04 Jun 2008 15:00 Fontwell
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Qrackers (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 4461P-1 / 21 | Jump (10) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Miss Sarah A Dawson | 11/10 | |
| tracked leader, led 4th, kept on under pressure from 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Cavallini (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 4/ / 7 | Jump (466), Flat (27) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr D J Deer | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 6th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on but always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 19 L | Sharp Dresser (USA) (Filly, Chestnut, 155lbs) | 21F-41 / 4 | Jump (9) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mr K Abdulla | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, disputing 2nd when mistake 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 8 L | Sam Lord (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 148lbs) | 423P-32 / 11 | Jump (20) | R Thornton | A King Bowes Lodge Stables | 9/4 | |
| in touch, headway 5th, went 2nd next, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 10 L | Invention (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 406- / 6 | Jump (161), Flat (19) | Paul Moloney | Miss E C Lavelle Fraser Miller Racing | 16/1 | |
| led until 4th, prominent, squeezed out and lost place 6th, weakening when not fluent 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 9 L | Nothing Is Forever (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 73-1 / 10 | Jump (29) | N D Fehily | L Corcoran The Globe Partnership | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 21 L | Ballerino (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 09- / 5 | Jump (40) | W Kennedy | J Scott The Town & Country… | 100/1 | |
| hit 1st, mid-division until weakened 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Height of Spirits (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | P-P / 6 | Jump (10) | J Tizzard | T D McCarthy Mr S R W Brooks | 100/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 5 L | Sister Agnes (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 141lbs) | 64 / 4 | Jump (11) | C Poste | M F Harris Lord Halifax | 100/1 | |
| never fluent and always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | Dist | Brushford (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 38-5 / 8 | Jump (21) | C Bolger | C Gordon Mrs D M Lawes | 100/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Valence Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | / 5 | E Dehdashti | Mrs L C Jewell Valence Racing | 100/1 | ||
| lost action and pulled up | ||||||||||
