01 Feb 2009 14:10 Fontwell
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
E.B.F. Moorcroft Racehorse Centre NH Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Tullamore Dew (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 50-162 / 23 | Flat (973), Jump (40) | J Pemberton | N J Gifford Give Every Man… | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 2nd, joined leaders 5th, led last, idled flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1½ L | Balnahinch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | F14 / 5 | Jump (37) | W Marston | Miss H C Knight Mrs R A Humphries | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, went 2nd soon after last, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 6 L | Burton Port (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | F2U1-11 / 11 | Jump (13) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings | 4/6 | |
| led, not fluent 4th and next, ridden after 2 out, headed when mistake last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Circus of Dreams (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 52-331 / 10 | Jump (47) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr David Knox | 7/2 | |
| prominent, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd and held when hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 22 L | Native Bob (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 8-00 / 9 | Jump (57) | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight Mr B Turner | 33/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 9 L | Pete The Feat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 057-P0 / 15 | Jump (40) | Matthew Batchelor | Miss A M Newton-Smith Majors Rayer &… | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear, jumped badly left last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 18 L | Dont Even Ask (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 35-0 / 5 | Jump (52) | K Renwick | B G Powell Mrs M Devine | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 15 L | Play A Cord (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 670F / 8 | Jump (3) | James Davies | N P Mulholland Neil Mulholland… | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | ¾ L | Jay Ell The Trier (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 40P / 5 | Jump (13) | Mr D Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr David Lovell | 100/1 | |
| restrained well in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Alldunnandusted (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 876 / 8 | Jump (20) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mr C R Dunning | ||
| 10 |   | - | Theophrastus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 13 | L Treadwell | N J Gifford Miss Abi Drury | ||||
| 11 |   | - | Wade Farm Billy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 31-64 / 6 | Jump (234) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs M J George… | |||
