24 Apr 2008 15:30 Fontwell
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
David Chivers Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Inghwung (GB) (Mare, Bay, 159lbs) | 2-3411P / 23 | Jump (26) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr R Waters | 15/2 | |
| in touch, joint leader 7th, led approaching last, kept on gamely, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | 1 L | Lupanar (IRE) (Horse (entire), Chestnut, 153lbs) | 216 / 8 | Jump (21) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs Elizabeth Kiernan | 10/11 | |
| held up towards rear, steady progress from 6th, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, kept on from last, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 12 L | Archduke Ferdinand (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 22/P42-2 / 10 | Jump (359) | Christian Williams | A King Mr David Sewell | 7/1 | |
| held lup towards rear, headway from 7th, riddena fter 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 10 L | Daltaban (FR) (Horse (entire), Chestnut, 147lbs) | 64290 / 6 | Jump (13) | T Scudamore | Miss E C Lavelle Ann And Eric Lumley | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed approaching last, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 18 L | Big Paddy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 71/64 / 6 | Jump (32) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Core Strength | 10/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 7 L | Elliott (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 4-66050 / 6 | Jump (27) | N D Fehily | R Rowe Exors of the Late… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, hit 7th, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 18 L | Derry City (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 355P / 5 | Jump (31) | Mr L Kilgarriff | J Gask Mrs M Findlay &… | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 10 L | Pouilly (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 7-1476 / 9 | Jump (18) | W Marston | Miss H C Knight Mr Fraser Duffin | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, joined leader 5th, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 1½ L | Lysander's Quest (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs) | 97/2064 / 10 | Jump (3) | Matthew Batchelor | R Ingram Mrs E N Nield | 33/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | Dist | West Ridge (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 616P-48 / 7 | Jump (12) | J M Maguire | B G Powell Mr Con Harrington | 33/1 | |
| keen, prominent until after 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 21 L | Welsh Guard (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 04-4603 / 6 | Jump (124), Flat (100) | D A Jacob | G P Enright Racehill Partners | 100/1 | |
| in touch until weakened after 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | NS | Mustamad (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | P04P / 7 | Jump (59) | Andrew Martin | Miss A M Newton-Smith The Mustbmad Partnership | 80/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | Dist | Touch Of Velvet (GB) (Mare, Grey, 147lbs) | 4P/PPP0 / 8 | Jump (12) | W P Kavanagh | P W Hiatt Mr Bob Coles | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9 |   | Dist | Silver Terra (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 154lbs) | P5P / 7 | Jump (19) | C Poste | John R Upson The Nap Hand Partnership | 100/1 | |
| always behind, well tailed off | ||||||||||
