04 Aug 2008 16:00 Newton Abbot
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Connolly's Red Mills Horsefeed Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Histoire De Moeurs (FR) (Mare, bay, 147lbs) | 08-2061 / 22 | Jump (7) | B Wharfe | P & M Bowen Mme H Devin | 5/4 | |
| tracked leaders, led 3 out, shaken up, ran on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1½ L | Royal Rationale (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 166lbs) | 43831-8 / 9 | Jump (43) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Pond House Racing | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, effort next, went 2nd approaching last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | NK | Winsley Hill (GB) (Mare, bay, 161lbs) | 22-U121 / 8 | Jump (60) | Felix de Giles | N P Mulholland Mrs H R Cross | 17/2 | |
| in touch, went 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, hung left, lost 2nd approaching last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 8 L | Party Palace (GB) (Filly, bay, 145lbs) | 9-323P3 / 11 | Jump (15) | R Greene | H S Howe Mr B P Jones | 22/1 | |
| prominent, led 5th, soon ridden, headed next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 12 L | Raise Again (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 148lbs) | 0/588-4 / 8 | Jump (88) | O Nelmes | Mrs P N Dutfield Mr Simon Dutfield | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Head To Kerry (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 147lbs) | 66/6-538 / 10 | Jump (22) | R Johnson | D J S Ffrench Davis Rochfords | 16/1 | |
| led until 5th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 2 L | Over Ice (GB) (Filly, bay, 140lbs) | P-68363 / 5 | Jump (7) | Miss L Horner | D L Williams Mrs N Gidleywright | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Five A Side (GB) (Colt, bay, 153lbs) | P33 / 5 | Jump (43) | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Sheikh Mohammed | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some progress under pressure after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Daraybad (FR) (Gelding, bay, 159lbs) | 4/524-55 / 9 | Jump (56) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr J W Coates | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Kirkhammerton (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 153lbs) | 7-P2232 / 11 | Jump (19) | Aidan Coleman | J T Stimpson Valentino Racing | 10/1 | |
| prominent, ridden approaching 5th, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | How Realee (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 144lbs) | 0-F94 / 7 | Jump (22) | R Walford | N J Hawke Mrs D A Wetherall | 66/1 | |
| mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Simba Sun (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 166lbs) | 323- / 4 | Jump (183), Flat (12) | R Thornton | A King The Calvera Partnership | 9/1 | |
| in touch until weakened after 3 out, behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
