Full Result 2.40 Newbury | 28 November 2008

Blue Square Novices' Chase (Registered as The Berkshire Novices' Chase)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f187yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £18,813.30 2nd £7,058.70 3rd £3,534.30 4th £1,762.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. The Market Man (NZ) 9/4 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	111	–	132	150	–
ch g Grosvenor (NZ) - Eastern Bazaar (IRE) (King Persian)
Jumped well, with leader, led 3rd, stayed on strongly from 3 out (tchd 5-2 in a place)

2 4½	1. Kicks For Free (IRE) 5/4F Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	118	–	135	150	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Keep The Change (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Held up in 4th but i touch, hung left from 4 out when good headway, chased winner 2 out, hung badly left last but readily held (tchd 6-4 in a place)

3 20 [24½]	3. Oh Crick (FR) 11/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	115	–	111	130	–
ch g Nikos - Other Crik (FR) (Bigstone)
Raced in 3rd, mistake 7th, close 3rd when blundered 12th, weakened quickly approaching 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

4 1¾ [26¼]	2. Ring The Boss (IRE) 3/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	7	118	139	112	135	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Fortune's Girl (Ardross)
Slight lead until headed 3rd, chased winner, jumped slowly 8th, blundered 12th, still disputing close 2nd when blundered 3 out, soon weakened (op 4-1)