08 Jan 2008 12:50 Leicester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,253); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Hose Thorns Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Mylord Collonges (FR) (Gelding, Black, 157lbs) | 0/7F4-P4 / 25 | Jump (40) | S P Jones | Mrs Susan Nock Camilla & Rosie… | 9/2 | |
| held up, headway 10th, led approaching 2 out, hard ridden and stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Abraham Smith (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | F44-465 / 8 | Jump (36) | W Kennedy | A M Hales Call Me Dan | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, led and hit 9th, headed before 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 20 |   | ½ L | Massini Sunset (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | P5-50P8 / 13 | Jump (56) | Mr C Huxley | N R Mitchell Mr And Mrs Andrew… | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, stayed on, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 17 L | Abzuson (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | U9/5P7P- / 11 | Jump (342) | L Vickers | C A Mulhall Abzuson Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| behind, hampered 2nd, headway 12th, chased leaders 3 out, not fluent last, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 6 L | Arctic Cherry (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | U24-P53 / 10 | Jump (26) | O McPhail | A Whitehead Mr A J Whitehead | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, under pressure 4 out, weakening when jumped left 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 2 L | Romney Marsh (GB) (Mare, Brown, 164lbs) | 7P6PPU / 13 | Jump (36) | James Davies | R Curtis The Romney Marsh… | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden 5th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 4 L | My Skipper (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) | 1P/088- / 9 | Jump (316) | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight The F & M Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 1 L | Roaringwater (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 3P1414 / 12 | Jump (13) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr Michael Haydon | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Monty's Panesar (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 165lbs) | 87PP56 / 6 | Jump (11) | J Kington | M Scudamore The Yes No Wait… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 17 L | Charlies Double (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 4P-P444 / 9 | Jump (6) | J E Moore | J R Best The Highly Hopeful… | 12/1 | |
| prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17 |   | 5 L | Narval D'avelot (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs) | 56PPF2 / 7 | Jump (44) | Gerard Tumelty | D J Wintle Mr D A Thorpe | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 10th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 27 L | Wednesday Country (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 05P/78- / 8 | Jump (319) | Felix de Giles | J A T De Giles V W H (Wednesdays) | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 7th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 6 L | San Luca (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 0P9-P1P / 8 | Jump (13) | Lee Edwards | J Groucott Mr Roy Swinburne | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| UR | 14 |   | - | Millenium Mag (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | F670U8 / 9 | Jump (100) | Dave Crosse | F Jordan Mrs Lorna Ballard | 40/1 | |
| held up when blundered and unseated rider 2nd | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Log On Intersky (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 158lbs) | U36646 / 13 | Jump (33) | P Merrigan | J R Cornwall Mr J R Cornwall | 50/1 | |
| led, mistake and headed 9th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Fight The Feeling (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 163lbs) | 8F585-9 / 11 | Jump (219) | A Pogson | C N Kellett Mr T Morning | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place 6th, behind when pulled up 8th | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Craic (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 0500 / 6 | Jump (11) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, slow 1st, pushed along approaching 6th, behind when pulled up 4 out | ||||||||||
| 18 |   | - | Radbrook Hall (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 3P2653 / 9 | Jump (40) | R Young | J W Mullins Andrew Cocks &… | 8/1 | ||
| mid-division when ran out 3rd | ||||||||||
| 19 |   | - | Working Late (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 9P56UP / 7 | Jump (20) | David England | Mike Hammond Mr David Portman | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Fox 'n' Goose (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 165lbs) | 8P5725 / 8 | Jump (13) | K Tobin | K O Cunningham-Brown Danebury Racing… | 33/1 | |
| held up, mistake 5th, behind when pulled up before 8th | ||||||||||
