18 Jun 2009 18:50 Ffos Las
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Castell Howell Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Turf War (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 418-201 / 21 | Jump (11) | A P Heskin | M Hourigan Gigginstown House… | 15/8 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, led approaching and hit next, clear before last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2½ L | Cootehill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 39425-1 / 10 | Jump (9) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Felicity Griffin | 5/2 | |
| held up, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Twill (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 5/5- / 7 | Flat (13), Jump (398) | Brian Toomey | D Burchell Mr T G Williams | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, driven 3 out, headway next, stayed on well, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ½ L | Tayarat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | 65P13-8 / 13 | Flat (637), Jump (42) | Christian Williams | Evan Williams Mrs M Chapman | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, jumped left 5th, ridden and effort 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 1½ L | Dantari (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 8110-42 / 8 | Flat (117), Jump (24) | A P McCoy | Evan Williams Mr D J Burchell | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, soon driven to challenge, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 7 L | Piper's Song (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 50- / 8 | Flat (9), Jump (141) | Stephen Craine | Pat Morris Mr M Sawers | 50/1 | |
| held up, headway when hampered 2 out, weakening when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 8 L | Taxman (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 0/5- / 7 | Flat (131), Jump (333) | A Thornton | A G Newcombe Mr B P Ryan | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 1 L | Ghufa (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 10 | Flat (7) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker Mr P J Stephenson | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, soon prominent, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Rampant Ronnie (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | F3-51 / 8 | Flat (123), Jump (39) | R Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe Hanford's Chemist… | 7/1 | |
| led, driven and headed before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | ½ L | Alfie Noakes (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 10 | Flat (236) | Nick Scholfield | Miss R Curtis Miss Victoria Bell | 20/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16 |   | 1 L | Planetarium (GB) (Colt, grey, 10 9) | 06 / 5 | Flat (348), Jump (20) | Mr P J Tolman | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr G M Cowan | 66/1 | |
| behind, under pressure and not fluent 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 19 L | Attrapeur (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 60/0-4 / 9 | Jump (18) | S Thomas | A P Boxhall Mr M W Easterby | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | 2 L | How Is It Going (IRE) (Gelding, g, 10 12) | 00P000/ / 7 | Jump (457) | L P Aspell | O McKiernan Mrs C McKiernan | 40/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Another Bottle (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 39935/1 / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (14) | M D Grant | Mrs S Leech Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| FE | 14 |   | - | Venir Rouge (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | 5-2 / 9 | Flat (19), Jump (39) | Wayne Hutchinson | M Salaman Leading Edge Racing… | ||
| 15 |   | - | Pembo (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 9) | / 5 | Flat (119) | Charlie Huxley | S M Jacobs Mr Mark Roberts | |||
