17 Dec 2009 12:50 Exeter
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,811); Distance: 2m 5f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Happy Christmas Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Captain Smoothy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 07781/6- / 25 | Flat (702), Jump (594) | Miss L C Griffiths | S Curran Mr A White | 16/1 | |
| held up, good headway to chase leaders halfway, led approaching 3 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 4 L | Ramvaswani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 360743 / 8 | Flat (300), Jump (7) | Mr M Marris | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 11/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 8 L | Posh Emily (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 84-7137 / 10 | Jump (7) | Mr M Griffiths | R J Hodges Mr Andrew Midgley | 16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 2 L | Paddy's Tern (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5550-06 / 9 | Flat (1285), Jump (12) | Jack Sherwood | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr D Pugh | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, one pace 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15 |   | NK | Delcombe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 074P/01 / 9 | Jump (14) | Mr S Twiston-davies | N R Mitchell Piddle Valley Racing… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Alldunnandusted (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 54-9124 / 8 | Jump (14) | Kevin Jones | J W Mullins Mr C R Dunning | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway 4 out, one pace after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 17 |   | 9 L | Tanktastic (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 533-875 / 8 | Jump (39) | Mr Tom David | R Fielder The Hillands Partnership | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Saint Par (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | P/2850-8 / 12 | Jump (25) | Miss C L Brown | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon | 28/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Sparkling Montjeu (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 11) | 592664 / 5 | Flat (367), Jump (16) | Mr J Goss | George Baker Lady Forwood &… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | HD | Lupita (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 0) | P5P762 / 12 | Flat (200), Jump (13) | Lucy K Barry | D D Scott Mrs D D Scott | 16/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 18 |   | 2 L | Heezagrey (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 0) | U25U6-6 / 11 | Jump (14) | Daniel Hiskett | M Keighley Miss S Troughton | 4/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | HD | Finmere (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | P46-5PF / 7 | Jump (7) | Mr Joshua Guerriero | J G Portman Five Counties Partnership | 28/1 | |
| held up, pushed along 4 out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7 |   | 2 L | Whatcanisay (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 65623-P / 12 | Jump (39) | Mr Ben Robarts | J D Frost Mr J D Frost | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along 4 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11 |   | 17 L | Bubbs (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 2) | 7P-0151 / 8 | Jump (71) | Mr P J Tolman | N G Ayliffe Mr D T Hooper | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 13 |   | 13 L | Carrigeen Lunaria (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | 15P0-9P / 6 | Jump (17) | B Bentley | Miss H C Knight Mrs C Bailey | 66/1 | |
| prominent, hit 6 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Call Me Sir (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 64UU3P- / 12 | Jump (250) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Nearly A Breeze (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 18FP-44 / 10 | Jump (27) | Mr R Hawkins | C J Down Howzat Partnership | ||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Sir Harry Cool (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | U71-F05 / 9 | Jump (28) | Mr R Bandey | J F Panvert Mrs P A Ellis | ||
