26 Mar 2015 14:30 Newbury
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,422); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Visit Sri Lanka Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Might Bite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 3 / 11 | Jump (71) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Knot Again… | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, jumped big 4 out, went 2nd approaching next, led 2 out, clear before last, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 15 L | Royalraise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 3317-33 / 9 | Jump (26) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Adam & Clare Signy | 13/2 | |
| held up in touch, jumped slowly and lost a few places 1st, not fluent 3rd, ridden and went 3rd 3 out, edged right before last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 5 L | Mr Dinosaur (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 1- / 5 | Jump (334) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Andrea & Graham… | 7/4 | |
| with leader, led 1st, headed after 3rd, led again next, not fluent 3 out, headed next, no impression on winner before last, lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 27 L | Sadler's Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 5 / 7 | Jump (129) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr G Thompson | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th until before 3 out, weakened approaching next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 48 L | Heroes Or Ghosts (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1) | 731-675 / 9 | Jump (78) | S P Jones | Miss J S Davis Tony Worth & Vic… | 16/1 | |
| led until 1st, led after 3rd until next, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 24 L | Gold Man (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 1-15 / 11 | Jump (147) | Aidan Coleman | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr Greenfingers… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, shaken up and hanging left after 6th, soon struggling, well beaten after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Breezy Kin (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | F56P6P / 8 | Jump (8) | Gerard Tumelty | S Curran Keeping The Dream… | ||
| 2 |   | - | Doctor Of Music (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 0P/1-P / 10 | Flat (1854), Jump (105) | Jack Savage | Miss J S Davis Mrs Patricia Brown | |||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Howwrongcanyoube (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 5-36S / 6 | Jump (86) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Barry Winfield… | ||
