28 Nov 2009 13:00 Newbury
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £11,272); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Sportingbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Hey Big Spender (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 33310-2 / 22 | Jump (18) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 8/1 | |
| held up early but soon in touch, headway to chase leaders 9th, 2nd 12th, not fluent next, led 2 out, idle flat, driven out and kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Fistral Beach (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 223222- / 10 | Jump (218) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, pecked 3rd, led 5th, mistake 6th, narrowly headed 7th (water), regained lead 11th, blundered and headed 2 out, kept on as winner idle flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 8 L | Pipo De Re (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 445F23- / 7 | Flat (1133), Jump (274) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Anthony Pye-Jeary | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along at 12th, headway 3 out, kept on into 3rd approaching last but no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | ½ L | Cruchain (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 10-P138 / 13 | Jump (21) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mr & Mrs A J Mutch | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 10th, stayed on from 4 out, to dispute 3rd approaching last, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | ½ L | Quinz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 4651- / 12 | Flat (500), Jump (231) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Andrew L Cohen | 7/2 | |
| in touch, mistake 13th, driven approaching 4 out, stayed on to dispute 3rd between last 2, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 4½ L | Kawagino (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 8537-76 / 11 | Flat (412), Jump (26) | P Hide | J W Mullins Mrs M Rayner /… | 9/1 | |
| chased leader, led 7th (water), blundered and headed 11th, blundered 14th, still well there when hit 4 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 3¾ L | Lordsbridge (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7F85-32 / 9 | Jump (23) | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell The Rakkam Wahed… | 18/1 | |
| behind, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, disputing 4th and driven approaching 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Finney (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 32160-1 / 9 | Jump (29) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Lord Daresbury | ||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Bobby Gee (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 1/0376-U / 10 | Jump (20) | S P Jones | Mrs P Robeson The Oakley Partnership | ||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Kilvergan Boy (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 9) | 1155-33 / 10 | Jump (20) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies The Yes No Wait… | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Passato (GER) (Colt, bay, 10 10) | 142238 / 11 | Flat (516), Jump (24) | S E Durack | Miss J S Davis Mr Robbie Allsop | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Sharajan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3F323F- / 10 | Jump (258) | R Thornton | A King Mr Tony Fisher… | ||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Be Definite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 416-721 / 10 | Jump (130) | S Thomas | T R George Simon W Clarke… | ||
| FE | 14 |   | - | South Bank (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 36326-7 / 9 | Jump (26) | Paul Moloney | Miss H C Knight Mrs L D Edwards | ||
