02 Nov 2012 13:00 Wetherby
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,738); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | African Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 12 / 9 | Jump (21) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Walters Plant,… | 2/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 6th, challenged 3 out, soon edged left, went 2nd approaching last, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Beeves (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 411-1 / 12 | Jump (163) | Henry Brooke | D McCain Jnr Paul & Clare Rooney | 4/1 | |
| led, pushed along after 4 out, driven before last, headed flat, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | 1½ L | Vuvuzela (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 43-474 / 9 | Jump (13) | Tony Kelly | Ferdy Murphy Premier Racing… | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to chase leaders when hit 3 out, stayed on to 3rd approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 5 L | Spanish Arch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4/13-34 / 13 | Jump (15) | T Scudamore | C E Longsdon Col Dickie Winchester | 7/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 7th, chased leaders approaching 3 out, one pace next, left 4th last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Shouldavboughtgold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 45- / 9 | Jump (379) | Charlie Huxley | W Kinsey The Missing Link | 33/1 | |
| held up, mid-division 5th, headway 4 out, ridden and one pace after 2 out, left 5th last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 3 L | Storm To Pass (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2FF-346 / 7 | Jump (16) | Mr A Voy | C Grant Miss Caroline Fryer | 80/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 6th, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 35 L | Inch Manor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 54-28 / 5 | Jump (16) | R McGrath | Mrs K Walton Ingham Racing Syndicate | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before mistake and lost place 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 14 L | Phar Away Island (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 10P / 9 | Jump (36) | K Renwick | C Grant Mr J H Berwick | 150/1 | |
| always behind, mistake 2nd, slow 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Black Sambuca (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 83-885 / 7 | Jump (15) | T Messenger | C C Bealby Mr Bradley Walters | 100/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, lost place after 6th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 3 L | Rojo Vivo (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 7521/28- / 9 | Jump (311) | F Davis | H Hogarth Hogarth Racing | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 38 L | Big George (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 8 | Ryan Mania | S Waugh Mrs E C York | 250/1 | ||
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, mistake next, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Shimla Dawn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 11 | Brian Toomey | T D Walford Mr Paul Drury | |||
| 7 |   | - | Mr Watson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | F13- / 7 | Jump (207) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | |||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Mist The Boat (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 513- / 8 | Jump (212) | D C Costello | Tim Vaughan Tim Vaughan & Out… | ||
