Full Result 3.30 Newton Abbot | 3 August 2009

Happy 60th Birthday David Atkinson Novices' Chase

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £4,553.50 2nd £1,337 3rd £668.50 4th £333.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Predateur (FR) 7/1 Ian Popham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	6	1013	125	100	133	–
b g Nikos - Fia Rosa (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up in 3rd, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out, soon clear, ridden approaching 2 out, ridden out (op 5-1)

2 8	5. Wake Board (FR) 4/6F Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	4	100 t	–	71	106	–
b g Dansili - Criquetot (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Took keen hold, led, soon clear, not fluent 4th (water), headed 4 out, soon beaten, 10 lengths down when mistake last, held on for 2nd (vet said gelding lost a right fore shoe) (op Evens)

3 1 [9]	4. Nordwind (IRE) 16/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	8	110	–	83	117	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Narola (GER) (Nebos)
Held up in modest 4th, headway after 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, switched right soon after last, ridden and one pace (op 10-1)

4 23 [32]	3. Mam Ratagan 2/1 Dominic Elsworth Heather Main	Dominic Elsworth Heather Main	8	110	119	55	101	–
b g Mtoto - Nika Nesgoda (Suave Dancer)
Chased leader to 7th, weakened approaching 8th (tchd 15-8)

PU	1. Knapp Bridge Boy 50/1 Liam Treadwell James Payne	Liam Treadwell James Payne	9	116	82	–	–	–
b g Wimbleball - Toll Bridge (New Member)
Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 5th, lame (jockey said gelding was never travelling or jumping; vet said gelding was lame behind) (tchd 66-1)

5 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 7.00s (slow by 16.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: T Kilduff, C Donlon, L Scott-Macdonald (Predateur) 1st breeder: Haras De Saint-Voir
2nd owner: Findlay & Bloom (Wake Board)
3rd owner: Peter Conway (Nordwind)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £2.20 £1.10 Ex: £13.20 CSF: £13.47