04 Jun 2009 17:50 Uttoxeter
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
John Smith's Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Any Given Day (IRE) (Colt, grey, 11 1) |
1 / 20 |
Flat (254), Jump (15) |
J M Maguire | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie |
4/6 | |
| in touch, went 2nd after 5th, led after 3 out, clear before last, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 7 L |
Urban Tiger (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
51U222- / 11 |
Flat (744), Jump (204) |
R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Ecurie't Heyveld |
6/1 | |
| raced keenly, led after 1st, clear 4th, headed after 3 out, one pace and beaten after 2 out | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 11 L |
Emerald Wilderness (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
3274/2 / 10 |
Flat (49), Jump (29) |
R Thornton | A King Mr F J Perry |
9/4 | |
| held up, headway after 5th, went 3rd after next, pushed along before 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 7 L |
Stratford Stroller (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
00-9 / 11 |
Jump (16) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs P Tollit |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, shaken up and lost touch approaching 3 out, went modest 4th after last, never dangerous | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 4½ L |
General Mayo (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
P- / 6 |
Jump (395) | S E Durack | Tim Vaughan Mr L Price |
33/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, headway to go 4th approaching 3 out where jumped slowly and rider lost iron briefly, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 2½ L |
Strong Market (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 9) |
P7-F6 / 5 |
Flat (695), Jump (25) |
T Siddall | J Scott Bradley Partnership |
18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, took keen hold, mistake 5th, pushed along after next, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 8 L |
Colemanstown (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
6PPP0-9 / 11 |
Flat (1307), Jump (16) |
Byron Moorcroft | Miss C J E Caroe Mr D Fish |
200/1 | |
| raced keenly, soon prominent, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| Dist |
Spike Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
P7- / 4 |
Jump (46) | T Messenger | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams |
40/1 | |
| raced freely, led, went right and wandering 1st, soon headed, not fluent after, hit 6th, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||