28 Dec 2008 13:55 Catterick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Blue Square Mobile Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Calcutta Cup (UAE) (Gelding, brown, 11 6) | 24/ / 22 | Flat (119), Jump (729) | G Lee | Karen McLintock Mr M W Joyce | 4/1 | |
| raced keenly in touch, headway 3 out, joined leader next, led and 2 lengths clear when blundered last, soon ridden, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | HD | Burnswood (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 53-P5 / 9 | Jump (34) | P J Brennan | C R Egerton Mr A D Quinn | 9/2 | |
| led, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, rallied flat, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 18 L | Sharadiyn (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 616 / 11 | Jump (32) | Mr O Greenall | M & D Easterby Simon Ballance… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, mistake and lost place 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from enxt, no chance with leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 15 |   | NK | Bespoke Boy (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | / 4 | Flat (48) | W J Cafferty | P C Haslam Mrs Wendy Lucas | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up mid-division, headway 2 out, hit last, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4 L | Red Dynamite (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 7P565 / 11 | Jump (12) | P Aspell | G A Harker Mr A S Ward | 9/2 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, ridden after next, kept on flat, never near | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 7 L | Masterofceremonies (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 50/P / 7 | Flat (85), Jump (64) | B S Hughes | James Moffatt Mr Paul Murphy | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 2 L | Hollow Victory (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 13) | 0/9 / 7 | Jump (205) | Thomas Thompson | G A Swinbank Three Sevens Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| held up behind, headway when mistake 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 2 L | Blacks Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | F4-6 / 7 | Jump (37) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Mr J Howard Johnson | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Abbey Minster (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 88 / 8 | Jump (12) | Ryan Mania | C Grant The Roper Family | 50/1 | |
| held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | NS | What Happened (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | U4-P0 / 6 | Jump (16) | J Halliday | J M Jefferson R & H Burridge,… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | 30 L | Actabou (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | 5 / 4 | Flat (95), Jump (25) | Brian Harding | F P Murtagh Mr J Ellis | 66/1 | |
| behind, mistake 2nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12 |   | 21 L | Lady Anne Nevill (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 13) | 70-9 / 8 | Jump (43) | F Keniry | C W Fairhurst Mrs C A Arnold | 100/1 | |
| mistake, always behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 10 L | Take To The Skies (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 6) | 9 / 4 | Flat (97), Jump (28) | J P O'farrell | Miss Tracy Waggott Geoffrey Bishop… | 100/1 | |
| raced keenly, in touch, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, soon lost pace, behind when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13 |   | 2½ L | Millbury (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 13) | 4/0 / 8 | Jump (12) | P Buchanan | Mrs S A Watt Mr K Knox | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Lunar Storm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 45 / 5 | Jump (12) | D J Condon | Mrs R Carr Mr Michael Hill | |||
| 16 |   | - | Jetta Joy (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 0) | / 5 | Flat (46) | K Mercer | Mrs A Duffield Six Iron Partnership | |||
