08 Oct 2011 14:10 Hexham
Winner: £3,650 (Penalty: £2,372); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Metrocentre Always A Winner Novices' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
L'eldorado (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4/5718-3 / 8 |
Jump (144) | T Messenger | C C Bealby Mrs T P Radford |
4/1 | |
| made all, stayed on strongly from 2 out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 3¼ L |
Pena Dorada (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) |
12993-0 / 12 |
Flat (390), Jump (14) |
P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Alan J Brown |
9/2 | |
| prominent, chased winner 3rd to 7th, rallied to chase winner again 2 out, one pace under pressure | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 14 L |
Bocciani (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
113-113 / 8 |
Flat (52), Jump (16) |
Danny Cook | B Ellison Mr John MacGregor |
3/1 | |
| tracked winner until stumbled 3rd, blundered badly and dropped rear 5th, rallied to chase winner until 2 out soon one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| HD |
Quite The Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
9/3124-1 / 10 |
Jump (17) | D C Costello | J M Jefferson Boundary Garage… |
11/10 | |
| held up, pushed along after 4 out, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 19 L |
Whiskey Ridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
09678- / 10 |
Jump (195) | H Oliver | J Parkinson & S Smith Widdop Wanderers |
20/1 | |
| toward rear, hit 8th, soon outpaced | ||||||||||