04 Mar 2009 14:30 Fontwell
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Betfair Sp As It Should Be Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 |   | - | Astrodome (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 5 / 20 | Flat (140), Jump (19) | P Hide | G & J Moore W E Sturt - Osborne… | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, driven out flat, always holding on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ½ L | Ermine Sea (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | 3 / 6 | Flat (852), Jump (40) | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Lady Bamford &… | 5/4 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, challenged from 5th, upsides last, driven and every chance flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 18 L | Fassaroe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 730-243 / 8 | Jump (72) | D Elsworth | O Sherwood Mr M G St Quinton | 11/8 | |
| chased leaders, led 4th, headed 2 out, mistake last, weakened and hung left flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 11 L | Ede's The Best (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 9) | 20-0 / 6 | Jump (50) | G Thomas | P Phelan Ede's (UK) Ltd | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 6th, mid-division when mistake and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 2 L | Daring Racer (GER) (Colt, chestnut, 11 2) | P6-5 / 6 | Flat (63), Jump (9) | C Bolger | Mrs L J Mongan The Spoofing Ten… | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 19 L | Silver Wager (GB) (filly, grey, 10 9) | 7 / 6 | Jump (50) | Alex Merriam | Mrs D Grissell Baroness Noakes | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and struggling 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 1 L | Balableu (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2-3P440 / 10 | Jump (37) | Matthew Batchelor | P A Bull Miss H Williams | 100/1 | |
| always behind, mistake 4th, struggling 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 14 L | Missinlucan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 70-08 / 7 | Jump (6) | S E Durack | Tim Vaughan The Castle Inn… | 66/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 14 L | My Jim Fan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 67 / 5 | Jump (23) | Danny Burton | Miss J S Davis A Killoran & G… | 100/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off 6th | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Nothing's Easy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 49 / 6 | Jump (14) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mrs Victoria Phelan | |||
| 11 |   | - | One Upmanship (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 98/ / 8 | Flat (16), Jump (1560) | James Davies | M Salaman Mr M J Vandenberghe | |||
| 12 |   | - | Search For Gold (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 3-209 / 9 | Jump (12) | Jimmy McCarthy | J A Geake Mrs P D Gulliver | |||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Dancing Valentine (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 9) | P / 5 | Flat (915), Jump (37) | R Lucey-Butler | C Gordon Mr R Howitt | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Giggles O'shea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0P / 8 | Jump (7) | M Goldstein | R Rowe Mrs M J Bone | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Blind Faith (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0-0U / 5 | Jump (27) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mrs C A Waters… | ||
| 9 |   | - | Nordwind (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 243492 / 10 | Flat (519), Jump (14) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr P Conway & Mr… | |||
