03 Nov 2008 13:00 Plumpton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,740); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Bluebird Community Partnership Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Thursday's Knight (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 00-3353 / 22 | Jump (15) | M Goldstein | Jim Best Anglo Irish Syndicate | 10/3 | |
| always going well, not fluent 5th, joined leaders after 8th, led 3 out, soon clear, easy | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 20 L | Laughing Game (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 6) | 464 / 9 | Flat (112), Jump (18) | D P O'Dwyer | A M Hales Mrs R Hurley | 4/1 | |
| held up and keen, ridden 8th, kept on under pressure to chase winner in vain last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 6 L | Himba (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | P690-7 / 7 | Flat (444), Jump (185) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Martin & Valerie… | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led 5th, headed 9th, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1 L | Lowe Go (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 31858F / 9 | Flat (937), Jump (43) | Charlie Huxley | Miss J S Davis Lockstone Business… | 10/1 | |
| held up, driven along after 8th, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 4 L | Coast Of Malabar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 99PU6P- / 8 | Jump (199) | K Tobin | R A Farrant Cap Ceilings &… | 12/1 | |
| led, headed 5th, mistake 7th, led again briefly 9th, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 1 |   | - | Lets Cast Again (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 8-695S5 / 6 | Jump (26) | C Poste | Tim Vaughan Mr D P Barrie &… | |||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Itstooearly (GB) (Filly, brown, 10 6) | 4P0P0-9 / 8 | Jump (173) | K Burke | N J Hawke Kernow Bloodstock | ||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Tara Queen (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 5) | 4-5PP77 / 5 | Jump (15) | R Lucey-Butler | C Llewellyn Mrs Deirdre Romanes | ||
| 7 |   | - | Nearly A Breeze (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 052F/3-1 / 10 | Jump (26) | Danny Burton | C J Down Howzat Partnership | |||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Riccardo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 0/707P-P / 8 | Jump (12) | M Roe | C N Kellett Michael Bailey | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Quaystone Lady (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 10) | 08P74- / 6 | Jump (207) | L Heard | Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr P Hempenstall | ||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Indian Doctor (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 9P/500P- / 9 | Jump (247) | E Dehdashti | Dr J R J Naylor The Abchurch Partnership | ||
