Full Result 3.50 Kempton | 26 January 2009

Calverts Carpets Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Soft 16 fences

1st £6,262 2nd £1,850 3rd £925 4th £463 5th £231 6th £116

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Pop Ahead (IRE) 11/4F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	115	111	109	128	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cottstown Pride (IRE) (Electric I)
Tendency to jump right, held up in touch, went 2nd 9th, led 3 out, well in command after next, comfortably (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

2 6	6. Thedreamstillalive (IRE) 12/1 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	9	110 t	106	98	111	–
ch g Houmayoun (FR) - State Of Dream (IRE) (Carmelite House)
Led, hit 1st, clear with winner after 11th (4 out), headed next, readily outpaced after (op 11-1)

3 7 [13]	1. Nemetan (FR) 13/2 Christian Williams R H & Mrs S Alner	Christian Williams R H & Mrs S Alner	8	1112	118	103	116	–
ch g Port Lyautey (FR) - Annabelle Treveene (FR) (Spoleto)
Not always fluent, waited with in touch, effort 10th, chased leading pair after next (4 out), ridden and no impression before next, kept on (op 4-1)

4 22 [35]	3. Midnight Gold 12/1 Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	9	116 t	112	73	92	–
ch g Midnight Legend - Yamrah (Milford)
Prominent, chased leader 5th until blundered 9th, soon ridden, weakened from 11th, well behind 3 out (op 16-1)

5 8 [43]	8. Spartan Place 3/1 Andrew Thornton Nick Gifford	Andrew Thornton Nick Gifford	9	107	99	51	75	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Pennethorne Place (Deep Run)
Close up, blundered 3rd, still in touch when mistake 9th, weakened from 11th (op 9-2)

6 34 [77]	2. Idris (GER) 9/2 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	8	119	115	29	54	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Idraak (Kris)
Mostly chased leader until blundered 5th, mistake 7th and dropped to last, lost touch 10th, soon well tailed off (op 5-1)

F	5. Just Jaffa (IRE) 6/1 Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	10	1013	108	–	–	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - East Link (IRE) (Over The River)
Held up in touch, effort 9th, ridden to go 4th after 11th, 10 lengths down on winner and losing ground when fell heavily 3 out (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

7 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 5m 33.70s (slow by 27.70s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Noble Bily (self certificate)
1st owner: John P McManus (Pop Ahead) 1st breeder: Aidan O'Gorman
2nd owner: J A B Old (Thedreamstillalive)
3rd owner: P M De Wilde (Nemetan)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £2.10 £3.90 Ex: £35.10 CSF: £31.19 Tricast: £194.09

3:50 Kempton 26 Jan 2009

Calverts Carpets Handicap Chase