07 Sep 2008 15:40 Fontwell
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,854); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Butlins, Bognor Regis Claiming Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Irish Whispers (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 8) | 142822/ / 22 | Jump (504), Flat (18) | S P Jones | B G Powell Rita Wenman & D… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 5th, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders from next, stayed on under pressure flat, led near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | NK | Hot Zone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 346-664 / 7 | Jump (30) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | 11/2 | |
| raced wide, tended to jump right, prominent, led 3rd, joined when jumped badly right 2 out and last, hard ridden flat, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 2¼ L | Nayodabayo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 4R6321 / 9 | Jump (13) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies D Tumman & R F… | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 7th, every chance 2 out, one pace and 3rd when squeezed out towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 4 L | Postmaster (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2U0- / 11 | Jump (193), Flat (24) | Matthew Batchelor | R Ingram The Bill & Ben… | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway 7th, chasing leaders and every chance when bumped and pushed right 2 out, weakened after last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 20 L | Nicki Boy (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 38/24-21 / 6 | Jump (34) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker S Morgan, R Prince… | 7/4 | |
| in touch, headway under pressure to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 7 L | Anglicisme (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0/638-53 / 8 | Jump (21) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Mr S B Clark | 8/1 | |
| led to 3rd, stayed prominent, driven 7th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | ½ L | Baileys Best (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 80/657P / 6 | Jump (19) | Dave Crosse | M F Harris Mrs Ruth Nelmes | 100/1 | |
| always behind, lost touch 6th, tailed off when slightly hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 6 L | Tavalu (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4P205-0 / 10 | Jump (129), Flat (44) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Total Plumbing… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 7th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 27 L | Hasanpour (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 740-675 / 9 | Jump (19) | Byron Moorcroft | K J Burke Ms Edel Bolster | 40/1 | |
| prominent until ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 28 L | Back The Bid (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 10 3) | FPP-337 / 7 | Jump (55) | S E Durack | Mrs A M Thorpe Tristar | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 7th, tailed off when slightly hampered 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Relative Hero (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | 63-4637 / 9 | Jump (17) | T J O'Brien | Mrs L Hill The Sunday Night… | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Dan Buoy (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 35013P- / 8 | Jump (204) | D N Cullinane | R C Guest Bamboozelem | ||
| 13 |   | - | Lilac Wine (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 3) | 04-3245 / 9 | Jump (17) | O Nelmes | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr G E Burton | |||
