16 Mar 2010 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £28,179); Distance: 3m 7f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good plcs)(Cross country:Good, Good to Soft plcs).
Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | A New Story (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 070454 / 27 | Flat (505), Jump (9) | A P Heskin | M Hourigan Storey's Over Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, pecked 19th, headway 3 out, ridden after next, challenged last, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2½ L | L'ami (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 2P-3167 / 12 | Flat (2413), Jump (27) | Mr J T McNamara | E Bolger Mr John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| held up in touch, smooth headway 3 out went 2nd next, led last, headed flat, soon ridden and no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 2¾ L | Lacdoudal (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 1) | 863-470 / 11 | Flat (2674), Jump (38) | R Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, joined leader 25th, led 5 out, ridden between last 2, headed last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | NK | Another Jewel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 42-2U51 / 11 | Jump (44) | D J Condon | D P Murphy Frank Magee & Catherine… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance between last 2, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | ½ L | Garde Champetre (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | P-16117 / 13 | Jump (27) | Ms N Carberry | E Bolger Mr John P McManus | 7/4 | |
| held up mid-division on inside, blundered 6 out, soon pushed along, headway under pressure 2 out, slightly hampered bend between last 2, ridden and kept on approaching last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 2 L | Freneys Well (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 2-41646 / 13 | Jump (44) | R P McLernon | E Bolger John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, effort when not much room on inside and hampered bend between last 2, soon ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | ½ L | Drombeag (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 2143-5P / 12 | Jump (318) | Mark Walsh | E Bolger John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, chased leaders after 3 out, soon ridden, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 7 L | Double Dizzy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 245342 / 13 | Jump (32) | A Glassonbury | R H Buckler Mr R Gibbs | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake and rider lost iron 18th, chased leader 4 out to 2 out, ridden and one pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Cornish Sett (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 280-PP8 / 12 | Jump (78) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr Peter Hart | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 21st, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 5 L | Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 0) | 6-7526P / 15 | Jump (44) | Paul Carberry | E Bolger John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| led, headed 5 out, driven and outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Sizing Australia (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 56-2327 / 13 | Jump (27) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 6 out, driven 2 out, in touch when hampered and squeezed out bend between last 2, not recover, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 2¾ L | Tawnies (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 537642 / 10 | Jump (18) | Phillip Enright | T G O'Leary Lady Insan Syndicate | 40/1 | |
| behind, headway into mid-division 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 4 |   | 8 L | Preists Leap (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 90-780F / 11 | Jump (24) | D N Russell | T G O'Leary John D O'Donohue… | 33/1 | |
| always behind, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 3¼ L | Monkerhostin (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1/5725-1 / 13 | Flat (3527), Jump (38) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr M G St Quinton | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division on inside 22nd, jumped slowly and lost place 24th, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 5 |   | 17 L | Silver Birch (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 9F-26R2 / 13 | Jump (44) | R M Power | G Elliott Mr Brian Walsh… | 20/1 | |
| with leader, mistake 18th, lost place 25th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 15 |   | 11 L | Oceanos des Obeaux (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 21P6-00 / 8 | Flat (1437), Jump (79) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr M J Tuckey | 100/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
