31 Oct 2009 13:50 Ascot
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,330); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |   | - | The Last Derby (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 6-2P134 / 21 | Jump (27) | L Treadwell | E Griffin R J Watson | 33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway and pushed along to chase leaders after 3 out, led and not fluent 2 out, clear last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 5 L | Aimigayle (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 7) | 141U0-4 / 8 | Jump (15) | C Bolger | Miss S Smith Mr Pete Mercer | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, blundered 9th, lost 2nd 4 out, outpaced from next, rallied approaching last, kept on well run-in to take 2nd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2 L | Shining Gale (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 11F412- / 7 | Jump (211) | N D Fehily | C J Mann J Sullivan S Brown… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, kept on well flat, took 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | NK | Seven Is My Number (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 000-111 / 8 | Jump (21) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 15/2 | |
| blundered 1st, in rear, steady headway from 5 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, stayed on into 2nd and jumped left last, no impression and lost 2 places run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1 L | Hold Em (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1-96P93 / 8 | Jump (14) | Jack Doyle | W K Goldsworthy David Hughes Mike… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Just Amazing (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 2-21121 / 9 | Jump (14) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Catherine Penny | 6/1 | |
| close up on inside, ridden after 3 out, one pace approaching 2 out, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | ½ L | Hello Bud (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 116P11- / 14 | Jump (196) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 14/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 3 out, stayed well there until driven and weakened between last 2, beaten when went left last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 3 L | Gone To Lunch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 111P2-2 / 14 | Jump (186) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mr G T Lever | 12/1 | |
| behind, under pressure 5 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16 |   | 4 L | Poker De Sivola (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 62F70-2 / 9 | Jump (14) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mr D A Johnson | 10/1 | |
| in rear, not fluent 12th, ridden and struggling 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Can't Buy Time (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 11314F- / 10 | Jump (210) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill John P McManus | 15/2 | |
| in rear, blundered badly and rider lost irons briefly 2nd, ridden and struggling 5 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17 |   | 12 L | Martha's Kinsman (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3P/82PP- / 12 | Jump (229) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Barlow, Hartley… | 66/1 | |
| close up until ridden and weakened soon after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 11 L | Mr Robert (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 141543 / 11 | Jump (29) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr T Faulkner | 28/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 14th, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8 |   | 26 L | Always Waining (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 4P-557F / 12 | Flat (1492), Jump (15) | S Thomas | P & M Bowen Mr & Mrs Peter… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped to rear 14th, struggling after, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14 |   | Dist | Shouldhavehadthat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 4/101P6- / 9 | Jump (196) | Felix de Giles | N J Henderson Mr W R Milner | 12/1 | |
| in touch on outside, weakened and behind from 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Hopkins (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 14/521P- / 9 | Jump (227) | Christian Williams | H D Daly Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||
| 6 |   | - | Best Actor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 142/81-P / 10 | Jump (7) | Wayne Hutchinson | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | |||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Boychuk (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 4551-63 / 11 | Jump (15) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Aiden Murphy | ||
