Full Result 2.35 Plumpton | 15 December 2008

Rowan Bentall Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (3m1f152yds) 3m1½f Heavy 18 fences

1st £3,757.20 2nd £1,110 3rd £555 4th £277.80 5th £138.60 6th £69.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. The Ring (IRE) 12/1 Alex Merriam ⁷ Neil King	Alex Merriam ⁷ Neil King	8	115 p	107	94	117	–
b g Definite Article - Renata's Ring (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Prominent, went 2nd 9th, led 14th, ridden 4 out, drew 3 lengths clear 2 out, hard pressed last, held on well

2 ½	1. Plum Pudding (FR) 12/1 Ed Cookson ⁷ Giles Smyly	Ed Cookson ⁷ Giles Smyly	5	115	107	94	114	–
b g Fado (FR) - Tale (FR) (Sillery)
Held up, progress and prominent from 10th, went 2nd 4 out, ridden next, closed on winner again last, not quicken flat (op 14-1 tchd 11-1)

3 shd [½]	4. Ibberton 8/1 Daryl Jacob R H & Mrs S Alner	Daryl Jacob R H & Mrs S Alner	8	117	102	89	109	–
b g Sovereign Water (FR) - Betty Hayes (Jimsun I)
Held up and raced wide, mistake 8th, outpaced by leaders before 14th, rallied 3 out, ran on to close on leading pair last, not quicken flat (op 9-1)

4 19 [19½]	10. Zimbabwe (FR) 8/1 Keiran Burke ⁵ Nigel Hawke	Keiran Burke ⁵ Nigel Hawke	8	910 1 p	82	53	70	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Razzamatazz (FR) (Always Fair)
Soon cajoled along to stay in touch, last trio from 11th, well behind 14th, finished with a flourish to grab 4th on line (op 14-1)

5 shd [19¾]	3. Full On 50/1 William Kennedy Alex Hales	William Kennedy Alex Hales	11	118 v	103	74	91	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Flighty Dove (Cruise Missile)
With leader to 9th, ridden to go 2nd again 14th to 4 out, weakened under pressure next (op 33-1)

6 3 [22¾]	6. Pavarottis Brother (IRE) 18/1 Eamon Dehdashti ⁵ Malcom Smith	Eamon Dehdashti ⁵ Malcom Smith	7	1011	97	65	82	–
bb g Presenting - Rich View (Candy Cane)
In touch, ridden and still chasing leaders 14th, gradually weakened from 4 out, eased when no chance after 2 out (op 20-1)

7 21 [43¾]	7. Amoreigh (IRE) 6/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	11	110 p	95	45	68	–
bb g Un Desperado (FR) - Windy Miller I (Prince Rheingold)
Tracked leaders, dropped to last trio and ridden 10th, struggling after, behind from 14th (op 8-1)

PU	9. Walton Way 16/1 Felix De Giles ³ Peter Hiatt	Felix De Giles ³ Peter Hiatt	8	107	91	–	–	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - Needwood Poppy (Rolfe)
Held up in last pair, blundered 9th, mistake 12th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

PU	5. Freeze Up (IRE) 11/10F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	114 7	99	–	–	–
b g Presenting - Ballymacoda Lady (IRE) (Lord Ha Ha)
Led to 14th, immediately dropped out, mistake 3 out, well behind when pulled up before next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 5-6 tchd 6-5, 5-4 in places)

UR	8. Hazeljack 20/1 Harry Skelton ⁵ Arthur Whiting	Harry Skelton ⁵ Arthur Whiting	13	108	94	–	–	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
In touch, tracked leaders 14th, ridden 4 out, 10 lengths behind winner and no progress when mistake and unseated rider 2 out (op 33-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 7m 4.70s (slow by 43.70s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Robert Bothway (The Ring) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: James Messenger (Plum Pudding)
3rd owner: Lady Talbot of Malahide & P Lambert (Ibberton)
Tote win: £15 PL: £3.90 £3.10 £3 Ex: £66 CSF: £142.23 Tricast: £1,228.14

2:35 Plumpton 15 Dec 2008

Rowan Bentall Handicap Chase