11 Mar 2008 16:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,318); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
William Hill Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | An Accordion (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 113-P61 / 24 | Jump (45) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr B A Kilpatrick | 7/1 | |
| always prominent, not fluent 2nd, mistake 12th, went 2nd 4 out, challenging when hit 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, driven and stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2¼ L | New Alco (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 267-1P0 / 10 | Jump (87) | D N Russell | Ferdy Murphy Mr Ferdy Murphy | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 12th, headway 4 out, 7th when mistake 2 out, staying on when not fluent last, kept on to take 2nd at post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | HD | L'ami (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 70-6300 / 12 | Jump (45) | A P McCoy | F Doumen Mr John P McManus | 11/2 | |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and not fluent 2 out, went 3rd last, soon switched right, chased winner flat, one pace and lost 2nd at post | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 6 L | Patsy Hall (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | U59P-0U / 9 | Jump (101) | Paul Carberry | A J Martin C P Byrne | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, hampered 7th, headway 4 out, chased winner after 2 out, upsides when mistake and rider lost iron briefly last, beaten after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | NK | Abragante (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 41-110P / 11 | Jump (87) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mrs D Monteith | 10/1 | |
| held up and behind, raced keenly, headway approaching 4 out, coaxed into 3rd between last 2, beaten and found little from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 13 L | Mon Mome (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 2434-P3 / 13 | Jump (13) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mrs Vida Bingham | 15/2 | |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost plenty of ground 15th, soon well behind, stayed on approaching last but no danger | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 11 L | Ollie Magern (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 47-1644 / 14 | Jump (10) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Roger Nicholls | 50/1 | |
| led, mistake 5th, ridden after 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, finished tired | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 7 L | Fundamentalist (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | P-24121 / 12 | Jump (40) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 11th, close up 4 out until ridden before 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten and eased | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 4½ L | Lankawi (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 142lbs) | 22-5055 / 6 | Jump (10) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Ms Jill Day | 33/1 | |
| chased leader until after 12th, driven 14th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 9 L | Ofarel D'airy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 1-62062 / 8 | Jump (31) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 10th or 11th, mistake 14th, struggling after next, behind when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 24 L | Ponmeoath (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 140080 / 13 | Jump (37) | P W Flood | E McNamara Sean Curran | 18/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 12th until before 4 out, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | King Harald (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 01P121 / 13 | Jump (38) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock Mr P J D Pottinger | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Bob Hall (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 522-360 / 10 | Jump (70) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| held up, blundered 5th, behind after 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Monkerhostin (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 44R5-33 / 13 | Jump (88) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr M G St Quinton | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 13th, tailed off and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| UR | 15 |   | - | Flying Enterprise (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 289-563 / 9 | Jump (76) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr Malcolm Edwards | 18/1 | |
| mid-division until blundered badly and unseated rider 7th | ||||||||||
