26 Nov 2008 12:30 Kempton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO & 6YO; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Take A Break E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 1-4 / 21 | Jump (24) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mr T P Radford | 5/2 | |
| mid-division, smooth headway after 3 out, led last, pushed clear, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2¾ L | Clova Island (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 16 / 7 | Jump (22) | D P O'Dwyer | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Peter Prowting | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, squeezed up and lost position on home bend, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well to take 2nd run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 1½ L | Master Charm (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 46-7 / 6 | Jump (26) | N D Fehily | C Llewellyn Mr David Lovell | 9/1 | |
| prominent, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, no extra and lost 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 8 L | Gershwin (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 61-5 / 6 | Jump (31) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Favourites Racing… | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway from 5th, mistake 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 2¼ L | Lord Ragnar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 7 / 9 | Jump (31) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… | 5/1 | |
| raced keenly in touch, took closer order 3 out, ridden next, faded and hung left run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 3½ L | Seefin Mountain (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 10- / 6 | Jump (235) | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell Marlborough Racing… | 11/2 | |
| in touch, mistakes 3rd and 4th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | NK | Firedog (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3-5 / 7 | Jump (23) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 2¼ L | In Vino (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 721-6 / 5 | Jump (15) | Gerard Tumelty | A King Ms Linda Agran | 15/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, some headway when hampered 2 out, no further impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17 |   | NK | Ruby Isabel (IRE) (Filly, grey, 10 5) | 0-20 / 6 | Jump (14) | J E Moore | P R Webber M Khan X2 | 33/1 | |
| prominent, led to 3 out, ridden and headed before next, weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Rapid Return (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 135-637 / 8 | Flat (375), Jump (14) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr Simon Rutherford | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 13 L | Mr Presley (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 869 / 6 | Jump (17) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Christopher Johnston… | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 18 |   | 2¼ L | Smart N Sharp (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 10 5) | 75-7 / 7 | Jump (23) | P Hide | Mrs L C Jewell Mrs S Stanier,mr… | 100/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15 |   | NK | Ushiro Emery (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0-5 / 4 | Jump (31) | D A Jacob | N J Hawke Mr G Deren | 66/1 | |
| raced freely, led until 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 11 L | Cool Contender (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 78-0 / 5 | Jump (24) | C Honour | A Blackmore Mr A G Blackmore | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16 |   | 2 L | Rothres (FR) (Filly, bay, 10 5) | 30-0 / 8 | Jump (192) | C Poste | R Dickin Law & Disorder | 100/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 5 |   | 2½ L | High Carol (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 38/ / 9 | Jump (648) | M D Grant | Andrew Turnell Mr M Tedham | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression when virtually fell 2 out, not recover | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Junior Jimble (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 80 / 6 | Jump (21) | R Greene | R Dickin The Jimbles | ||
| 14 |   | - | Supreme Keano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 66 / 9 | Jump (27) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
