12 Dec 2007 14:10 Leicester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,338); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Chase - Good, Good to Firm in places).
Tony Welch Celebration Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Surfboard (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 121-110 / 24 | Jump (17) | M Bradburne | P A Blockley Ashton Racing Club | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, good headway approaching 3 out, chased leader next, led last, ridden clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 5 L | Potts of Magic (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 1-P4664 / 12 | Jump (18) | C Poste | R Lee Mrs C A Coward | 5/2 | |
| keen, held up, headway 14th, chased leader 3 out until next, stayed on to take 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 1½ L | Mokum (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 3233-7P / 10 | Jump (14) | N D Fehily | A W Carroll Mr M S Cooke | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, improved 3rd at 5th, chased leader 8th until 10th, chased leader again 13th, ridden to lead before 3 out, soon clear, headed last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 8 L | Lawaaheb (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 385123 / 9 | Jump (14) | Christian Williams | M J Gingell Penrose Jones Partnership | 17/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, kept on to take 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | ½ L | Roznic (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) | 58310-2 / 12 | Jump (19) | D Elsworth | P Winkworth Miss J Murphy | 7/1 | |
| chased leader until 8th, chased leader again 10th until 13th, soon ridden, one pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | Dist | Parish Oak (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 33142-7 / 13 | Jump (18) | T Messenger | A W Carroll Mrs M Mann | 22/1 | |
| close up, ridden 13th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 4 L | Alfie's Sun (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | P2/511-1 / 11 | Jump (223) | Jimmy McCarthy | D E Cantillon Mr I A Low | 15/2 | |
| led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Liberty Ben (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 6P2-135 / 9 | Jump (32) | A Thornton | R H Alner Mr P M De Wilde | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
