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Saturday December 20 2008
Race Result Ascot 14:10 - Result
Bgc Long Walk Hurdle (grade 1)
£100000 added, 4yo plus, 3m 1f, Class 1, £56330 penalty, 11 ran
Good to Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 57.4s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Punchestowns (FR) 11-7 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 5 3/1 f
  mid-division, mistakes 3rd and 7th, headway 10th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily opened 3/1 touched 3/1 £10000-£3000 £2000-£600 (x6)
2 11 Duc De Regniere (FR) 11-7 A P McCoy N J Henderson 6 5/1
  mid-division, hit 9th, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner opened 4/1 touched 5/1 £10000-£2000 £5000-£1000 (x2)
3 ½ Mobaasher (USA) 11-7 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 8/1
  held up, hampered 11th, headway under pressure after 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd last, closed on 2nd towards finish opened 9/1 touched 9/1
4 6 Blazing Bailey 11-7 R Thornton A King 6 4/1
  chased leaders, hit 6th, reminders, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed before next, weakened opened 11/2 touched 11/2
5 16 Pettifour (IRE) 11-7 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 6 7/1
  mid-division, mistake 1st, ridden after 10th, weakened after 3 out opened 7/1 touched 15/2
6 2 Lough Derg (FR) 11-7 T Scudamore D Pipe 8 14/1
  led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon beaten opened 16/1 touched 16/1
7 13 Atamane (GER) 11-7 J E Moore M Hofer 5 33/1
  chased leader, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, blundered 2 out opened 28/1 touched 33/1
8 4 Serabad (FR) 11-7 Christian Williams P Bowen 4 20/1
  held up towards rear, headway and short lived effort after 3 out opened 22/1 touched 22/1
9 dist Hills Of Aran 11-7 R Johnson W K Goldsworthy 6 50/1
  held up, headway 10th, weakened 3 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU One Gulp 11-0 D Elsworth P R Webber 5 12/1
  chasing leader when pulled up after 9th, dismounted opened 14/1 touched 14/1
F Elusive Dream 11-7 S Thomas P F Nicholls 7 14/1
  held up, disputing 5th and travelling well when fell 4 out opened 11/1 touched 14/1