Full Result 3.40 Stratford | 9 March 2009

Betfair Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m6f125yds) 2m6½f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £7,827.50 2nd £2,312.50 3rd £1,156.25 4th £578.75 5th £288.75 6th £145

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. College Ace (IRE) 8/1 Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	8	118 tp	117	108	129	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Frantesa (Red Sunset)
Always prominent, led 4 out, 3 lengths ahead and ridden when left clear last (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

2 15	2. Gold Heart (FR) 5/2 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	7	1112	118	95	119	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Shannondore (FR) (Nashamaa)
Held up, headway 5th, carried right 8th, ridden and weakening when left 2nd last (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

3 5 [20]	1. Launde (IRE) 22/1 Andrew Glassonbury ³ Chris Gordon	Andrew Glassonbury ³ Chris Gordon	10	119	118	91	114	–
b g Norwich - Carbia's Last (Palm Track)
Held up, headway 12th, lost place when hit next, rallied 4 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out, left 3rd last (op 25-1 tchd 28-1)

4 23 [43]	5. The Luder (IRE) 18/1 Tom Messenger ³ Chris Bealby	Tom Messenger ³ Chris Bealby	8	117 b	116	68	89	–
b g Naheez (USA) - Secret Sensation (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Led, mistake 1st, hampered by loose horse and headed 8th, led next to 4 out, ridden when hit next, soon weakened, tailed off (op 20-1 tchd 22-1)

5 24 [67]	7. Spring Lover (FR) 8/1 Christian Williams Venetia Williams	Christian Williams Venetia Williams	10	119	115	44	67	–
b g Fijar Tango (FR) - Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
Chased leader, mistake 5th, led 8th to next, ridden and weakened after 13th, tailed off (op 17-2 tchd 7-1)

6 54 [121]	6. Orphelin Collonges (FR) 16/1 Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	7	119	115	–	18	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Altesse Collonges (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, headway 9th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

F	4. Major Malarkey (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1110	116	–	123	–
b g Supreme Leader - Valley (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Prominent when hit 1st, soon lost place, headway 9th, chased leader 15th, ridden after 2 out, 3 lengths 2nd and keeping on when fell last (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

PU	9. Red Scally 15/8F Ian McCarthy ⁵ Michael O'Hare	Ian McCarthy ⁵ Michael O'Hare	9	99	92	–	–	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Southend Scallywag (Tina's Pet)
Prominent, blundered 2nd (water), not fluent after, dropped in rear 9th, reminders soon after, weakened before 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 9-4)

UR	8. Glenfolan (IRE) 16/1 Ken Whelan A J Martin	Ken Whelan A J Martin	11	118	114	–	–	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Donegal Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Mistake and unseated rider 1st (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 5m 58.70s (slow by 35.70s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (College Ace) 1st breeder: Ailish Cunningham
2nd owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Gold Heart)
3rd owner: Mrs Jan Kennedy (Launde)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £2.80 £1.30 £6.30 Ex: £43.10 CSF: £29.65 Tricast: £430.43

3:40 Stratford 9 Mar 2009

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