | 5/1 | |
| not fluent, held up in touch, weakened after 5th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 4 L | Akiem (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Flat (194) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Masterson Holdings… | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 5th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Phidippides (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 3- / 10 | Jump (263) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams P Green | |||
