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3:15 Newbury 29 Dec 2008

Blue Square Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m6f93yds) 2m6½f Good To Soft 17 fences
1st £6,505 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 119 124 117 133
b g Definite Article - Keep The Pace (IRE) (Shardari)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, hard ridden and stayed on well run-in (op 9-2)
2  nk
5 1110 125 118 134
b g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Legal Union (Law Society)
Held up towards rear, steady headway from 12th, driven and quickened from 3 out to chase winner run-in, kept on under pressure, not quite get up
3  4 [4¼]
6 103 p 104 93 109
b g Old Vic - Cluain-Ard (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
In touch, chased leaders from 12th, chased winner last and every chance soon after, weakened near finish (op 16-1)
4  [8]
5 1112 b 127 113 130
b g In The Wings - Fantastic Flame (IRE) (Generous)
Chased leaders, challenged 11th, led next, headed13th, stayed well there until mistake 2 out, weakened next (op 11-2 tchd 10-1 in a place)
5  [11¼]
5 112 117 100 119
b g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Dellerie (FR) (Le Pontet)
Chased leaders, led 8th to 12th, led again 13th, headed and blundered 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 10-1)
6  7 [18¼]
6 1011 112 89 109
bb g New Frontier I (IRE) - Port-O-Call (Import)
Chased leaders, blundered 12th, stayed prominent, weakened after 3 out (op 11-2 tchd 13-2)
7  1 [19¼]
7 101 105 81 99
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Al Kicks (FR) (Al Nasr)
Chased leaders, blundered 5th, weakened 3 out, blundered next (op 8-1)
8  6 [25¼]
6 104 105 75 91
b g Raintrap - Yosna (FR) (Sicyos)
Hit 2nd, always in rear
9  [26¾]
6 114 119 88 104
b g Presenting - Stormy Sea (IRE) (Strong Gale)
In touch, blundered 5th, hit 8th, weakened from 4 out (op 9-1 tchd 9-2)
10  28 [54¾]
7 104 105 47 65
ch g Southern Halo (USA) - Shy Beauty (CAN) (Great Gladiator)
Led, hit 2nd, blundered 10th, headed 12th, weakened next (op 33-1)
11  ¾ [55½]
8 102 Over-Weights 2 Out-of-Handicaps 2 103 44 62
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Awentina (FR) (Caerwent)
In rear, headway 12th, weakened after 13th (op 66-1 tchd 40-1)
12  [57]
6 118 123 63 81
b g East Of Heaven (IRE) - Eden De Coeur (FR) (Lampon)
In rear, hit 6th, headway 8th, improved again 12th, hit next and soon weakened (tchd 15-2)
13  7 [64]
6 114 119 52 70
gr g Snurge (IRE) - Full Deck (IRE) (Roselier)
Always towards rear (tchd 14-1)
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