24 Mar 2012 15:10 Newbury
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,924); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places ).
John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Claret Cloak (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1251 / 9 | Jump (29) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Hawksmoor Partnership | 5/6 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 4th or 5th, headway to take 3rd 3 out, closing when hit last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2½ L | North Cape (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 64 / 8 | Flat (549), Jump (119) | Aidan Coleman | A J Lidderdale Mr A McIver | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden 2 out, headed flat, stayed on, no impression on winner final 75 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 2¾ L | Bold Henry (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 25 / 11 | Jump (35) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd before 3rd, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 6 L | War Singer (USA) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 45 / 10 | Flat (281), Jump (85) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The War Cabinet | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden before 2 out, 4th and one pace last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 12 L | Romeo Americo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | U3580 / 10 | Jump (101) | A Thornton | J W Mullins S Mullins Racing… | 66/1 | |
| tracked leader until before 3rd, not fluent next, mistake 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 16 L | Madame Allsorts (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) | 0/160-56 / 10 | Jump (27) | L P Aspell | W J Musson Mr R Musson & Mr… | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent and ridden 4th, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 12 L | Victorian Number (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | PF0 / 6 | Flat (282), Jump (12) | T Messenger | G Deacon Mr Andy Pittman | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 10 L | Catchanova (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Flat (128) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The Ascot Colts… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, went 3rd when mistake 5th, ridden and struggling when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Twyford (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 774 / 9 | Jump (24) | A Glassonbury | V R A Dartnall Total Plumbing… | |||
| 10 |   | - | Western High (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 30-1547 / 8 | Jump (10) | Matthew Batchelor | Jim Best Mr Stewart Jones | |||
| 2 |   | - | Malt Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1-01 / 7 | Jump (119) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus | |||
| 7 |   | - | Seventh Sky (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 26 / 10 | Flat (195), Jump (35) | Dave Crosse | C J Mann Mrs Fidelma Toole | |||
