28 Dec 2009 14:10 Chepstow
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £57,010); Distance: 3m 5f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Coral Welsh National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Dream Alliance (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 2PUPP/2 / 24 | Jump (54) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White The Alliance Partnership | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistakes 2nd and 5th, led 4 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 18 |   | ¾ L | Silver By Nature (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 2) | 13FU-51 / 11 | Jump (57) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr G S Brown | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 7th, driven and chased leaders 4 out, effort when mistake last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 7 L | Le Beau Bai (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) | 11P1-71 / 9 | Jump (23) | Mr O Greenall | R Lee Glass Half Full | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after halfway, chased leaders 5 out, ridden next, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 1 L | Miko de Beauchene (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | U3F-FP4 / 13 | Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr Andrew Wiles | 33/1 | |
| in touch, tracked leader halfway, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 11 L | Ballyfitz (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 22P-4P1 / 12 | Jump (23) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr F J Mills &… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, blundered badly 12th, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16 |   | 11 L | Coe (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 5) | 12F9-22 / 8 | Jump (30) | R McGrath | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Trevor Hemmings | 10/1 | |
| keen early, tracked leaders, led 12th, headed 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 6 L | Halcon Genelardais (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 2/232P-4 / 11 | Flat (2151), Jump (37) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Ian Payne & Kim… | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place 13th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | NK | Cornish Sett (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 1280-PP / 12 | Jump (17) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr Peter Hart | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch, chased leaders 12th, under pressure 16th, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 14 L | Nozic (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | U1P00-6 / 14 | Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | P F Nicholls The Lump O'Clock… | 18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, mid-division halfway, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | Dist | The Tother One (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 33/1F-22 / 10 | Jump (17) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway under pressure approaching 17th, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| PU | 19 |   | - | Old Benny (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 32214/9 / 10 | Jump (31) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mr Trevor Hemmings | ||
| PU | 17 |   | - | Kilbeggan Blade (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 12P6-53 / 12 | Jump (23) | S Thomas | T R George Mr K Doocey & Mrs… | ||
| FE | 15 |   | - | Operation Houdini (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 9411U1 / 8 | Jump (23) | Sean Flanagan | D E Fitzgerald Aryawillyasthap… | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Flintoff (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 6) | 2P63/52- / 10 | Jump (289) | T Scudamore | Tim Vaughan Andrew Flintoff… | ||
| 12 |   | - | Iris De Balme (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | P31314/ / 11 | Jump (611) | A Freeman | S Curran Mr L M Power | |||
| 1 |   | - | Mon Mome (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2781-P3 / 13 | Flat (2066), Jump (16) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | |||
| BD | 10 |   | - | Hello Bud (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | P11-735 / 14 | Jump (36) | Mr S Twiston-davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Kornati Kid (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 24116-6 / 13 | Jump (30) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr J Rawdon-Mogg | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Gone To Lunch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 1P2-285 / 14 | Jump (30) | S E Durack | J Scott Mr G T Lever | ||
| PU | 20 |   | - | Zacharova (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 51P-U0P / 10 | Flat (1275), Jump (17) | Harry Challoner | Miss V Williams Mr Julian Taylor | ||
