27 May 2012 14:25 Fakenham
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
May Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Pheidias (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 53P344- / 21 | Flat (1516), Jump (48) | Miss Gina Andrews | Mrs P Sly G a libson D l… | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed briefly 10th, headed between 3 out and 2 out, rallied to lead flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | ½ L | Medic Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 04123-2 / 6 | Jump (18) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 5/2 | |
| close up, headway to lead between 3 out and 2 out, ridden and headed flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 16 L | Mrs Peacock (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 0) | P4613-P / 9 | Jump (25) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr N J Edwards | 7/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 9th, outpaced 2 out, kept on approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Forever My Friend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 28265-4 / 12 | Jump (18) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Mrs J H Docker | 4/1 | |
| in touch in rear, ridden 9th, plugged on, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Well Mett (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 50P228- / 10 | Jump (48) | D C Costello | L Wadham Mrs P Tollit | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader, led briefly 10th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 36 L | Dalhaan (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 6) | 87792- / 7 | Flat (69), Jump (88) | C Bolger | L A Dace Mr G Collacott | 10/1 | |
| in rear, ridden after 9th, weakened next, jumped right 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 84 L | Feeling Peckish (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | 58P6P-P / 13 | Flat (418), Jump (19) | Alice Mills | M C Chapman Mrs Ann Binns | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Massachusetts (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | B9853-0 / 8 | Flat (615), Jump (4) | James Davies | D L Williams Miss G Henderson | ||
| 6 |   | - | Definite Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 9) | 66434-1 / 8 | Jump (17) | T Scudamore | M G Rimell Mr Mark Rimell | |||
| 5 |   | - | Mudita Moment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 554/33-2 / 10 | Jump (15) | Andrew Tinkler | Mrs A E Brooks John Moorhouse… | |||
| 1 |   | - | Respectueux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4650P2- / 9 | Jump (29) | Non Runner | Jason Cairns The Barbury Bunch | |||
