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North West Masters 2008
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All The Way Becher Success for Black Apalachi 23/11/08
Black Apalachi prevailed under Denis O’Regan as he galloped resolutely all the way to the line to secure success in the 120,000 Listed totesport.com Becher Chase. [totesport.com Becher Chase and the 80,000 totesuper7 Grand Sefton Chase, both run over the Grand National course. This makes the day unique as it is the only raceday to feature two races over the Grand National fences.
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has dominated the totesport.com Becher Chase for the past two years, scoring with Eurotrek in 2006 and Mr Pointment last year. Both horses went on to contest the John Smith’s Grand National.
Subsequent John Smith’s Grand National winners Amberleigh House (Becher 2001, GN 2004) and Silver Birch (Becher 2004, GN 2007) both won the totesport.com Becher Chase prior to landing the world’s greatest chase while the 2003 victor Clan Royal finished second behind Amberleigh House in the Grand National. The 1998 winner Earth Summit had won the Grand National the previous season.
THE 2008 NORTHWEST RACING MASTERS
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 & 23
The exciting Northwest Racing Masters, at Haydock Park and Aintree, offers two of the very best jump racing days of the year.
Haydock Park took centre stage on Saturday, November 22, when the highlight was the 225,000 Grade One Betfair Chase won by outsider Snoopy Loopy in a dramatic climax.
The card at Haydock Park on November 22 was entirely sponsored by Betfair and also featured the 100,000 Betfair "Fixed Brush" Handicap Hurdle over three miles which went to According To Pete, as well as the three-mile 50,000 Timeform Betfair Racing Club Handicap Chase won by Possol and the 50,000 Betfair Hurdle, won by Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle 4-1 favourite Binocular (with totesport), for four-year-olds over an extended two miles.
Total prize money for the day came to a massive 505,000 - the richest-ever day for jump racing at Haydock Park and an increase of 50,000 on the 2007 figure.
THE NORTHWEST RACING MASTERS
DAY ONE
HAYDOCK PARK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
Time Race Distance Value TV
12.30pm Betfair Newton Novices' Hurdle (Listed) 2m abt 1/2f 35,000
1.05pm Betfair Hurdle 2m abt 1/2f 50,000 BBC
1.40pm Betfair "Fixed Brush" Handicap Hurdle 3m 100,000 BBC
2.15pm Betfair Chase (Grade One) 3m 225,000 BBC
2.45pm Timeform Betfair Racing Club Handicap Chase 3m 50,000 C4
3.20pm Thanks To Betfair Stevenage Handicap Chase 2m 35,000
3.50pm Timeform Newcomers Standard Open NH Flat 2m abt 1/2f 10,000
Total - 505,000
DAY TWO
AINTREE, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
Time Race Distance Value TV
12.30pm Weatherbys Bank Maiden Hurdle 2m 110yds 7,000
1.05pm Weatherbys Handicap Chase 3m 1f 14,000
1.40pm totesuper7 Grand Sefton Handicap Chase 2m 5f 110yds 80,000 BBC
(Over the Grand National Course)
2.15pm toteswinger Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 30,000 BBC
2.50pm totesport.com Becher Chase (Listed) 3m 2f 120,000 BBC
(Over the Grand National Course)
3.25pm Jackson Lloyd Novices' Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f 14,000
Total - 265,000
NORTH WEST RACING MASTERS - TOTAL PRIZE MONEY 770,000
PAST RESULTS OF MAIN RACES AT THE NORTHWEST RACING MASTERS
BETFAIR CHASE
Year Horse Owner Trainer Age/Weight Jockey SP
2005 Kingscliff Arnie Sendell Robert Alner 8-11-08 Robert Walford 8/1
2006 Kauto Star Clive Smith Paul Nicholls 6-11-08 Ruby Walsh 11/10F
2007 Kauto Star Clive Smith Paul Nicholls 7-11-07 Sam Thomas 4/5F
BETFAIR "FIXED BRUSH" HANDICAP HURDLE
Year Horse Owner Trainer Age/Weight Jockey SP
2005 St Matthew Keith Nicholson Sue Smith 7-11-04 Padgh Whelan 25/1
2006 Halcon Genelardais Ian Payne/Kim Franklin Alan King 6-10-02 Robert Thornton 5/1JF
2007 Millenium Royal J Vasicek Francois Doumen FR 7-11-12 Christophe Pieux 20/1
NB: the contest was run over traditional hurdles in 2005 and 2006. It was run over Fixed Brush hurdles for the first time in 2007.
totesport.com BECHER CHASE
Over the Grand National Fences
Year Horse Owner Trainer Age/Weight Jockey SP
1992 Kildimo Lady Harris Sue Smith 12-10-03 Lorcan Wyer 9/1
1993 Indian Tonic Joanne Richards Nigel Twiston-Davies 7-10-06 Chris Maude 4/1
1994 Into The Red John Huckle John White 10-10-04 Richard Guest 13/2
1995 Young Hustler Gavin MacEchern Nigel Twiston-Davies 8-12-00 Chris Maude 2/1F
1996 Into The Red John Huckle Mary Reveley 12-10-00 Tony Dobbin 9/2
1997 Samlee White Lion Partnership Philip Hobbs 8-10-00 Rodney Farrant 6/1
1998 Earth Summit The Summit Partnership Nigel Twiston-Davies 10-12-00 Tom Jenks 6/1
1999 Feels Like Gold Independent Twine Man. Co Ltd Nicky Richards 11-10-00 Tony Dobbin 9/1
2000 Young Kenny Trevor Hemmings Peter Beaumont 9-12-00 Russ Garrity 9/4F
2001 Amberleigh House Halewood International Ltd Ginger McCain 9-10-09 Warren Marston 33/1
2002 Ardent Scout Alicia Skene & W S Skene Sue Smith 10-9-11 Dominic Elsworth 14/1
2003 Clan Royal J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 8-10-12 Liam Cooper 11/2
2004 Silver Birch Des Nichols Paul Nicholls 7-10-01 Ruby Walsh 4/1F
2005 Garvivonnian Angela Long Ned Mitchell IRE 10-10-04 Garrett Cotter 33/1
2006 Eurotrek Paul Green Paul Nicholls 10-11-07 Liam Heard 25/1
2007 Mr Pointment Stockton Heath Racing Paul Nicholls 8-11-05 Sam Thomas 15/2
totesuper7 GRAND SEFTON CHASE
Over the Grand National Fences
Year Horse Owner Trainer Age/Weight Jockey SP
2003 Dark Room J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 6-10-06 Liam Cooper 7/1
2004 Forest Gunner John Gilsenan Richard Ford 10-11-02 Peter Buchanan 7/1F
2005 Hakim T N Siviter John Spearing 11-10-12 Paddy Brennan 18/1
2006 I Hear Thunder Nick Elliott Bob Buckler 8-11-02 Daryl Jacob 12/1
2007 Lampion Du Bost The Dodoz Partnership Jim Goldie 8-9-11 Phil Kinsella 66/1
