Full Result 3.50 Newbury | 25 January 2008

Zenergi Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m6f93yds) 2m6½f Soft 17 fences

1st £7,807.20 2nd £2,292 3rd £1,146 4th £572.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Ballyfoy (IRE) 25/1 Willie McCarthy ⁵ Tom George	Willie McCarthy ⁵ Tom George	7	1013	127	89	137	–
bb g Alderbrook - Okanagan Valley (IRE) (Decent Fellow)
Hit 2nd in touch, headway 12th, chased leader 4 out, ridden 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100yds (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, the gelding was suited by the drop in class and trip) (op 20-1)

2 2½	11. Its Crucial (IRE) 8/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	103	112	72	119	–
b g Beneficial - Balda Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)
Chased leaders, led 7th to 8th, led again 10th, stayed on well from 3 out, ridden next, headed and no extra under pressure final 100yds (tchd 9-1)

3 2 [4½]	8. Mage D'Estruval (FR) 7/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	8	107	116	74	123	–
b g Sheyrann (IRE) - Ivresse D'Estruval I (FR) (Synefos)
Chased leaders, hit 4th and 10th, outpaced after 11th, rallied from 4 out, hit next, stayed on run-in but never going pace to reach leading duo (op 8-1)

4 7 [11½]	2. Kandjar D'Allier (FR) 11/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	10	118	131	82	129	–
gr g Royal Charter (FR) - Miss Akarad (FR) (Akarad)
Led to 7th, led again 8th to 10th, stayed chasing leaders to 4 out and soon under pressure, weakened 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

5 shd [11½]	12. Mighty Moose (IRE) 4/1J Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	8	100 1	109	60	113	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Brief Pace (IRE) (Riot Helmet)
In rear, hit 5th, badly hampered 6th, some headway when blundered 13th, kept on from 3 out but never in contention (tchd 9-2 and 7-2)

6 3½ [15]	7. The Sawyer (BEL) 20/1 William Kennedy Bob Buckler	William Kennedy Bob Buckler	8	1011	120	68	115	–
ch g Fleetwood (IRE) - Green Land (BEL) (Hero's Honor)
In rear, ridden and some progress 13th, never in contention and no chance with leaders from 4 out (op 16-1)

7 39 [54]	3. Alright Now M'Lad (IRE) 16/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	8	114 p	127	37	104	–
b g Supreme Leader - Chattering (Le Bavard)
In touch, headway to track leaders 6th, weakened 4 out, mistake next, tailed off (op 25-1)

8 56 [110]	5. Which Pocket (IRE) 12/1 Sam Jones ³ Brendan Powell	Sam Jones ³ Brendan Powell	10	1013	125	–	24	–
br g Norwich - Toran Pocket (Proverb)
Prominent early, ridden and behind from 8th (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

BD	9. Arumun (IRE) 33/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	7	105 t	114	–	–	–
b g Posidonas - Adwoa (IRE) (Eurobus)
Chasing leaders when brought down 6th (tchd 28-1)

F	6. Nougat De L'Isle (FR) 4/1J Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	110	123	–	–	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Ceres De L'Isle (FR) (Bad Conduct)
Pressed leader until fell 6th (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in a place)

PU	10. Lord Lington (FR) 20/1 Aidan Coleman ⁷ D P Keane	Aidan Coleman ⁷ D P Keane	9	911	113	–	–	–
b g Bulington (FR) - Tosca De Bussy (FR) (Le Riverain)
Chased leaders early, ridden and weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 16-1)

PU	1. Flintoff (USA) 14/1 P C O'Neill Venetia Williams	P C O'Neill Venetia Williams	7	1112 b	135	–	–	–
ch g Diesis - Sahibah (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Never travelling and always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 12-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 6m 0.66s (slow by 27.66s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: M K George (Ballyfoy) 1st breeder: Isaac Morgan
2nd owner: Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie (Its Crucial)
3rd owner: Robert Kirkland (Mage D'Estruval)
Tote win: £35 PL: £8.40 £2.50 £2.40 Ex: £287 CSF: £200.42 Tricast: £1,564.57

3:50 Newbury 25 Jan 2008

Zenergi Handicap Chase