13 Jul 2008 14:00 Stratford
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,514); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Birmingham Mail Juvenile Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Duke of Touraine (IRE) (Colt, Grey, 152lbs) |
2 / 20 |
Jump (36) | F Keniry | P C Haslam Middleham Park… |
5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 2nd, led going well approaching 2 out, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
14 |
| 2¼ L |
Rory Boy (USA) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) |
/ 9 |
Flat (283) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J D Gordon |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd and jumped left 2 out, stayed on flat, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 5 L |
Tobago Bay (GB) (Colt, Bay, 166lbs) |
11 / 7 |
Jump (16) | J Goldstein | Miss S West Heart of the South… |
10/1 | |
| led, jumped right and mistake 3rd, jumped right 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Maidstone Mixture (FR) (Horse (entire), Grey, 159lbs) |
2-41 / 5 |
Jump (49), Flat (36) |
M O'Connell | Paul Murphy Mrs J E Wilson |
25/1 | |
| pulled hard, prominent, not fluent 2nd, jumped right 5th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 6 L |
Galley Slave (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) |
2 / 9 |
Jump (16), Flat (13) |
L Vickers | M C Chapman Quench Racing Partnership |
80/1 | |
| prominent, mistakes 1st and 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| NK |
Irish Artist (FR) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) |
/ 3 |
Flat (106) | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Mr Matthew Green |
12/1 | |
| keen early, held up, mistakes, some headway 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 16 L |
Doctor Robert (GB) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) |
/ 4 |
Flat (31) | T J Murphy | Tom Dascombe Dave Prince, Jim… |
8/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 1¾ L |
Paul The Carpet (UAE) (Colt, Chestnut, 152lbs) |
/ 3 |
Flat (9) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr A Grinter |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered 5th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
9th |
10 |
| 1¼ L |
King Bathwick (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) |
/ 4 |
Flat (23) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Clifford |
12/1 | |
| in touch, mistake 2nd, lost place 4th, hampered 5th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
10th |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Abfabfong (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) |
/ 5 |
Flat (39) | P Hide | Mrs L C Jewell K Quinn/ C Benham/… |
100/1 | |
| mid-division, slightly hampered 5th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
11th |
16 |
| 28 L |
Ostinata (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 145lbs) |
/ 4 |
Flat (11) | N D Fehily | B W Duke Tom & Evelyn Yates |
50/1 | |
| in rear, jumped right, mistake and reminders 3rd, no chance after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
12th |
7 |
| 3 L |
Festival Dreams (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) |
/ 7 |
Flat (29) | M D Grant | Miss J S Davis Oakhedge Racing |
100/1 | |
| in touch early, mid-division, mistake 4th, jumped slowly 6th, soon weakened,tailed off | ||||||||||
13th |
12 |
| 14 L |
Robbmaa (FR) (Colt, Black, 152lbs) |
/ 6 |
Flat (11) | E Dehdashti | A W Carroll Group 1 Racing… |
100/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off 6th | ||||||||||
FE |
13 |
| - |
Roman Legion (IRE) (Colt, Grey, 152lbs) |
3 / 3 |
Jump (27) | M Bradburne | P A Blockley Mrs Joanna Hughes |
18/1 | |
| in touch, pecked 3rd, fell 5th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Simarian (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 159lbs) |
12 / 9 |
Jump (27) | R Thornton | Evan Williams Mr Peter Conway |
13/8 | |
| prominent, jumped slowly and reminder 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, no chance when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
15 |
| - |
Demure Princess (GB) (Filly, Bay, 145lbs) |
/ 3 |
Flat (45) | Mr D R Cook | W G M Turner Mrs A F Horsington |
100/1 | |
| in touch, blundered 2nd, reminders, no chance after 5th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||