Full Result 1.00 Chepstow | 28 December 2009

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(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Heavy 14 fences 2 omitted

1st £15,655 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Magic Sky (FR) 10/1 Mr O Greenall ³ Milton Harris	Mr O Greenall ³ Milton Harris	9	109	126	114	135	–
b g Simon Du Desert (FR) - Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
Held up, headway after 4 out, ridden to chase leading trio after 2 out, ran on strongly on long run-in, led towards finish, driven out (op 14-1)

2 1¾	5. Private Be 7/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	10	112	130	116	137	–
b g Gunner B - Foxgrove (Kinglet)
Tracked leaders, ridden into narrow advantage last, ran on, drifted right final 140yds, headed and no extra towards finish (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

3 1¾ [3½]	10. Amble Forge (IRE) 11/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	104	118	102	125	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - La Mode Lady (IRE) (Mandalus)
Took keen hold, held up, good headway on inner final bend, ridden to chase leading pair after 3 out, staying on same pace when short of room on long run-in (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

4 5 [8½]	6. Super Formen (FR) 7/2 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	5	112	130	109	130	–
b g Kizitca (FR) - Daly Turk (FR) (Baby Turk)
Led until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 7th, took narrow advantage after 10th, ridden after 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace (op 4-1)

5 8 [16½]	2. Or Bleu (FR) 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	117	135	105	128	–
ch g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Kidibleue (FR) (Beyssac)
Tracked leaders, joined leaders after 10th, ridden after 4 out, faded after next (tchd 9-2)

6 1¼ [17¾]	7. Heathcote 9/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	7	110	128	96	119	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Chere Amie (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up, effort after 4 out, one pace from next (op 11-1)

7 22 [39¾]	3. Buck The Legend (IRE) 9/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114	132	75	111	–
bb g Anshan - Patience Of Angels (IRE) (Distinctly North)
Held up, ridden after 8th, never on terms, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 15-2)

8 28 [67¾]	4. Victorias Groom (GER) 100/30F Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	7	112	130	40	71	–
bb g Lavirco (GER) - Valda (RUS) (Dotsero)
Tracked leaders, led and jumped right from 6th, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off (trainer was unable to offer any explanation for the poor performance shown) (op 7-2 tchd 3-1)

9 21 [88¾]	1. Yes Sir (IRE) 16/1 Donal Devereux ⁵ Peter Bowen	Donal Devereux ⁵ Peter Bowen	10	117	140	25	60	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Miss Pushover (Push On)
Led 2nd until 6th, pressed leader until lost place quickly after 10th, tailed off (op 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 1:00:00 Winning time: 5m 16.50s (slow by 33.50s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Nirvana Swing (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs D J Brown & Lord Daresbury (Magic Sky) 1st breeder: Jean-Claude Mugain
2nd owner: David and Daphne Walsh (Private Be)
3rd owner: Robert And Sarah Tizzard (Amble Forge)
Tote win: £11.20 PL: £3.10 £3.10 £2.90 Ex: £97.50 CSF: £78.91 Tricast: £793.06

Final fence omitted on both circuits.

1:00 Chepstow 28 Dec 2009

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