07 Nov 2013 15:10 Towcester
Winner: £4,800 (Penalty: £3,119); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Weatherbys Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Mountain Tunes (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 31- / 7 | Jump (250) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 6/4 | |
| held up, headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd and one pace when mistake 2 out, rallying when jumped left and bumped last, driven and stayed on well to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ½ L | Kris Spin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 7/842- / 12 | Jump (201) | J E Moore | R Lee Six To Five Against | 7/1 | |
| held up in touch, took keen hold, hit 7th, led after 3 out, hard ridden and edged left after 2 out, not fluent last, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 7 L | Panama Petrus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3- / 6 | Jump (358) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Andrew Brooks &… | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, keen early, headway from 8th, every chance when not fluent 2 out, jumped slightly right, lost 2nd and bumped last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 15 L | Premier Portrait (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3P2-211 / 12 | Jump (15) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Charles Levinson… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along approaching 8th, every chance 3 out, 4th and no extra next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Walk On Al (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 23- / 9 | Jump (225) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Wayne Jones | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 25 L | Prideofthecastle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P1-1 / 9 | Jump (172) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Bryan Drew | 15/8 | |
| led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 5 L | Hurricane Ivan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | U7545-5 / 9 | Jump (12) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien Stuart Thompson | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Scuderia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 20/6- / 7 | Jump (552) | Brendan Powell | Jamie Snowden Whites 'n Oops | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Rose Of Marron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0P0-P0 / 7 | Jump (32) | G Sheehan | John R Upson The Marron Partnership | ||
| 1 |   | - | Ballinalacken (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F37-F16 / 8 | Jump (18) | Mr M Marris | A Middleton Chrissy's Passion… | |||
| UR | 5 |   | - | Major Martin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 95-0 / 7 | Jump (37) | Sam Twiston-Davies | C P E Brooks Ms Adrienne Gross | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Westaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1/5256-3 / 8 | Jump (162) | Tom Cannon | D W P Arbuthnot Mr P M Claydon | ||
