Full Result 1.55 Haydock | 14 February 2009

Blue Square Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m3f57yds) 3m3½f Heavy 22 fences

1st £65,561.50 2nd £24,598.50 3rd £12,316.50 4th £6,141 5th £3,082 6th £1,541

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Rambling Minster 18/1 James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	11	110	143	–	155	–
b g Minster Son (IRE) - Howcleuch (Buckskin)
Held up, headway to track leaders 5th, led 11th, made rest, stayed on well to draw away run-in (touched 20-1 in places)

2 3½	15. Coe (IRE) 9/2F Richie McGrath Sue Smith	Richie McGrath Sue Smith	7	106	132	–	142	–
br g Presenting - Dante's Skip (IRE) (Phardante)
Not fluent at times, held up, headway approaching 13th, went 2nd after 3 out, hit 2 out, one pace under pressure run-in (op 5-1, tchd 11-2 in places)

3 ½ [4]	1. Miko De Beauchene (FR) 22/1 Andrew Thornton R H & Mrs S Alner	Andrew Thornton R H & Mrs S Alner	9	1112	152	–	159	–
b g Nashamaa (IRE) - Chipie D'Angron (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 15th, ridden after 5 out, hit 4 out, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace under pressure run-in (op 20-1)

4 10 [14]	14. Nadover (FR) 25/1 Paul Moloney Charlie Mann	Paul Moloney Charlie Mann	8	109 b	135	–	131	–
br g Cyborg (FR) - Djerissa (FR) (Highlanders)
Midfield, headway 12th, handy until outpaced 5 out, plugged on from 2 out without threatening

5 1¼ [15¼]	17. L'Aventure (FR) 14/1 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	10	100 6	126	–	124	–
b m Cyborg (FR) - Amphitrite (FR) (Lazer)
Prominent, lost place 9th, hampered 12th, soon ridden, hit 5 out when toiling, plugged on from 2 out without threatening (op 16-1)

6 4½ [19¾]	6. Nenuphar Collonges (FR) 17/2 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	8	114 b	144	–	136	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Diane Collonges (FR) (El Badr)
Midfield, headway approaching 11th, ridden 14th, chasing leaders when hampered 5 out, weakened before 3 out (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

7 22 [41¾]	4. Mon Mome (FR) 11/1 Mr William Biddick ⁷ Venetia Williams	Mr William Biddick ⁷ Venetia Williams	9	111	148	–	116	–
b g Passing Sale (FR) - Etoile Du Lion (FR) (New Target)
Held up, pushed along approaching 13th, never able to get on terms with leaders (op 12-1)

8 50 [91¾]	5. Cornish Sett (IRE) 14/1 Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	10	111 b	144	–	62	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Hue 'N' Cry (IRE) (Denel)
Held up, struggling after 12th, never on terms, tailed off

9 14 [105¾]	8. Character Building (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy John Quinn	A P McCoy John Quinn	9	110 p	140	–	44	–
gr g Accordion (IRE) - Mrs Jones (IRE) (Roselier)
Midfield, headway approaching 15th, mistake 5 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 6-1)

F	12. Beat The Boys (IRE) 20/1 David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1010	136	–	–	–
gr g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Portia's Delight (IRE) (The Parson)
Mistakes, held up, headway 8th, ridden and struggling after 13th, behind when fell 5 out

PU	13. D'Argent (IRE) 25/1 Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	12	1010 b	136	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Money Galore (IRE) (Monksfield)
In rear, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	9. Eric's Charm (FR) 33/1 Sam Jones ³ Oliver Sherwood	Sam Jones ³ Oliver Sherwood	11	1011	140	–	–	–
b g Nikos - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Prominent, led after 4th, headed 6th, remained handy, jumped slowly 10th and 12th, soon lost place and behind, blundered 14th, tailed off when pulled up before next

PU	10. Glasker Mill (IRE) 12/1 Dominic Elsworth Henrietta C Knight	Dominic Elsworth Henrietta C Knight	9	1012 p	138	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Lucey Allen (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway into midfield 13th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, well behind when pulled up before 3 out

PU	3. Opera Mundi (FR) 10/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	118 t	148	–	–	–
b g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Gymnastique II (FR) (Aelan Hapi)
Held up, pushed along in rear after 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 9-1)

PU	16. Carnival Town 14/1 Richie McLernon ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	8	912 t	129	–	–	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - One Of Those Days (Soviet Lad)
Raced keenly in midfield, hampered 12th, lost place approaching 13th, mistake 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th

PU	11. Sherwoods Folly 12/1 Seamus Durack Henry Daly	Seamus Durack Henry Daly	7	1010 p	136	–	–	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Action De Balle (FR) (Cricket Ball)
Led, headed after 4th, led again 6th, headed 11th, weakened after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

16 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 7m 34.20s (slow by 34.20s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Comply Or Die (self certificate)
1st owner: The Lingdale Optimists (Rambling Minster) 1st breeder: J K M Oliver
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Coe)
3rd owner: Andrew Wiles (Miko De Beauchene)
Tote win: £22.60 PL: £3.70 £1.90 £6.30 Ex: £165.40 CSF: £92.98 Tricast: £1,841.36 Trifecta: £1,687.20 Part won. Pool: £2280.00 - 0.30 winning units.

1:55 Haydock 14 Feb 2009

Blue Square Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) Grade 3