Saturday February 14 2009
Haydock Park 13:55 - Result
Blue Square Gold Cup Handicap Chase (grade 3)
£115000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 4f, Class 1, £65562 penalty, 16 ran
Going: Heavy
Winning Time: 7m 34.2s
Pos.
Draw
Dist.
Horse
Wt
Jockey
Trainer
Age
SP
1
Rambling Minster
11-3
J Reveley
(3)
K G Reveley
11
18/1
held up, chased leaders 5th, led 11th, stayed on well from last
opened 18/1
touched 18/1
£5000-£250 Each Way
2
3½
Coe (IRE)
10-6
R McGrath
Mrs S J Smith
7
9/2 f
held up, headway approaching 13th, chased winner approaching 3 out, hung left and hit 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner
opened 5/1
touched 5/1
£1650-£300
£2000-£400
£1800-£400
3
½
Miko de Beauchene (FR)
11-12
A Thornton
R H & Mrs S Alner
9
22/1
chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, one pace approaching last
opened 20/1
touched 22/1
4
10
Nadover (FR)
10-9
Paul Moloney
C J Mann
8
25/1
towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 5 out, weakened from 4 out
opened 25/1
touched 25/1
5
1¼
L'Aventure (FR)
10-0
D Jacob
Nick Williams
10
14/1
prominent early, hampered 13th, soon weakened
opened 16/1
touched 16/1
6
4½
Nenuphar Collonges (FR)
11-4
W Hutchinson
A King
8
17/2
mid-division, chased leaders from 5 out, weakened 3 out
opened 9/1
touched 9/1
7
22
Mon Mome (FR)
11-8
Mr W Biddick
(7)
Miss V Williams
9
11/1
held up, effort 6 out, soon weakened
opened 12/1
touched 12/1
8
dist
Cornish Sett (IRE)
11-4
Nick Scholfield
(3)
P F Nicholls
10
14/1
held up behind, ridden approaching 5 out, never dangerous
opened 14/1
touched 14/1
9
14
Character Building (IRE)
11-0
A P McCoy
J J Quinn
9
11/2
mid-division, chased leaders approaching 5th, blundered badly 5 out, soon weakened
opened 6/1
touched 6/1
PU
Opera Mundi (FR)
11-8
S Thomas
P F Nicholls
7
10/1
held up, struggling from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
opened 9/1
touched 10/1
PU
Eric's Charm (FR)
11-0
S P Jones
(3)
O Sherwood
11
33/1
prominent and took keen hold, led after 4th, headed 6th, blundered 14th, pulled up before 15th
opened 33/1
touched 33/1
PU
Glasker Mill (IRE)
10-12
D Elsworth
Miss H C Knight
9
12/1
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
opened 12/1
touched 12/1
PU
D'Argent (IRE)
10-10
J A McCarthy
A King
12
25/1
always towards rear, pulled up before 4 out
opened 25/1
touched 25/1
PU
Sherwoods Folly
10-10
S E Durack
H D Daly
7
12/1
led until after 4th, led again 6th, headed 11th, weakened after 14th, pulled up before 2 out
opened 12/1
touched 12/1
£5000-£400 Each Way
PU
Carnival Town
10-3
R P Mclernon
(5)
Jonjo O'Neill
8
14/1
mid-division, hampered 13th, soon weakened, pulled up 5 out
opened 14/1
touched 14/1
F
Beat The Boys (IRE)
10-10
David England
N A Twiston-Davies
8
20/1
held up, pushed along after 4th, ridden approaching 13th, behind when fell 5 out
opened 20/1
touched 20/1
Non-Runners
NR
Comply Or Die (IRE)
11-12
D Pipe
10