14 Dec 2007 15:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,526); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Leading Contender (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 247F-24 / 24 | Jump (26) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Joanna Peppiatt | 11/4 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led approaching last, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 4 L | Wild Cane Ridge (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 140lbs) | 21264-P / 12 | Jump (20) | K Renwick | L Lungo Ashleybank Investments… | 12/1 | |
| led, hit 3rd, hit 9th, ridden after 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Onnix (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) | 2-64173 / 7 | Jump (37) | Benoit Delo | F Doumen Sir Michael Smurfit | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 8th, slightly outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | NK | Hennessy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | F5-11U2 / 11 | Jump (10) | R Lucey-Butler | C Llewellyn Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 3rd, lost place 7th, in rear and plenty to do 2 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on run-in nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1 L | Gold Gun (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 1B2827 / 7 | Jump (27) | S E Durack | Mrs A M Thorpe Tristar | 25/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 5th, lost 2nd 7th, stayed on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | SHD | Millenium Royal (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 100-861 / 9 | Jump (20) | C Pieux | F Doumen J Vasicek | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway from 2 out, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 7 L | Iwillrememberyou (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 7401-11 / 9 | Jump (9) | Sean Quinlan | C E Longsdon Tunnel Vision | 4/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway 9th, went 2nd approaching 2 out until approaching last, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 8 L | Spring Breeze (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) | P731-00 / 9 | Jump (19) | K Mercer | Ferdy Murphy Mr J N Blackburn | 28/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 1 L | Attorney General (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 0/9P80-P / 11 | Jump (10) | J M Maguire | J A B Old Mr Martin Ward | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort approaching 8th, pushed along next, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | Dist | Jockser (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 2006-07 / 7 | Jump (14) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins The D M L Partnership | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, effort 8th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 17 L | All Noble (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 1-00541 / 10 | Jump (14) | R P McLernon | J P Broderick Barry Connell | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until approaching 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Tarkesar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 113352 / 10 | Jump (26) | Michael Murphy | P A Blockley Mrs P J Ikin | 100/1 | |
| held up, mistake 9th, no headway, well behind when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
