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Wednesday January 14 2009
Race Result Newbury 13:20 - Result
Pheasant Inn Novices' Chase
£10000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 2f 110y, Class 3, £6505 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 43.81s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Planet of Sound 11-4 R Johnson P J Hobbs 7 6/4 f
  chased leader, led 7th, mistake 3 out, in command before last, stayed on well opened 13/8 touched 13/8 £1200-£800
2 4 French Opera 10-12 M Foley N J Henderson 6 10/3
  led to 3rd, chased leaders, mistake 10th, went 3rd 4 out, chased winner 2 out, ridden and no impression opened 4/1 touched 4/1
3 16 Song of Songs 10-12 A P McCoy J R Fanshawe 7 8/1
  held up in rear, hit 8th, steady headway 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, ridden and beaten after 2 out opened 15/2 touched 8/1
4 5 Shatabdi (IRE) 10-11 Mr S Waley-Cohen (7) N J Henderson 7 8/1
  held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 11th, went 2nd before 4 out until 2 out, weakened soon after opened 6/1 touched 8/1
5 18 Cheating Chance (IRE) 11-8 M D Grant Andrew Turnell 8 20/1
  chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and weakened from 4 out opened 16/1 touched 20/1
PU Greenbridge (IRE) 10-12 R Thornton A King 7 5/1
  chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, ridden and blundered 4 out, pulled up next opened 5/1 touched 11/2
PU Mud Monkey 10-7 D R Dennis Miss C Dyson 5 100/1
  led 3rd to 7th, weakened 11th, no chance when blundered badly 4 out and pulled up opened 100/1 touched 100/1
F Hill Forts Timmy 10-12 W P Kavanagh (3) J W Mullins 9 50/1
  reared, ridden and blundered 10th, hit 4 out, 6th and well beaten when fell last opened 50/1 touched 50/1