22 Nov 2013 15:40 Haydock
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Soft.
Polyflor Expona Standard Open NH Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Desoto County (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 1- / 7 | Jump (236) | J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Paul & Clare Rooney… | 10/3 | |
| mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Wuff (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1- / 10 | Jump (327) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr R S Brookhouse | 4/1 | |
| led, raced wide, hard ridden when challenged well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 5 L | Battle Born (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2- / 7 | Jump (216) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Mr Alan Halsall | 13/8 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | NK | Wolf Sword (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 9 | F Keniry | G M Moore Mr G R Orchard… | 10/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 10f out, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace approching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 3 L | King Of Strings (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 1- / 6 | Jump (278) | D C Costello | T D Walford F M & Mrs E Holmes | 20/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon hung left and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 6 L | Nimbus Gale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr A Pountney | 10/1 | ||
| held up in rear, outpaced over 5f out, headway over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 6 L | Brave Encounter (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | / 8 | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr John H W Finch | 100/1 | ||
| tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 4 L | Presentings Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 5 | Maurice Linehan | J & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings | 18/1 | ||
| keen hold in mid-division, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 11 L | Ceilidh (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 7) | / 7 | Lucy Alexander | N W Alexander J & S Dudgeon G… | 66/1 | ||
| held up in rear, headway 10f out, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 25 L | Mr Lennygreengrass (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien Mrs R Mackness | 25/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out | ||||||||||
