Full Result 2.50 Warwick | 18 March 2009

Bet totepool At All UK Racecourses Novices' Chase

(Class 3) (5yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 18 fences

1st £6,505 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Shining Gale (IRE) 5/2F Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	118 tp	142	142	150	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - The Shining Force (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led until after 1st, chased leader to 6th, went 2nd again 13th, led flat, shaken up and stayed on well (op 7-2)

2 2½	5. West End Rocker (IRE) 7/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	114	137	136	141	–
bb g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Slyguff Lord (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Held up in touch, chased leader 6th until led 9th, not fluent 13th, jumped right 2 out, soon ridden, headed and unable to quicken flat (op 3-1)

3 6 [8½]	2. Sound Accord (IRE) 9/2 Andrew Thornton David Arbuthnot	Andrew Thornton David Arbuthnot	8	118	133	135	140	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Shuil Na Lee (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, no extra when hung left flat (tchd 4-1)

4 4 [12½]	3. Backbord (GER) 6/1 Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	7	114 p	127	128	131	–
b g Platini (GER) - Bukowina (GER) (Windwurf)
Held up and behind, not fluent, headway 13th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next (op 5-1 tchd 13-2)

5 26 [38½]	6. Prince Aeneaf 150/1 Andrew Glassonbury ³ Giles Smyly	Andrew Glassonbury ³ Giles Smyly	7	109 p	–	102	102	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Southern Survivor (IRE) (Gildoran)
Led after 1st, jumped right, headed 9th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 200-1)

PU	4. Hopkins I (IRE) 3/1 Christian Williams Henry Daly	Christian Williams Henry Daly	8	114	133	–	–	–
ch g Topanoora (IRE) - Derryclare (Pollerton)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (trainer said gelding finished distressed) (op 11-4 tchd 10-3)

6 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 6m 0.20s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: J Sullivan S Brown & Group Clean Ltd (Shining Gale) 1st breeder: Malachy Travers
2nd owner: B Winfield & A Longman (West End Rocker)
3rd owner: Exors of the Late George Ward (Sound Accord)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.90 £1.80 Ex: £14.50 CSF: £11.12

Course record

2:50 Warwick 18 Mar 2009

Bet totepool At All UK Racecourses Novices' Chase