Full Result 3.00 Wincanton | 5 March 2009

Coors Brewers Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) 2m5f OMS Soft 17 fences

1st £6,664 2nd £2,069 3rd £1,114

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Picts Hill 13/2 Liam Heard Anthony Honeyball	Liam Heard Anthony Honeyball	9	118 7	112	63	128	–
ch g Romany Rye - Nearly A Brook (Nearly A Hand)
Prominent, led 8th, drew clear from 13th, easily (op 4-1)

2 24	5. Honour's Dream (FR) 6/1 Sam Thomas Tom George	Sam Thomas Tom George	6	116 p	110	36	108	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - The Last Dream (FR) (Arazi)
Led until 2nd, tracked leaders, left 2nd when hampered 10th, ridden after 13th, chased winner in vain from next, blundered last (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

3 28 [52]	3. Treasury Counsel (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	7	119	113	9	77	–
br g Leading Counsel (USA) - Dunacarney (Random Shot)
Tendency to jump left, held up last, went 4th 9th, left 3rd next, soon ridden, no chance from 12th (tchd 12-1)

F	1. Plein Pouvoir (FR) 5/4F Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	6	1112	116	–	–	–
b g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Dellerie (FR) (Le Pontet)
Led 2nd, slow 5th, headed 8th, close 2nd when fell 10th (op 7-4 tchd 15-8)

PU	2. Hivikos (FR) 5/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	119 t	113	–	–	–
ch g Nikos - Hijika (FR) (Silver Cape I)
Held up behind leading trio, reached for 9th (water), never travelling after, soon detached, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said gelding lost a near-hind shoe) (op 3-1 tchd 2-1)