10 Jan 2005 12:40 NEWCASTLE
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,500); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Soft.
NH Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Vic The Piler (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 26 | A Dobbin | N G Richards James Callow &… | |||
| held up in rear, headway halfway, effort 3 out, stayed on strongly to lead flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Miss Pross (GB) (Mare, , 152) | / 10 | J Crowley | T D Walford Mr D Coates | |||
| mid-division, headway 6th, led approaching 3 out, headed flat, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 5 L | Northern Shadows (GB) (Mare, , 152) | / 7 | R McGrath | K G Reveley M J Hutton, Mrs… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway halfway and in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 9 L | Oscar The Boxer (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | F King | J M Jefferson Boundary Garage… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on one pace after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8 L | Polly Whitefoot (GB) (Mare, , 149) | / 10 | P Whelan | R A Fahey Mrs J Cowan | |||
| in touch, effort and chance 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 7 L | Piraeus (NZ) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | K Johnson | R Johnson Mr Jimmy Rogers | |||
| held up in rear, headway halfway, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 10 L | Treybor (IRE) (Gelding, , 159) | / 11 | K Renwick | J Howard Johnson Peter Maher | |||
| led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 14 L | Iowa (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 8 | Ben Orde-Powlett | M Harris Mr Neil King | |||
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 14 L | El Andaluz (FR) (Gelding, , 156) | / 6 | Paul Robson | M Todhunter Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| mid-division, weakened halfway | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | NK | Melmount Star (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 9 | D McGann | J Howard Johnson Mrs Lucy Forbes | |||
| in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 1 L | Jofi (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr J R Adam | |||
| in touch to halfway, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Em's Guy (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 8 | Brian Harding | A Parker Mr J John Paterson | ||||
| chased leaders, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Torkin Wind (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 6 | G Thomas | M A Barnes Mr S C Brown | ||||
| mid-division, dropped rear halfway, stumbled and unseated rider | ||||||||||
