18 Mar 2009 15:25 Warwick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,426); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
totequadpot Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Valento (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 7) | 5 / 20 | Flat (154), Jump (19) | T Siddall | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs E J Wills | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3rd, chased leader before next, led approaching 3f out, shaken up from 2f out, ran on well, flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3¾ L | Gold Award (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 119-1 / 7 | Jump (19) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson The Queen | 8/11 | |
| chased leaders, chased winner 3f out, soon pushed along, no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Punta Galera (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 0) | 5 / 7 | Flat (32), Jump (278) | T J Phelan | Paul Green Mr Derek A Howard | 125/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 5th, ridden after 3f out, hung left before 2f out, 3rd when not fluent last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 5 L | Elk Trail (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 5) | 11 / 6 | Flat (69), Jump (26) | W Marston | Mrs P Sly Bluestone Partnership | 10/1 | |
| pulled hard, held up, hit 1st, headway after 3rd, ridden after 3f out, weakening when mistake 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 7 L | Martin's Friend (USA) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 7 / 4 | Flat (178), Jump (107) | D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr Ron Davies | 50/1 | |
| chased leader until after 2nd, chased leaders, ridden from 3f out, weakening when hit last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Daraiym (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | / 4 | Flat (55) | Dave Crosse | Paul Green Mr Paul Boyers | 125/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway when jumped left 4th, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 22 L | The Wily Woodcock (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 9 / 6 | Flat (47), Jump (23) | P Hide | G & J Moore Miss R E Price | 80/1 | |
| held up, not fluent 4th, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 7 L | Aegean Prince (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | / 5 | Flat (103) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White Theobalds Stud | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, behind from 5th, | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Cnidos (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0-0P0 / 5 | Jump (13) | W P Kavanagh | A E Jessop Mrs Gloria Jessop | 250/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway when mistake 5th, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 6 L | Nowzdetime (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | 6 / 5 | Flat (98), Jump (30) | Miss O Maylam | M E Rimmer Mr J McManamon | 250/1 | |
| raced freely, led, not fluent 2nd, left clear next, hit 4th, headed before 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 8 L | Bite The Boss (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | 9 / 4 | Flat (90), Jump (26) | G Supple | D Pipe Mrs S J Brookhouse | 100/1 | |
| held up, jumped slowly 2nd, not fluent 4th, always behind | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Barathea Blazer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | P/ / 10 | Flat (717), Jump (1201) | T J Murphy | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Bettine Evans | |||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Enfant De Lune (FR) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 12) | 511 / 8 | Flat (270), Jump (13) | R Thornton | A King Ashton Racing Club | ||
