KEY RACE: Henry VIII Novices Chase - Saturday 5th Dec - Winner Somersby

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Another race for saturday Saturday December 5 2009 Sandown 13:55 betinternet.com Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 2) £33000.00 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1 12 runners Going: Soft-Heavy in places on Hurdles course. Sky Bet special - bet £30, get £30 free!

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		Form	Horse	Age	Wt	Trainer	Jockey	OR	NagMe	Bet
		2501-31	Awesome George 15	5	11-2	A King		135		SP SP SP
		1242-13	Copper Bleu (IRE) 25	7	11-2	P J Hobbs		-		SP SP SP
		1/1254-1	Crack Away Jack 28	5	11-2	Miss E C Lavelle		-		SP SP SP
		412061	Danehill Willy (IRE) 27	7	11-2	Evan Williams		136		SP SP SP
		10166-1	Dave's Dream (IRE) 16	6	11-2	N J Henderson		130		SP SP SP
		2530P-1	Door Boy (IRE) 41	6	11-2	J Howard Johnson	Denis O'regan	134		SP SP SP
		101-611	First Point (GER) 23	6	11-2	N J Henderson		142		SP SP SP
		1201-11	Kangaroo Court (IRE) 49	5	11-2	Miss E C Lavelle		-		SP SP SP
		41333-1	Somersby (IRE) 31	5	11-2	Miss H C Knight		-		SP SP SP
		10100-1	Take The Breeze (FR) 25	6	11-2	P F Nicholls		140		SP SP SP
		110-211	Tchico Polos (FR) 32	5	11-2	P F Nicholls		-		SP SP SP
		25-6011	Rory Boy (USA) 24	4	10-10	N A Twiston-Davies		135		SP SP SP

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Re: KEY RACE: Henry VIII Novices Chase - Saturday 5th Dec The Henry VIII Novices' Chase is a Grade 2 National Hunt chase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are thirteen fences to be jumped. The race is for novice chasers, and it is scheduled to take place each year in early December. The event is named after Henry VIII, who commandeered Esher (the location of Sandown Park) as a royal hunting ground in the sixteenth century. In its analysis of the 2007 running, the Racing Post described the Henry VIII Novices' Chase as: "A race that has a very high standing in the calendar thanks to the exploits of past winners and subsequent Grade 1 stars like Direct Route, Decoupage, Fondmort, Impek, Thisthatandtother, Contraband and Racing Demon." [edit] Winners since 1988

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer
1988	The Dragon Master	6	George Mernagh	Robert Waley-Cohen
1989	Deep Flash	6	Tom Morgan	John Edwards
1990	Acre Hill	6	Richard Dunwoody	Nicky Henderson
1991	Peanuts Pet	6	Trevor Wall	Bryan McMahon
1992	Wonder Man	7	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1993	Baydon Star	6	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1994	Sound Reveille	6	Graham Bradley	Charlie Brooks
1995	Certainly Strong	5	Richard Dunwoody	David Nicholson
1996	Mulligan	6	Adrian Maguire	David Nicholson
1997	Direct Route	6	Tony McCoy	Howard Johnson
1998	Dines	6	Tony McCoy	Paul Nicholls
1999	Decoupage	7	Norman Williamson	Charles Egerton
2000	Crocadee [1]	7	Paul Flynn	Venetia Williams
2001	Fondmort	5	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson
2002	Impek	6	Jim Culloty	Henrietta Knight
2003	Thisthatandtother	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2004	Contraband	6	Timmy Murphy	Martin Pipe
2005	Racing Demon	5	Timmy Murphy	Henrietta Knight
2006	Fair Along	4	Richard Johnson	Philip Hobbs
2007	Marodima	4	Sam Thomas	Paul Nicholls
2008	Araldur	4	Robert Thornton	Alan King