22 Jun 2008 15:00 Hereford
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,852); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
The H.E.R.O.S. Mares Only Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Honeybrook (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 146lbs) | 20000-6 / 24 | Jump (26) | B Renk | P Hobbs & J White Michael Gerard… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 7th, not fluent 3 out, led on bit approaching last, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 10 L | Craughwell Suas (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 156lbs) | 3PP-P51 / 7 | Jump (17) | M Guyon | Mrs J Harrington Reginald Stephen… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, headed approaching last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Talkingstick (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 161lbs) | 09F-713 / 6 | Jump (17) | M O'Connell | R Fielder Up & Coming Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold, steadied towards rear 3rd, headway 7th, stayed on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Shropshirelass (GB) (Filly, Bay, 151lbs) | 3999-84 / 10 | Jump (31) | Mr A Voy | M F Harris The Secret Circle | 14/1 | |
| led to 3rd, remained prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | ½ L | Banoo (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 166lbs) | 5/2335-2 / 5 | Jump (37) | S E Butler | D Maher Mr Noel Cronin | 8/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along after 4th, soon lost place, edged left and stayed on after 2 out, 5th and no impression when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 3 L | Flanagans Choice (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 149lbs) | 9086-5 / 6 | Jump (26) | F F Da Silva | A G Newcombe Miss Elizabeth… | 12/1 | |
| prominent, led 3rd, hit 5th, headed 7th, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Arisea (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 161lbs) | 5P3536- / 9 | Jump (94) | R Young | R Mathis P Bushell, B Walton… | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, never near to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 18 L | Now Then Katie (GB) (Mare, Bay, 146lbs) | FUPU-86 / 6 | Jump (10) | T Thulliez | N Meade Mr Bill Jackson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, in rear when mistake 6th, mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Tootsie Too (GB) (Mare, Bay, 151lbs) | 090-36 / 8 | Jump (36) | Mr L Kilgarriff | J P Patrick Baragry Mr M P Hammond | 40/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 7th, not fluent, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 14 L | Full of Zest (GB) (Mare, Chestnut, 151lbs) | 9/02P04- / 6 | Jump (105) | M O'Connell | A J McNamara Clear Racing | 12/1 | |
| prominent, led 7th to 2 out, soon beaten, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 10 L | Cove Mountain (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 162lbs) | 9744-11 / 7 | Jump (33) | Mr Simon Walker | J W Mullins Mr Norman Ormiston | 13/2 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along after 7th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Riff Raff (GB) (Filly, Bay, 150lbs) | 70-9F0 / 5 | Jump (5) | R Thomas | E Lynam Mr R G Botham | 66/1 | |
| prominent on outside, jumped slowly 2nd, lost place after 5th, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Crouch End Flyer (GB) (Mare, Bay, 149lbs) | 0853-01 / 8 | Jump (23) | J R Barry | Miss H C Knight Blane Nairn Racing | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Shanxi Girl (GB) (Filly, Brown, 155lbs) | 41FPP-3 / 5 | Jump (40) | T Siddall | G F Bridgwater Mrs Angela Tincknell | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 6th, weakened after 3 out, soon eased, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Party Palace (GB) (Filly, Bay, 141lbs) | F9-323 / 11 | Jump (5) | I J McCarthy | X Ricard Mr B P Jones | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, saddle slipped after 3rd, headway 5th, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 7th | ||||||||||
