Sporting Life - Racing | Result, Ascot 20-12-2008 Bgc Long Walk Hurdle (grade 1)

Saturday December 20 2008

Ascot 14:10 - Result

Bgc Long Walk Hurdle (grade 1)

£100000 added, 4yo plus, 3m 1f, Class 1, £56330 penalty, 11 ran

Going: Good to Soft

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Winning Time: 5m 57.4s

Pos.	Draw	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

Tote Win: Ł3.50 Tote Place: Ł1.60,Ł2.30,Ł2.60
Straight Forecast: Ł17.50 Exacta: Ł10.30 Trifecta: Ł124.00
Swingers:1&2:Ł2.30, 2&3:Ł3.70, 1&3:Ł6.90

Jackpot: £45,489.05 carried forward to Great Leighs, 21st Dec Placepot: £123.00 Pool:£189,353.16 1,123.03 winning tickets Quadpot: £17.80 Pool:£12,002.75 496.57 winning tickets