22 Oct 2013 15:10 Exeter
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Greystone Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Horizontal Speed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2/21S2- / 8 | Jump (220) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Favourites Racing… | 1/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led and hit 2 out, ridden between last 2, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | ¾ L | Minella Friend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 11 / 9 | Jump (153) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr N Sutton | 5/2 | |
| took keen hold with leader, led 2nd until hit next, chased leader until before 3 out, rallied to 2nd at the last, kept on flat, always just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 2½ L | Quite By Chance (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 893-32 / 12 | Jump (22) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr R J R Wescott | 15/2 | |
| took keen hold, slight lead until not fluent 2nd, led again next, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner until last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 9 L | Brinestine (USA) (colt, bay, 10 12) | F4- / 9 | Flat (371), Jump (229) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Brians Buddies | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 5th, chased leaders before 3 out, stayed on same pace in 4th and no chance with leading trio | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | HD | Jack By The Hedge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 55-1 / 6 | Jump (160) | Ian Popham | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mrs Sara Biggins… | 40/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along on inside before 3 out, 5th and one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 2¼ L | Dream Deal (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4- / 7 | Jump (191) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mr & Mrs H Messer-bennetts | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, plugged on from after 3 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16 |   | ½ L | Somerset Lias (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 295- / 9 | Jump (191) | S P Jones | R H Buckler Mr D R Fear | 66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, driven along after 5th, some headway into mid-division approaching 3 out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 6 L | Absolutely Bygones (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1245- / 9 | Jump (322) | James Best | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis | 66/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, went left 5th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 11 L | Puerto Azul (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 02P67/9 / 10 | Jump (10) | M G Nolan | B Scriven Mr B Scriven | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway approaching 5th, pushed along and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | 7 L | Saudi Pearl (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 406/4-5 / 6 | Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies The New Club Partnership | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | NK | Ernest Speak (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (61) | Hadden Frost | M Hill The Lucky Fifteen | 100/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd briefly before 3 out, weakened quickly 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 24 L | L Frank Baum (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | R-2 / 10 | Flat (52), Jump (35) | James Davies | B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn | 33/1 | |
| not fluent, always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | 9 L | Drummond (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 0 / 7 | Flat (36), Jump (16) | Robert Williams | B J Llewellyn Mrs K J Stephens | 100/1 | |
| jumped moderately, always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 14 |   | - | Salut L'as (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 040/97F- / 7 | Jump (324) | W T Kennedy | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | ||
| 11 |   | - | Moratab (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (491) | Felix de Giles | Kieran Burke The Costermongers… | |||
| UR | 9 |   | - | Luckwell Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 8 | Mr J Park | K Bishop Mr K Bishop | |||
| 17 |   | - | Shakespeare Dancer (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | / 5 | Flat (148) | M J Quinlan | H J Evans James Evans Racing | |||
