24 Apr 2009 15:20 Perth
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,879); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
stanjames.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Dancing Mist (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 5) | 2-14506 / 22 | Jump (29) | Jack Doyle | V R A Dartnall Willis, Rich &… | 11/2 | |
| in touch, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied after next, stayed on under pressure to lead flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | ¾ L | Mad Moose (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 55362 / 10 | Jump (30) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Middleham Park… | 8/1 | |
| in touch, led going well before 2 out, 6 lengths clear when not fluent last, soon ridden, headed flat, kept on near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | NS | Heez A Steel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 224-702 / 14 | Jump (18) | Mr A J Findlay | G A Charlton Mrs J M Walton | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, rallied next, hit last, ridden and kept on flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 10 L | Quiny Boy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 99P313 / 6 | Flat (384), Jump (15) | Mr D R Cook | D Pipe Mrs Jo Tracey | 9/2 | |
| in touch, led after 5th, ridden and headed before 2 out, one pace last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 1¼ L | Palos Conti (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 808-091 / 11 | Jump (11) | L Vickers | T J Pitt Mr C N Barnes | 10/1 | |
| behind, ridden 2 out, edged left and kept on approaching last, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 4 L | Seven Is Lucky (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6/37P-33 / 11 | Jump (295) | Ryan Mania | P Monteith The Dregs Of Humanity | 8/1 | |
| behind, kept on from 2 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 1½ L | Mansonn Leda (FR) (Mare, bay, 11 7) | 4/78-543 / 7 | Jump (29) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Simon & Mark Hubbard… | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon one pace, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 3½ L | Copper's Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 0808 / 10 | Jump (35) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr R A Owen | 66/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 1½ L | Panthera Leo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 2553-69 / 6 | Jump (7) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | ½ L | Chief Scout (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2-54573 / 7 | Flat (909), Jump (49) | K Renwick | Mrs S C Bradburne Black & White Communication… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16 |   | 5 L | Putitawayforayear (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 0/075 / 11 | Jump (167) | K Mercer | P Monteith Mrs Vivienne M… | 40/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | ½ L | Ifandbutwhy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 11793F / 10 | Jump (52) | M O'Connell | H Hogarth Hogarth Racing | 16/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 4 |   | Dist | Golden Banjo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 000-807 / 5 | Flat (293), Jump (245) | B S Hughes | G Elliott Total Merchant… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Simple Jim (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 345013 / 9 | Flat (129), Jump (17) | D J Condon | A D Brown Direct Racing Partnership | ||
| 6 |   | - | Quatro Pierji (FR) (Gelding, brown, 11 8) | 64-8662 / 7 | Jump (49) | P Aspell | James Moffatt The Sheroot Partnership | |||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Strobe (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 642125 / 12 | Flat (344), Jump (54) | A L Voy | Mrs L B Normile Miss P A & Mr P… | ||
