04 Apr 2017 14:00 Kempton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Velux Company Ltd. Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Man From Mars (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 20-9520 / 13 | Jump (24) | N D Fehily | Nick Williams Chasing Gold Racing… | 1/1 | |
| tracked leader until pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on to lead post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NK | Burning Heat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 2 / 4 | Flat (55), Jump (20) | J M Quinlan | J M P Eustace Mr Jaber Ali Alsabah | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, ridden to lead before last, kept on and caught post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 5 L | Juste Pour Nous (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | / 4 | Flat (31) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Frewen | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | HD | New Millennium (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 36 / 7 | Flat (183), Jump (55) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr D Symondson… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division and keen, headway 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, left 3rd from last until lost 3rd place close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 4½ L | The Poodle Faker (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 336-P54 / 6 | Jump (11) | T J O'Brien | H Morrison Mrs M D W Morrison | 10/1 | |
| held up mid-division, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, kept on before last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 13 L | Status Quo (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | P4 / 5 | Flat (175), Jump (15) | Kieron Edgar | H Fry Coral Champions… | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 2 L | Celma Des Bois (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 3-735P8 / 11 | Jump (25) | A Glassonbury | R Rowe Encore Partnership… | 100/1 | |
| led, headed after 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | NK | Argyle (IRE) (colt, grey, 10 7) | 43 / 6 | Flat (193), Jump (36) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Auvray, Kelly,… | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Windspiel (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | / 6 | Jump (115) | L P Aspell | D W P Arbuthnot Mr A T A Wates | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 23 L | Miss Joans (GB) (filly, bay, 10 0) | PP9 / 4 | Jump (17) | James Best | P Phelan Ermyn Lodge Stud | 200/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 21 L | Masked Bandit (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 6 / 4 | Flat (176), Jump (99) | Jack Sherwood | Miss S Smith David Andrews Plastering | 125/1 | |
| held up towards rear and keen, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Pivotal Flame (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | / 7 | Flat (45), Jump (17) | Matthew Batchelor | P Phelan Sheerans Coolrain… | 200/1 | |
| held up towards rear and keen, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last, in 3rd and looking one pace when blundered and unseated rider last | ||||||||||
