26 Jan 2008 15:00 Doncaster
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,765); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | An Accordion (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 2113-P6 / 24 | Jump (25) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Mr B A Kilpatrick | 11/2 | |
| held up, headway 5th, led 3 out, hung left, headed 2 out, rallied to lead again flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Ungaro (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 166-363 / 13 | Jump (50) | T J O'Brien | K G Reveley Mr A C Kemp | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 12th, led 2 out, headed flat, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 2½ L | Ma Yahab (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 142lbs) | 424-4P1 / 10 | Jump (26) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr M J Pilkington | 25/1 | |
| in touch, headway to take closer order 11th, one pace 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 6 L | Juveigneur (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 2P7-66P / 14 | Jump (30) | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Tomas Singleton | 14/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 12th, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 2 L | Idle Talk (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 156lbs) | UUU-28U / 12 | Jump (30) | G Lee | D McCain Jnr Mr D A Malam | 14/1 | |
| led, headed 3 out, in 4th, weakening when blundered last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 8 L | Rambling Minster (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 9P-6P14 / 13 | Jump (35) | J Reveley | K G Reveley The Lingdale Optimists | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 2 L | Yardbird (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 70P-521 / 10 | Jump (30) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Gilco | 11/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd approaching 8th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 4 L | Bagan (FR) (Horse (entire), Bay, 147lbs) | 142131 / 10 | Jump (38) | N D Fehily | C J Mann The Centaur Group… | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 13th, weakened approaching 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 18 |   | 2½ L | Brooklyn Brownie (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 2P-8921 / 12 | Jump (65) | F King | J M Jefferson Mrs K S Gaffney… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, weakend from 14th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 19 |   | 6 L | Thistlecraft (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 1PP3/13 / 11 | Jump (30) | T Messenger | C C Bealby Miss Laura Morgan | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 20 |   | NK | Lidjo De Rouge (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 093211 / 13 | Jump (23) | Stephen Craine | P Henderson Mr Richard Hawker | 33/1 | |
| behind from halfway | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 1 L | Harmony Brig (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 156lbs) | 5P3-610 / 14 | Jump (25) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mr M Clementson | 22/1 | |
| held up, reminders 10th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Standin Obligation (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) | 1133P-4 / 9 | Jump (56) | K Renwick | P Monteith Mr D A Johnson | 12/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Alderburn (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | B/P11-53 / 12 | Jump (35) | M Bradburne | H D Daly Mrs D P G Flory | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, lost place 11th | ||||||||||
| 15th | 1 |   | 13 L | L'ami (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 270-630 / 12 | Jump (43) | F Keniry | F Doumen Mr John P McManus | 20/1 | |
| prominent, behind from 11th | ||||||||||
| 16th | 21 |   | 15 L | Henry's Pride (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) | 33-6152 / 10 | Jump (71) | Felix de Giles | Mrs A M Thorpe Mrs Alice Vaughan-jones | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 17 |   | 30 L | Himalayan Trail (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 141lbs) | 113-768 / 11 | Jump (28) | P Buchanan | J Parkinson & S Smith Mogeely Stud &… | 66/1 | |
| held up behind, blundered 3rd, weakened from 12th, tailed off when jumped badly right 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Our Armageddon (NZ) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 40741/P / 13 | Jump (21) | R McGrath | R C Guest Mr Leslie Garrett | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Dusky Warbler (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 146lbs) | 90-1U22 / 9 | Jump (28) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mike Charlton &… | 20/1 | |
| held up, blundered badly 1st and nearly unseated rider, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Aztec Warrior (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 201-356 / 10 | Jump (21) | W Marston | Miss H C Knight Mr J H Henderson | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place approaching 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 6 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Opera Mundi (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | U/1120-1 / 7 | Jump (63) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Sir Robert Ogden | 7/1 | |
| in touch, reminders and lost place 9th, pulled up after 12th | ||||||||||
| 22 |   | - | Korelo (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | P/00P5-P / 11 | Jump (65) | K Tobin | S Gollings Mr Phil Dukes | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
