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Friday October 31 2008
Race Result Uttoxeter 14:00 - Result
Wiser Than Most Beginners' Chase
£8500 added, 4yo plus, 3m, Class 4, £5529 penalty, 7 ran
Good to Soft, Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 6m 10.2s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 What A Friend 11-4 S Thomas P F Nicholls 5 9/4
  chased clear leading pair, closed 10th, went 2nd 13th, slight lead 2 out, shaken up to assert flat, stayed on opened 5/2 touched 11/4 £1100-£400 (x2) £1000-£400 Each Way
2 2 Carruthers 11-4 Matthew Batchelor M Bradstock 5 15/8 f
  led, headed 2 out, still upsides when mistake last, no extra towards finish opened 9/4 touched 9/4 £1800-£800
3 dist Pancake (FR) 11-4 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 7/2
  chased leader, not fluent 3rd, blundered 13th and lost 2nd, weakened next, remote when jumped left 4 out opened 5/2 touched 7/2 £1750-£500
4 dist Tarsus 11-4 Nick Scholfield (5) Miss R Curtis 7 66/1
  held up in last pair, lost touch with leading trio from 10th, tailed off next opened 100/1 touched 100/1
5 1¾ Hopkins (IRE) 11-4 D Elsworth H D Daly 7 15/2
  held up in last pair, hit 9th, reminder after 10th, soon lost touch with leading trio, tailed off from next opened 17/2 touched 17/2 £3200-£400
6 22 Plum Pudding (FR) 11-4 M Bradburne G R I Smyly 5 50/1
  held up, lost touch with leading trio from 10th, tailed off next opened 66/1 touched 66/1
PU Carnival Town 11-4 N Fehily Jonjo O'Neill 7 14/1
  took keen hold, held up, lost touch with leading trio 10th, soon reluctant to race, tailed off 11th, pulled up after 13th opened 11/1 touched 14/1
Non-Runners
NR Double Intruder (IRE) 11-4 James White (3) V R A Dartnall 7
NR Grey Kite 11-4 A E Jessop 6
NR The Accordion Man (IRE) 11-4 Paul Moloney Evan Williams 7