26 Dec 2007 12:20 Towcester
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
gg.com Mistletoe Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Elsie's Pride (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) | 450-912 / 23 | Jump (27) | Mr William Biddick | Miss V Williams Mr Robert Martin | 9/4 | |
| led, headed 4th, mistake 6th, ridden from 8th, led 3 out, edged left flat, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | NK | Ours (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 2/1-052 / 10 | Jump (23) | D Elsworth | N J Gifford David Pratt & Paul… | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 9th, headway 3 out, every chance flat, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 8 L | Mr Ironman (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | PF0-1P6 / 10 | Jump (31) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Whites Of Coventry… | 13/2 | |
| in touch, mistake 7th, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | Dist | Glen Thyne (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 245-9R6 / 8 | Jump (35) | A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Susan Carsberg | 15/2 | |
| held up, headway 7th, ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 5 L | Milton Des Bieffes (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 165lbs) | 4P2D9-0 / 10 | Jump (35) | Nick Carter | Mrs K Waldron Mr Nick Shutts | 33/1 | |
| in touch, led after 8th, ridden 11th, headed 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Predestine (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 42133-P / 8 | Jump (17) | Felix de Giles | K Bailey & M Nicholls The Predestine… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Opare (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 0/4560-0 / 6 | Jump (35) | M Bradburne | H D Daly Mr Neville Statham | 20/1 | |
| in touch, blundered and lost place 6th, behind from next, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Yvanovitch (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | PP-PP35 / 10 | Jump (24) | F King | R C Guest Mr T N Siviter | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 |   | - | High Jack (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 002-7F / 9 | Jump (22) | M D Grant | Andrew Turnell Mr Billy McCullough | 12/1 | |
| towards rear when fell 7th | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | Explosive Fox (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 163lbs) | P-92U23 / 7 | Jump (31) | S Curran | S Curran Mr L M Power | 9/1 | |
| keen, prominent, led 4th, fell 8th | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Laurier d'Estruval (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 163lbs) | P/PPP9-0 / 9 | Jump (33) | James Davies | S E H Sherwood Mr T N Siviter | 66/1 | |
| prominent, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Parish Oak (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 3142-76 / 13 | Jump (14) | D R Dennis | A W Carroll Mrs M Mann | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, headway and mistake 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Big Al (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 4P-P141 / 7 | Jump (24) | A Dobbin | B G Powell Mr John P McManus | 13/2 | |
| prominent, lost place 6th, pulled up after next | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | My Skipper (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 1P/088- / 9 | Jump (303) | W Marston | Miss H C Knight The F & M Syndicate | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
