06 Dec 2008 12:50 Sandown
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,505); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Sodexo Prestige 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Clay Hollister (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 10/ / 22 | Jump (651) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mrs John Magnier | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 4th, led 2 out, clear before last, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 |   | 13 L | Quiver Hill (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2 / 6 | Jump (223) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Suzanne & Nigel… | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, ridden and upsides winner 2 out, soon outpaced, no chance with very easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 1 L | Blazing Desert (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 46-0 / 10 | Jump (24) | R Thornton | A King Mr W R Kinsey | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, kept on from last, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | ¾ L | King of Castile (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 338- / 8 | Jump (287) | W Kennedy | P R Webber Silverton Racing… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on to take 3rd after last, until towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 3¼ L | Digger Gets Lucky (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8-F / 11 | Jump (48) | L Treadwell | N J Gifford The Chanctonbury… | 22/1 | |
| towards rear, hit 4th, headway under pressure 2 out, no impression between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Murphy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 80/20-0 / 11 | Jump (33) | N D Fehily | C Llewellyn Mrs T Brown | 25/1 | |
| led, slow jump 3rd, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Comkilred Champ (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2/P- / 7 | Jump (302) | R J Killoran | N J Henderson Mr Martin R Landau | 14/1 | |
| mid-division ridden to chase leaders approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | HD | Court Princess (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 7) | 0059-76 / 8 | Jump (16) | Wayne Hutchinson | C E Longsdon Derek & Cheryl… | 100/1 | |
| in rear, looked struggling after 3 out, soon made headway but never a danger | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Cash For Honours (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0/3-46 / 7 | Jump (27) | G Lee | Ian Williams The Duck Racing… | 9/2 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 18 L | World Shift (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1F-6 / 5 | Jump (17) | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Mrs M Findlay | 10/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and lost place before 5th, struggling after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 4 L | Native Bob (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 8-0 / 9 | Jump (21) | D F O'Regan | Miss H C Knight Mr B Turner | 50/1 | |
| awkward and hampered 1st, always behind, ridden and struggled after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Massini Moon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 237 / 7 | Jump (18) | J E Moore | G & J Moore New Moon Partners | 14/1 | |
| jumped right first, not fluent, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2 |   | 16 L | Bob 'n' You (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 52-P6 / 10 | Jump (24) | A Thornton | J L Spearing Mr T J & Mrs H… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 4, weakened and hit 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Lucky Parker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0-8 / 5 | Jump (33) | D Elsworth | P R Webber Mr D G Carrington | ||
