01 Feb 2011 16:40 Folkestone
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Chase; Good to Soft, Good in places).
Saga Insurance Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Valley View (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
1-664 / 7 |
Jump (19) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
4/5 | |
| took keen hold, chased leading pair, went 2nd 9th, challenged not fluent and went left 2 out, upsides last, nudged into lead soon after, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 1¼ L |
Owner Occupier (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
9-1F2F4 / 10 |
Flat (414), Jump (30) |
Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr A W Spooner |
8/1 | |
| led at decent pace, not fluent 5th,joined 2 out, kept narrow advantage, pressed last, headed soon after, soon readily held, just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| HD |
Nomadic Warrior (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
382-S9U / 10 |
Flat (697), Jump (14) |
T Messenger | J R Holt Ms Carol Lacey |
33/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, held up in rear, driven in modest 5th 3 out, headway to 3rd approaching next, stayed on strongly flat, going on close home, nearly snatched 2nd | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Abey M'boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
03-134U / 8 |
Jump (13) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Furrows Ltd |
3/1 | |
| held up in last pair, driven and outpaced in 6th 3 out, headway to 4th approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Meneur (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) |
75/74-F9 / 10 |
Flat (858), Jump (48) |
J E Moore | G & J Moore The New Foursome… |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, disputing 2nd 9th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| 2¾ L |
Zhukov (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1U-P026 / 12 |
Jump (74) | Benjamin Poste | K Tork Mr K Tork |
28/1 | |
| close up on inside, effort to chase leaders 8th, driven after next, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
She's Humble (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 11 4) |
23-6061 / 11 |
Jump (15) | A Thornton | Mrs L C Jewell Valence Racing… |
10/1 | |
| raced wide, pressed leader until before 8th, lost 2nd next, weakened quicly, last and struggling 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Holyrood (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 4) |
454727 / 6 |
Flat (23), Jump (31) |
Thomas David | Tim Vaughan C Duran |
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