22 May 2009 19:10 Stratford
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,262); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Persian Warrior (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 65/333-1 / 22 | Flat (976), Jump (19) | Danny Cook | Mrs L J Young Mr J Davies & Mr… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, chased winner approaching 3 out where not fluent, led approaching last, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | NK | Classic Swain (USA) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 4) | 721-1 / 8 | Flat (259), Jump (15) | Harry Skelton | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs D Borradaile | 3/10 | |
| prominent, went 2nd 3rd, led well before 3 out where mistake, not fluent 2 out, soon hard ridden and reluctant, headed approaching last where not fluent, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | Dist | Duneen Dream (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | / 8 | Flat (28) | L Stephens | Mrs N S Evans Iwantaracehorse… | 66/1 | |
| pulled hard, well in rear, some headway before 3 out but nowhere near leaders, went poor 3rd before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3½ L | King Edmund (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 17/285-F / 12 | Jump (25) | T Scudamore | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 7/1 | |
| led, jumped right 5th, headed well before 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Jago (SWI) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | P/ / 6 | Flat (7), Jump (509) | Christian Williams | A M Hales Four Counties Partnership | 25/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 5th, weakened approachin 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 5 L | Devolution (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | PF/ / 11 | Flat (25), Jump (1228) | James Davies | Miss C Dyson Miss C Dyson | 100/1 | |
| held up, pulled hard, hit 3rd, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1 L | Makhzoon (USA) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 353- / 10 | Jump (32) | W Kennedy | P R Webber The Ladies Who | 7/1 | |
| jumped right, chased leader to 3rd, remained in touch, weakening when jumped slowly and mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | Dist | No Money For Honey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 7 | T J O'Brien | Mrs A L M King Mr Aiden Murphy | 25/1 | ||
| jumped slowly 1st, in rear, lost touch after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | On Yer Own (GB) (Mare, brown, 10 5) | 0/P7- / 6 | Jump (48) | Sean Quinlan | R T Phillips Mr & Mrs M J Hawley | ||
