05 Feb 2009 15:20 Taunton
Winner: £6,200 (Penalty: £3,708); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Southwest-racing.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 3) | / 21 | Flat (112) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom | 10/3 | |
| prominent, led approaching 2 outl, shaken up approaching last, quicken clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 6 L | Big Eared Fran (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) | 10-F4 / 9 | Jump (21) | J W Farrelly | D Pipe Thomas Barr | 10/1 | |
| held up last, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, challenged approaching 2 out, not quicken | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3¼ L | Hey Big Spender (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3-4633 / 12 | Jump (19) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, challenged approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 23 L | Bruslini (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 7) | 42 / 9 | Flat (212), Jump (10) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White A Good Days Racing | 11/8 | |
| led, not fluent 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | NK | Danetime Panther (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 69 / 5 | Flat (101), Jump (13) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams The Pink Panther… | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | Dist | Good Man Jack (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 341-5 / 7 | Jump (21) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr R S Brookhouse | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Cricket Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 43- / 6 | Jump (401) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 15/2 | |
| in touch, headway after 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 1 L | Rio Laine (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 07 / 5 | Jump (22) | Felix de Giles | T R George Mrs Jayne Roberts | 100/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 9 L | Hobb's Dream (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 10) | 7P / 10 | Jump (9) | Paul Moloney | N P Mulholland John & Jeanette… | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 14 L | Simply Brave (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 00 / 6 | Jump (68) | David England | Mrs H E Rees Mrs H E Rees | 125/1 | |
| in touch, lost touch 4th, behind 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Blind Faith (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 0-0 / 5 | Jump (284) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mrs C A Waters… | ||
| 10 |   | - | Seefin Mountain (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) | 10-62 / 6 | Jump (37) | M D Grant | Andrew Turnell Marlborough Racing… | |||
| 7 |   | - | Heroes (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 79- / 6 | Flat (71), Jump (364) | L Stephens | Tim Vaughan M Khan X2 | |||
| 9 |   | - | Nahanni King (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | F- / 8 | Jump (369) | Jimmy McCarthy | Jean-Rene Auvray Lady Eliza Mays-smith | |||
