Full Result 2.50 Warwick | 31 December 2009

Mercia 97.0 And 102.9 Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Soft 14 fences 3 omitted

1st £3,903 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Afistfullofpebbles 10/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	1112	103	95	125	–
br g Sonus (IRE) - Lady Margaretta (Rolfe)
Held up, hit 6th, headway approaching 9th, went 2nd after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, led flat, pushed out (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

2 3½	3. Carrickmines (IRE) 2/1F Mr T Weston ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	Mr T Weston ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	7	114	102	90	116	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Orlas Castle (IRE) (Bulldozer)
Took keen hold early, led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed and no extra flat (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

3 6 [9½]	12. Omme Antique (FR) 8/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	7	1010	87	69	95	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Saturbaine (FR) (Djarvis)
Prominent, chased leader 3rd, mistake 7th, lost 2nd after 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

4 6 [15½]	7. Master Cobbler (IRE) 12/1 James Davies Chris Down	James Davies Chris Down	7	116 p	97	73	102	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Lady Joshua (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch, ridden when mistake 4 out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

5 shd [15½]	8. Bobby Donald (IRE) 12/1 Robert Thornton Richard Phillips	Robert Thornton Richard Phillips	7	115	96	72	96	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - River Rescue (Over The River)
Held up in touch, chased leader after 8th, hit 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 10-1)

6 8 [23½]	5. Ours (FR) 8/1 Noel Fehily Mark Rimell	Noel Fehily Mark Rimell	7	119 t	100	68	95	–
b g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Geographie (FR) (Petit Montmorency)
Prominent until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 13-2)

7 41 [64½]	4. Glimmer Of Light (IRE) 50/1 Ian Popham ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Ian Popham ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	9	115 b	101	25	52	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Always in rear

8 2 [66½]	10. Gift Of The Gods (IRE) 40/1 Andrew Thornton John O'Neill	Andrew Thornton John O'Neill	6	111 p	92	14	41	–
b m Presenting - Temple Heather (Faustus)
Chased leader to 3rd, weakened approaching 9th, mistake 4 out

9 15 [81½]	9. Aboukir Bay (IRE) 20/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	5	114	95	–	29	–
b g Desert Sun - Tamarsiya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Held up in rear, hampered 2nd, headway after 8th, weakened 10th

F	6. Premier Bleu I (FR) 100/1 Colin Bolger Suzy Smith	Colin Bolger Suzy Smith	6	117 tp	98	–	–	–
b g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Olableue (FR) (Oarsman I)
Fell 2nd

PU	14. Dolans Bay (IRE) 7/1 Michael O'Connell ⁵ George Moore	Michael O'Connell ⁵ George Moore	8	99 5	77	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Kyle House VII (IRE) (Bustomi)
Held up in mid-division, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headway approaching 4th, weakened 8th, behind when pulled up after 9th (op 17-2)

PU	11. Bradford Boris 4/1 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	5	1013	90	–	–	–
ch g Shernazar - Beauchamp Grace (Ardross)
Held up in rear, stumbled 6th, hit 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding lost its action) (tchd 7-2)

12 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 5m 21.00s (slow by 23.00s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Ponchatrain (unsuitable ground), Tokpela (self certificate)
1st owner: John P McManus (Afistfullofpebbles) 1st breeder: B And Q Syndicate
2nd owner: Dr R D P Newland (Carrickmines)
3rd owner: David Cliff & Venetia Williams (Omme Antique)
Tote win: £10.50 PL: £2.90 £1.50 £2.50 Ex: £52.40 CSF: £32.14 Tricast: £179.79

First fence in back straight omitted on both circuits; water jump omitted on first circuit (not allowed to be first obstacle jumped).

2:50 Warwick 31 Dec 2009

Mercia 97.0 And 102.9 Handicap Chase