11 Oct 2014 14:35 Chepstow
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Pickwick Bookmakers Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Shelford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 22- / 10 | Flat (250), Jump (195) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton The Kevin Frost… | 6/4 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 2nd, led and awkward 4 out, pressed after, ridden before last, stayed on well, clear final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Emerging Talent (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1- / 8 | Jump (216) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs Paul Barber | 5/4 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, headway from next, mistake 7th, hampered 4 out, 2nd and going well after, shaken up before last, no impression on winner final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 19 L | Flying Bandit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3- / 6 | Jump (169) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien Mr C J Bennett | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 3rd and driven 3 out, no impression next, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1 L | Kleitomachos (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 8 | Flat (42) | P J Brennan | W S Kittow Mr Eric Gadsden | 25/1 | |
| prominent, not much room 4 out, 4th and ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 11 L | Wizards Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3 / 11 | Jump (162) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Mr Nick Price | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, blundered 2nd, lost place after 4th, behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 8 L | Arty Campbell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | R5-3 / 11 | Flat (29), Jump (6) | Robert Williams | B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn | 25/1 | |
| held up, hampered 1st, headway 7th, one pace in 5th 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 5 L | Sivron (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1/ / 7 | Jump (608) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered 1st, outpaced from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | NS | Alberto's Dream (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 876- / 12 | Jump (189) | Felix de Giles | T Symonds Wallys Dream Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 6 L | Kayf Charmer (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 00F-6 / 8 | Jump (83) | G Sheehan | H S Howe Mrs V W Jones &… | 66/1 | |
| led, clear 3rd until 7th, veered left and headed 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 66 L | Mutashabek (USA) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 8-7 / 9 | Flat (360), Jump (158) | Ian Popham | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mr P Ponting | 66/1 | |
| held up, mistake 6th, behind next | ||||||||||
