26 Feb 2009 16:30 Taunton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,854); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Horserace Betting Levy Board Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Qozak (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
211321 / 8 |
Flat (315), Jump (30) |
S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs William… |
1/4 | |
| chased leader, led 5th, went clear after 3f out, shaken up approaching last, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 7 L |
Postmaster (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 13) |
211412 / 11 |
Flat (196), Jump (39) |
Donal Fahy | Evan Williams The Bill & Ben… |
7/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and chased winner after 3f out, kept on well flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 3½ L |
Long Hop (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4-543 / 7 |
Jump (14) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr David Sewell |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, went 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| NK |
Sun Quest (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
632124 / 13 |
Flat (324), Jump (33) |
Mr D Coleman | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway and chased leader after 4th, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
| 10 L |
Quinz (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
46 / 12 |
Flat (225), Jump (19) |
T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr Andrew L Cohen |
20/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| NK |
Paddys Honour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
2376 / 8 |
Jump (11) | A Thornton | P Hobbs & J White Tay Valley Chasers… |
25/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
| Dist |
The Flying Phenom (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 3) |
74/567-0 / 6 |
Flat (470), Jump (30) |
Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mr P Tosh |
125/1 | |
| mid-division to 5th, soon lost place, weakened 6th | ||||||||||
8th |
12 |
| 1½ L |
Synonymy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4/0- / 7 |
Flat (58), Jump (394) |
Jimmy McCarthy | M Blanshard Messrs Chambers… |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 6th | ||||||||||
9th |
5 |
| 8 L |
Dontsayathing (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
34 / 8 |
Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | R H Buckler Mr D R Fear |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
10th |
9 |
| 4½ L |
Own Up (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
8-8 / 7 |
Jump (92) | T Molloy | Mrs A Barclay Mrs Althea Barclay |
125/1 | |
| always behind, no impression | ||||||||||
11th |
8 |
| Dist |
Murfreesboro (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 3) |
/ 10 |
Flat (42) | M Foley | A E Jones Mrs K H York |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened halway | ||||||||||
12th |
6 |
| ¾ L |
Kyoto (GER) (colt, bay, 11 3) |
/ 7 |
Flat (469) | Christian Williams | N J Hawke N J McMullan And… |
20/1 | |
| held up, headway after 5th, weakened next | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Awe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
0- / 5 |
Flat (839), Jump (490) |
J Tizzard | Mrs K Stephens Mr M Langdell |
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