04 Dec 2015 14:15 Exeter
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,574); Distance: 2m 175y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Vieux Lille (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 322-1 / 9 | Jump (27) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Arwel Richards,… | 6/0 | |
| chased leaders, led before and wandered approaching 3 olut, kept on strongly from next, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 14 L | Morthanalegend (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4-16 / 8 | Jump (22) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Mr R H Kerswell | 16/0 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 8 L | Mr Mix (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 3-3 / 8 | Jump (36) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls S C Robinson &… | 13/0 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, modest 3rd before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 5 L | Solomn Grundy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P/3- / 12 | Jump (578) | T Scudamore | D Pipe R S Brookhouse | 12/0 | |
| held up in rear, plugged on same pace approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 3 L | I'm Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 47-P / 6 | Jump (36) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott The Free Spirits… | 66/0 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 4th, soon outpaced, plugged on from the last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Grandmaster George (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 1 / 7 | Jump (206) | J McGrath | J W Mullins Andrew Cocks and… | 20/0 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd approaching 3 out until before next, kept on same pace in 4th until the last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 3¼ L | Sartorial Elegance (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 7-42 / 11 | Jump (18) | Paul O'Brien | C L Tizzard Mr S Cook | 14/0 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on same pace, weakened between last two | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 3½ L | The Artful Cobbler (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 06 / 7 | Jump (23) | Jake Greenall | H D Daly Sir John Timpson | 100/0 | |
| held up, pushed along disputing 7th before 3 out, no headway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17 |   | 15 L | Arty Bella (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 1-7 / 5 | Jump (23) | Bryony Frost | J D Frost Approved Air Ltd | 150/0 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | ½ L | Bellini Dubreau (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | / 5 | Jump (30) | Thomas Bellamy | N J Hawke Air Cdre & Mrs… | 200/0 | |
| held up, headway approaching 4 out, pushed along and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13 |   | 42 L | Somerset Jem (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5/1567-P / 12 | Jump (23) | James Best | K Bishop Slabs And Lucan | 80/0 | |
| last pair, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Three Of A Kind (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2F-6 / 8 | Jump (41) | Conor Shoemark | F O'Brien The Gud Times Partnership | 40/0 | |
| chased leaders, behind and pulled up before 4th | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Acajou Des Bieffes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 367U / 6 | Jump (8) | David Noonan | A J Honeyball Burley & Partners | 0/0 | ||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Lord Of The Hosts (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | P- / 4 | Jump (407) | Lizzie Kelly | Nick Williams Mrs J N Humphreys | 20/0 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before the last | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Indian Brave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 11 | Jump (44) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Mr John J Maguire | 33/0 | |
| towards rear, tailed off when mistake 2 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Hardtorock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P-10398 / 12 | Jump (19) | R P McLernon | L Corcoran Mr N A Eggleton | 100/0 | |
| mid-division, ridden before 4th, weakened 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before the last | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Antiphony (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 6 | Jump (31) | Conor Smith | P Hobbs & J White The Troubled Pink… | 16/0 | |
| led until ridden before 3 out, weakened quickly, behind when fell next | ||||||||||
| PU | 18 |   | - | Poets Day (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 5) | 7 / 5 | Jump (56) | James Davies | Mrs K Stephens Mrs K J Stephens | 200/0 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
