20 Dec 2017 15:15 Newbury
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 4f 118y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Soft.
Qolcom EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Mr Whipped (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
1-1 / 12 |
Jump (37) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs J A Martin |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, short of room on inside on bend after 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led and edged right before last, rider lost iron and stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 3 L |
Gowiththeflow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
12 / 7 |
Jump (42) | James Banks | B Pauling Bruton Street |
9/4 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed before last, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 8 L |
Melrose Boy (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
6/323-1 / 6 |
Jump (31) | N D Fehily | H Fry Paul & Clare Rooney |
4/5 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 5th, 2nd going well before 3 out where every chance, hung left and lost 2nd before 2 out, 3rd and held when stumbled badly 2 out, blundered last | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
Book of Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
25-63 / 10 |
Jump (30) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr A F Lousada |
50/1 | |
| raced keenly, made most until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened before mistake last | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| ¾ L |
Voie Dans Voie (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 12) |
32-3 / 9 |
Jump (36) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs Diana Clark |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 6 L |
Bardista (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3-P40 / 6 |
Jump (19) | Mr Alex Ferguson | B Pauling The Ben Pauling… |
100/1 | |
| chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 28 L |
Almost Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
9 / 9 |
Jump (52) | T J O'Brien | Ian Williams Mr S J Cox |
200/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Boss Mans Ladder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
357 / 6 |
Jump (19) | R P McLernon | B Pauling Presumption In… |
100/1 | |
| awkward and reminders 1st and 4th, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Wallace Spirit (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
7 / 6 |
Jump (25) | Ned Curtis | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs Sandy… |
33/1 | |
| pulled hard early, soon steadied into mid-division, dropped towards rear and pushed along before 4th, hung badly left before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
| - |
Warthog (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
3126-3 / 8 |
Jump (12) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Professor Caroline… |
10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside before 3 out, chased leaders before next, ridden and weakened rapidly between last 2, pulled up before last | ||||||||||