26 Mar 2009 16:30 Towcester
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
NuVu Windows, Doors & Conservatories Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Pterodactyl (IRE) (, bay, 11 0) |
2-24F24 / 23 |
Flat (497), Jump (27) |
Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams H-E Pabst |
5/4 | |
| mid-division, closed 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon went 2nd, led approaching 2 out, clear before last, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 14 L |
Riddleofthesands (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
31-062 / 10 |
Jump (24) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
12/1 | |
| pressed leader, led after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, outpaced by winner before last | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| ¾ L |
Mansonn Leda (FR) (Mare, bay, 10 7) |
4/78-54 / 7 |
Jump (90) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Simon & Mark Hubbard… |
40/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway, still only 6th 3 out, went 3rd, not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 12 L |
Benedict Spirit (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 7) |
5 / 6 |
Flat (4), Jump (54) |
C Bolger | M H Tompkins Miss Evanna McCutcheon |
11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, jumped left 1st, not fluent, rider lost iron briefly 2nd, some headway before 3 out, not in contention, went 4th when mistake last, never dangerous | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| 17 L |
Ruthenoise (FR) (filly, chestnut, 10 6) |
129 / 6 |
Jump (15) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr S Munir |
2/1 | |
| led, jumped left 4th, not fluent 5th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 2 L |
Similar Fashion (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 10 7) |
54-38 / 7 |
Jump (90) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Weatherbys Racing… |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| NK |
Foresight (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 7) |
4 / 5 |
Flat (216), Jump (34) |
J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr D McCain |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 14 L |
Barathea Blazer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
P/ / 10 |
Flat (725), Jump (1209) |
T Siddall | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Bettine Evans |
100/1 | |
| raced keenly well in rear, always behind, no chance when hit 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 8 L |
Epidaurian King (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
8 / 6 |
Flat (40), Jump (12) |
A Thornton | D Shaw Mr Derek Shaw |
50/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up well in rear, no chance when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
10th |
2 |
| Dist |
Doonigan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
6-98 / 5 |
Flat (170), Jump (207) |
R Greene | G Brown Mr I A Balding… |
250/1 | |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly 4th, pushed along after next, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
FE |
6 |
| - |
Vandenberghe (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
/ 10 |
Flat (1396) | S Fox | S Curran Mr D Marks |
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PU |
10 |
| - |
On Yer Own (GB) (Mare, brown, 10 7) |
0- / 6 |
Jump (348) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr & Mrs M J Hawley |
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12 |
| - |
Purely By Chance (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 6) |
1744P / 5 |
Flat (125), Jump (16) |
Wayne Hutchinson | J Pearce Lady Green |
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