30 Nov 2013 13:05 Newcastle
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,384); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Straightline Construction 'The French Furze' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Ballyalton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 111/2-1 / 11 | Jump (55) | A P McCoy | Ian Williams Mr John Westwood | 3/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up behind, close up 7th, tracked leading pair before 3 out, switched outside and effort to lead narrowly next, hung left between last 2, ridden flat, held on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ½ L | Oscar Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | B/1211-1 / 9 | Jump (29) | B S Hughes | J M Jefferson Mr & Mrs G Calder | 4/9 | |
| tracked leaders, close up on outside 6th, disputed lead 8th, led briefly approaching 2 out, soon driven, ridden and every chance flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3¼ L | Blakemount (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) | P51-31 / 11 | Jump (14) | Ryan Mania | J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs Jacqueline… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, headway to lead 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 8 L | Five In A Row (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 11 / 9 | Jump (37) | J Reveley | B Ellison Mr P J Martin | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven before 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with leaders before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 10 L | Kilbree Chief (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P4/1-321 / 10 | Jump (22) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr John R Adam | 33/1 | |
| led, joined 8th, headed 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 13 L | Master Murphy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2/9670-4 / 11 | Jump (22) | Mr A J Findlay | Mrs J Walton Mrs J M Walton | 150/1 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 6th, lost place 8th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | NK | Caledonia (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 12303- / 9 | Flat (49), Jump (238) | D F O'Regan | J S Goldie The Reluctant Suitor's | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, close up when blundered 4 out, not recover, beaten approaching next | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Bishops Gate (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 22/3- / 9 | Jump (291) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Mrs T H Barclay/Mrs… | |||
