23 Jan 2008 15:10 Huntingdon
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,506); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Train To Gain Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Sherwoods Folly (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 210-0P4 / 23 | Jump (27) | R Johnson | H D Daly Ryedale Point To… | 11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 14th, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 7 L | Antonius Caesar (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 1-08241 / 10 | Jump (12) | T J O'Brien | K G Reveley Edging Ahead | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 16th, soon tracking winner, driven to challenge approaching 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 25 L | Le Briar Soul (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 4/3P1-31 / 10 | Jump (27) | James White | V R A Dartnall Mr D J Satchell | 5/2 | |
| led, pulled hard, slow 5th, headed 14th, blundered 15th, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Appleaday (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 152lbs) | 148-739 / 11 | Jump (26) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Mr D Allen | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, pulled hard and not fluent 1st, slow 3rd, awkward 10th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | HD | Flying Falcon (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 20-3224 / 10 | Jump (15) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Burnt Toast Ltd | 7/2 | |
| held up in touch, went 3rd and ridden 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Stoway (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 123P-14 / 9 | Jump (28) | R Thornton | A King Mr Tony Fisher… | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 14th, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Loch Vic (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 152lbs) | P-7 / 9 | Jump (63) | Tony Evans | J L Spearing Mr J H Bebbington | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure 12th, behind when pulled up 15th | ||||||||||
