15 Jul 2009 14:10 Uttoxeter
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Abbot Ale Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Persian Warrior (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 33-11F2 / 22 | Flat (1030), Jump (31) | Danny Cook | Mrs L J Young Mr J Davies & Mr… | 4/7 | |
| led until after 4th, led 5th to 7th, remained challenging, led 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 3 L | Ormond Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 8-8 / 4 | Flat (397), Jump (42) | P J Brennan | C E Longsdon Michael Gerard… | 14/1 | |
| with winner, not fluent 2nd, led after 4th to 5th, led 7th, headed 2 out, switched right approaching last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 1½ L | Cloudier (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 546/P4 / 9 | Flat (1970), Jump (17) | Mr O Greenall | T D Walford T C And A Winter… | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th or 7th, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Ishismart (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 6F48/05- / 8 | Flat (760), Jump (405) | D R Dennis | R Hollinshead Mrs Norma Harris | 33/1 | |
| raced keenly in mid division, hit 7th, headway 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out, not fluent last, lost 3rd when no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 10 L | Blush Tone (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 3) | 8-7F4 / 4 | Flat (334), Jump (37) | Dean Coleman | Tim Vaughan K Abdullah | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced by leading pair 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 16 L | Hammer (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 8 | Flat (67) | Wayne Hutchinson | R T Phillips Mr J Payne | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Private Affair (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 496-6 / 5 | Jump (17) | H Oliver | J Parkinson & S Smith Mr Ian Marks | 11/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 3¼ L | Handsome Chap (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 7-60 / 5 | Jump (17) | M J McAlister | I W McInnes Keith Brown Properties… | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, behind when jumped right 7th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Climaxtackledotcom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 4 | Flat (316) | C Poste | D Shaw Climax Fishing… | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, pulled hard, jumped poorly 6th when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 7 L | Send For Tim (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 63/60PP- / 11 | Jump (128) | L P Aspell | F Jordan Mr Tim Powell | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | Dist | Semah Harold (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | / 4 | Flat (173) | C Honour | J R Holt Mr J P Hames | 33/1 | |
| in touch, raced keenly, weakened 7th, no chance when blundered badly and unseated rider last, remounted, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Vacario (GER) (Gelding, brown, 11 5) | 320-312 / 9 | Jump (21) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Miss Daisy Hitchins | |||
| UR | 10 |   | - | Basford Wayfarer (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 3-559 / 5 | Jump (36) | A O'Keeffe | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | ||
| 13 |   | - | Jellytot (USA) (Filly, bay, 10 5) | 67 / 6 | Flat (93), Jump (17) | D C Costello | I W McInnes Miss L Fritchley | |||
