24 Nov 2012 12:35 Ascot
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,010); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Playboy Club London Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Easter Day (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3-21 / 10 | Jump (31) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Broughton Thermal… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway after 4 out, upsides after next, led last, ridden clear flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4 L | Dursey Sound (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 211 / 9 | Jump (38) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 7/2 | |
| held up behind in touch, headway after 4 out, led narrowly after next, headed last, ridden and no impression with winner in clear 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 7 L | Shernando (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 46- / 6 | Flat (442), Jump (281) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs Sandy… | 7/2 | |
| held up behind in touch, headway 3 out, went 3rd before next, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 2¼ L | Ubak (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P4-23 / 10 | Flat (279), Jump (21) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Nick Peacock | 15/2 | |
| held up behind in touch, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 8 L | Bucking The Trend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 121 / 9 | Jump (23) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan The Marinades | 6/1 | |
| held up behind in touch, headway 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden and no impression between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1 L | Chiberta King (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 6 / 9 | Flat (58), Jump (21) | R Thornton | A M Balding The Pink Hat Racing… | 16/1 | |
| jumped badly left throughout, made most, jumped slowly 5th, headed after 7th, outpaced on outside 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 32 L | Western King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5783-13 / 7 | Jump (19) | N D Fehily | C J Mann The Western King… | 12/1 | |
| disputed lead, hampered 1st and next, switched inside and tracked leader before next, led after 7th, headed after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 48 L | Danandy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 421125- / 11 | Jump (262) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Kp & The Nuts… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway and effort on inside 3 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
