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Monkey's Handicap Chase

Hexham · 21 June 2009
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance3m 1f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners14
  • HandicapYes

Esme Rides A Gaine (GB) (16/1) won the Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham on 21 June 2009, beating Catch The Perk (IRE) by a neck under Keith Mercer for trainer Christopher Wilson. 14 ran on Good going over 3m 1f; the winning time was 6m 24.10s (slow by 16.10s). The 4/1 favourite, Changing Lanes (GB), finished 3rd, beaten 3¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 14 — The market

Winner Esme Rides A Gaine (GB)
SP: 16/1KTB Rating 105A J: Keith Mercer T: Christopher Wilson
Won by a neckFav: Changing Lanes (GB) 4/1 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Esme Rides A Gaine (GB) 7m Keith Mercer Christopher Wilson 10-0 70105A 6:24.10 5,204 16/1
2nd Catch The Perk (IRE) p 12g nk Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell 11-11 109130A 6:24.16 1,528 10/1
3rd Changing Lanes (GB) tp 6g 3 Dean Coleman(7) Tim Vaughan 10-12 103113A 6:24.75 764 4/1 fav
4th Hasper (GB) 11g 8 Ryan Mania(5) Sandy Forster 10-10 99102A 6:26.35 381.60 6/1
5th Benny The Piler (IRE) 9g 21 James Halliday(7) Martin Todhunter 11-2 10787C 6:30.55 — 16/1
6th Cardington (GB) 10g 4 Shane Byrne(7) Sue Smith 10-10 10181C 6:31.35 — 11/1
7th Tora Bora (GER) p 7g 1½ Brian Hughes Brendan Powell 11-12 11097C 6:31.65 — 25/1
8th Balakar (IRE) p 13g 9 Dougie Costello J J Lambe 11-2 10087C 6:33.45 — 11/1
9th Thunder Hawk (IRE) p 9g 7 Campbell Gillies(3) Stuart Coltherd 11-7 10892C 6:34.85 — 9/1
PU Waynesworld (IRE) 11g — Tom Scudamore Michael Scudamore 11-3 101— — — 14/1
PU Snowy (IRE) 11g — Timmy Murphy P Monteith 11-4 102— — — 11/2
PU Hows Trix (IRE) tb 9g — Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy 10-8 92— — — 33/1
PU Hilltop Charmer (IRE) tp 9g — Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott 11-4 102— — — 22/1
PU Dad's Army (IRE) 8g — Phil Kinsella Malcolm Jefferson 10-0 81— — — 20/1

Winning time 6m 24.10s (slow by 16.10s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 14 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham in 2009?
Esme Rides A Gaine (GB) won the Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham on 21 June 2009, ridden by Keith Mercer and trained by Christopher Wilson.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham?
1st Esme Rides A Gaine (GB) (16/1), 2nd Catch The Perk (IRE) (10/1), 3rd Changing Lanes (GB) (4/1F).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham?
Esme Rides A Gaine (GB) returned a starting price of 16/1.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham?
14 horses ran in the 2009 Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Monkey's Handicap Chase at Hexham?
The winning time was 6m 24.10s (slow by 16.10s).

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