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Saturday January 17 2009
Race Result Haydock 13:20 - Result
Blue Square Champion Hurdle Trial (grade 2)
£45000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 110y, Class 1, £25654 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 59.s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Songe (FR) 11-6 T Siddall C E Longsdon 5 7/1
  held up in touch, keen, led after 2 out, ridden and soon under pressure, just driven out opened 8/1 touched 8/1
2 1½ Afsoun (FR) 11-12 A P McCoy N J Henderson 7 3/1
  led, jumped left, ridden 2 out, soon headed, kept on from last opened 9/2 touched 9/2 £3600-£800 £1800-£400 £2000-£500
3 14 Snap Tie (IRE) 11-8 R Johnson P J Hobbs 7 11/10 f
  tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, weakened approaching last opened 10/11 touched 6/5 £1000-£1000 (x4)
4 3¼ Issaquah (IRE) 10-11 P Kinsella J M Jefferson 7 9/2
  in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, hung left, weakened approaching last opened 4/1 touched 5/1 £2000-£400
5 7 European Dream (IRE) 11-4 P Aspell R C Guest 6 20/1
  held up in rear, blundered 5th, soon pushed along, outpaced from next opened 25/1 touched 25/1
6 11 Degas Art (IRE) 11-4 J P O'farrell J Howard Johnson 6 20/1
  tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7 20 Prize Fighter (IRE) 11-4 B Harding A Berry 7 150/1
  held up, pushed along after 4 out, never dangerous opened 100/1 touched 150/1
8 dist Marcel (FR) 11-4 G Lee P Monteith 9 33/1
  held up, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened opened 40/1 touched 40/1