05 Dec 2012 12:40 Hereford
Winner: £3,900 (Penalty: £2,534); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
bet365 Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Midnight Appeal (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2321F-4 / 13 | Jump (200) | R Thornton | A King Mr Richard Hawker | 10/3 | |
| always prominent, led after 3 out, clear last, pushed out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 3 L | Return Spring (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 39181 / 10 | Jump (9) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Ptp Partnership | 13/8 | |
| mid-division, not fluent and lost place 1st, headway approaching 6th, challenged 2 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 6 L | Jimmy The Hat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 53/P25- / 8 | Jump (311) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr M Whitney | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, no impression on leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Highland Retreat (GB) (mare, bay, 10 12) | 61-F1 / 8 | Jump (43) | R Mahon | H Fry Harry Fry Racing… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, outpaced after 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 8 L | Raduis Bleu (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 22353/P / 12 | Jump (6) | Miss L Brooke | Lady S Brooke Lady Susan Brooke | 50/1 | |
| led, clear 1st until 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | ½ L | Ravens Brook (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 82-31 / 10 | Jump (184) | M G Nolan | R Lee The Ridgeway Racing… | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, close up 3 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 19 L | No Duffer (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 72-0 / 12 | Jump (37) | Andrew Tinkler | H D Daly Mr A Lake | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden before 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Long Wave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | B41-3 / 7 | Jump (48) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Neysauteur Partnership | 7/2 | |
| prominent, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 20 L | Fromthetop (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2F1411- / 10 | Jump (255) | Conor O'farrell | M Scudamore Mr R A Preece | 18/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place 2nd, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 77 L | Hidden Springs (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 78/ / 8 | Jump (755) | C Poste | Ms N M Hugo Magnate Racing | 150/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 25 L | Marico (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 9-09F / 6 | Jump (28) | Felix de Giles | T Symonds Mr Thomas R Symonds | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden and headway after 5th, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Cornerhouse Sam (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | S142-35 / 8 | Jump (200) | Michael Byrne | Marc Barber Mr A D Quinn | 100/1 | |
| held up in touch, weakened before 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Emperor Commodos (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 34-74 / 11 | Jump (1) | Dave Crosse | R Mathew Mr Robin Mathew | |||
