22 Jan 2019 13:10 Leicester
Winner: £8,400 (Penalty: £5,458); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft, Soft in places home straight).
Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | The Captains Inn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-6 / 11 | Jump (40) | D A Jacob | B Pauling The Megsons | 20/1 | |
| raced wide, pressed leader, effort 3 out, led narrowly approaching next, soon ridden, stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Chef D'equipe (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 517-251 / 10 | Jump (13) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White Mr David Maxwell | 5/4 | |
| made most, driven and headed narrowly approaching 2 out, every chance last, soon ridden, no extra and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 12 L | Mon Port (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 82/1-122 / 9 | Jump (74) | Aidan Coleman | O Murphy Mr Nick Carter | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up behind, headway 6th, soon tracked leaders, went 3rd after 3 out, ridden after next, plugged on same pace, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Clondaw Anchor (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | 2-213 / 7 | Jump (56) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Highclere Thoroughbred… | 9/4 | |
| raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway 5th, tracked leaders next, 4th and outpaced before 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 7 L | Laughing Luis (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 4-11471 / 7 | Jump (47) | Ned Curtis | N J Henderson West Racing Partnership | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 4 out, driven to chase leaders before next, soon ridden, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 21 L | Mr Palmtree (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5) | 3-2000 / 10 | Jump (19) | J M Quinlan | R Dickin The Cocoa Nuts… | 100/1 | |
| held up behind, pushed along after 4 out, never involved | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Roccowithlove (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 8 / 9 | Jump (59) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex The Golden Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, lost place 6th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 6 L | Fortescue (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 038P / 11 | Jump (21) | Hugh Nugent | H D Daly Mrs L Nixon | 100/1 | |
| prominent early, behind from 4th, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Jen's Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 8-2 / 9 | Jump (253) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Middleham Park… | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway and in touch 2nd, hit next, blundered 5th, soon lost place, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 24 L | Imperial Acolyte (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 5-15 / 7 | Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 10/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, driven next, never on terms, weakened 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Royal Reef (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | P / 7 | Flat (847), Jump (49) | Charlie Hammond | Miss C Dyson Mr M P Hammond | 100/1 | |
| chased front pair to before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Super Mac (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 9 / 7 | Jump (32) | W T Kennedy | D McCain Jnr Jon Glews & Brendan… | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders to 5th, struggling next, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before next | ||||||||||
