26 Feb 2012 14:50 Towcester
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,274); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Haygain Hay Steamers - Clean Healthy Hay Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Sunny Ledgend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 3395-12 / 15 | Jump (39) | Mr S W Drinkwater | Andrew Martin Mr Andrew J Martin | 5/4 | |
| led to 2nd, with leader, led narrowly before 4 out, left clear 3 out, stayed on from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 11 L | Clarion Call (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 43 / 5 | Flat (179), Jump (11) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams The Maugersbury… | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, badly hampered 3 out, headway before 2 out, chased winner after last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Creekside (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 15 / 5 | Flat (196), Jump (15) | Jack Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered and blundered 4th, left 2nd after 3 out, lost 2nd place after last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Lucky Vic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | F-535 / 7 | Jump (38) | Charlie Studd | F Brennan Mr F J Brennan | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, jumped slightly left and not fluent last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | SHD | Lord Kennedy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 270-P0 / 8 | Jump (95) | C I Gillies | A M Hales The Patient Partnership | 100/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 13 L | Oscar Flyer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 36-07 / 6 | Jump (75) | M D Grant | J Hughes West Coast Haulage… | 40/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway from 3 out, went 3rd before next, jumped left and weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 8 L | Hollow Heartbeat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 50 / 6 | Jump (44) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Richard Popplewell | 40/1 | |
| held up mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 4 L | Leath Acra Mor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0-7436 / 10 | Jump (11) | D C Costello | Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along before 4th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 9 L | Turjuman (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 2) | 4 / 9 | Flat (12), Jump (30) | James Davies | A Bailey Mr S G West | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 24 L | Rocky Raccoon (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 54 / 5 | Jump (205) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Jc & Sr Hitchins… | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, jumped right 4th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 1½ L | Circus Polka (USA) (Colt, brown, 11 2) | / 8 | Flat (103) | Harry Haynes | O Brennan Miss S L Bailey | 200/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened before 4 out, tailed off before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Emmabel (GB) (mare, brown, 10 9) | / 8 | Mr J Hodson | A Hollingsworth Kombined Motor… | |||
| FE | 3 |   | - | Dj Milan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3P14 / 7 | Jump (91) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Boretech | ||
