Full Result 4.50 Leicester | 24 February 2009

ladbrokes.com John O' Gaunt Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m4f45yds) 2m4f Good 15 fences

1st £5,204 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Matcho Pierji (FR) 3/1F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	117	108	70	119	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - La Brindille (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Held up, headway 8th, hit 10th, soon lost place, rallied approaching 3 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, headed last, stayed on under pressure to lead near finish (op 4-1)

2 ½	4. Tarabaloo 7/1 David Cullinane ⁵ Richard Guest	David Cullinane ⁵ Richard Guest	6	1011	103	64	111	–
b m Kayf Tara - Bellabaloo (Seymour Hicks)
Chased leaders, led last, ridden flat, headed near finish (op 12-1)

3 6 [6½]	6. Nelson (FR) 6/1 Alex Merriam ⁷ Rob Summers	Alex Merriam ⁷ Rob Summers	8	108	102	57	105	–
ch g Blushing Flame (USA) - Fleur Des Marais II (FR) (Boyatino)
Chased leaders, led 8th to next, led 11th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace approaching last (op 9-2 tchd 4-1)

4 nk [6¾]	1. I'm A Legend 8/1 Robert Thornton Neil Mulholland	Robert Thornton Neil Mulholland	7	1112 p	113	68	117	–
b g Midnight Legend - I'm Maggy (NZ) (Danseur Etoile)
Held up, headway after 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace last (tchd 13-2)

5 4 [10¾]	5. Kikos (FR) 10/1 Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	7	1012	102	53	103	–
ch g Nikos - Balgarde (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up, not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th (water), effort approaching 3 out, no impression from next (op 11-1)

6 8 [18¾]	7. Major Euro (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Thornton S J Gilmore	Andrew Thornton S J Gilmore	12	1013	100	42	92	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Gold Bank (Over The River)
Prominent, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out (tchd 28-1)

7 2½ [21¼]	3. Thedreamstillalive (IRE) 7/2 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	9	116 t	107	47	99	–
ch g Houmayoun (FR) - State Of Dream (IRE) (Carmelite House)
Led to 3rd, led next to 8th, led 9th to 11th, led 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened approaching last (op 3-1)

8 24 [45¼]	9. Kercabellec (FR) 14/1 Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	11	97 1	87	1	55	–
bb g Useful (FR) - Marie De Geneve (FR) (Nishapour)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th (water), hit next, soon ridden, mistake and weakened 4 out (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

PU	8. Gus 17/2 Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	6	1011 b	98	–	–	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, behind from 8th, hit 10th, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 10-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 5m 25.70s (slow by 27.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: John P McManus (Matcho Pierji) 1st breeder: Pierre Julienne
2nd owner: R W Metcalfe (Tarabaloo)
3rd owner: Mrs Gill Summers (Nelson)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.80 £3.30 £1.80 Ex: £32.60 CSF: £24.31 Tricast: £117.58
Placepot: £85.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £77,916.94. 667.37 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £21.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,478.36. 157.30 winning tickets.

4:50 Leicester 24 Feb 2009

ladbrokes.com John O' Gaunt Handicap Chase