02 Dec 2009 15:20 Catterick
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,953); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO & 6YO; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Go Racing At Wetherby This Saturday Intermediate Open Nat Hunt Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Dear Sam (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 14 / 6 | Jump (17) | K Mercer | S Gollings Mr P J Martin | 14/1 | |
| prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied again to lead near line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 1 L | County Colours (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 3 / 6 | Jump (48) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 11/4 | |
| mid-division, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | NS | Sambelucky (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 6 / 9 | Jump (38) | Colm McCormack | K G Reveley Maurice Foxton,… | 10/1 | |
| held up, ridden 4f out, stayed on strongly final 2f, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 2½ L | Tahiti Pearl (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5 / 11 | Jump (17) | H Oliver | J Parkinson & S Smith M B Scholey & R… | 25/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 2f | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Chief Bucaneer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 44 / 9 | Jump (19) | Jan Faltejsek | G A Charlton Mr K Tork | 8/1 | |
| led, headed over 3f out, one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Benny Be Good (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 1 / 9 | Jump (22) | J Reveley | K G Reveley Mr John Wade | 11/8 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15 |   | 4 L | Morello Mist (GB) (filly, bay, 10 11) | / 8 | Gary Rutherford | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs J Drake | 50/1 | ||
| mid-division, close up over 4f out, no extra final 2f | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 1¾ L | Mannered (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 10 | Mr John Dawson | J Wade Mr John Wade | 50/1 | ||
| held up, ridden over 4f out, kept on well final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Ballaline (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | / 6 | Tjade Collier | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Trevor Hemmings | 14/1 | ||
| chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 14 L | Ellerslie Paul (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 5 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr P Stoner | 25/1 | ||
| mid-division and keen, ridden over 4f out, not troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16 |   | 16 L | Northern Aura (GB) (mare, bay, 10 11) | / 5 | A Cooper | R Craggs Mr Ray Craggs | 200/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden over 4f out, no impression final 2f | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 19 L | Gilbarry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 17- / 7 | Jump (228) | P Kinsella | J M Jefferson Mrs Peter Bond | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7 |   | 9 L | Cloud Buster (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 9 / 6 | Jump (11) | E Whillans | Paul Murphy Miss Barbara Spittal | 150/1 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 4f out, soon well behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5 |   | Dist | Blaqjack (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 7- / 6 | Jump (222) | Brian Toomey | Michael Smith Mrs Sandra Smith | 150/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off final 5f | ||||||||||
| 15th | 12 |   | 29 L | Rachmaninov (GB) (horse (entire), bay, 11 4) | / 5 | Andrew Tinkler | M Todhunter Sir Robert Ogden | 40/1 | ||
| in touch until ridden and weakened quickly over 4f out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Flora's Falcon (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 0 / 5 | Jump (19) | Jack Salmon | P Salmon Gay And Peter Hartley | ||
