03 Aug 2009 15:00 Newton Abbot
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,953); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Clive Ralph Happy 60th Birthday Claiming Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Gracechurch (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 40347/6- / 22 | Flat (14), Jump (414) | Ian Popham | R J Hodges Mrs S G Clapp | 7/1 | |
| keen hold early, held up, headway 3 out, travelling well to lead 2 out, found extra and kept on well from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Stumped (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 11) | 533-612 / 7 | Flat (1063), Jump (15) | D Elsworth | A B Haynes Crew Bourgeois | 6/5 | |
| prominent, went 2nd 5th, upsides winner and every chance 2 out, driven before last, found no extra after last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | NK | Something Inside (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 70-4265 / 6 | Jump (21) | Dean Coleman | D Burchell G T Pierse | 7/1 | |
| held up, headway after 3 out, challenged on outside 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Master Wells (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | P11-388 / 12 | Flat (369), Jump (15) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mr J D Frost | 11/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 16 L | Planetarium (GB) (Colt, grey, 11 10) | 060 / 5 | Flat (394), Jump (46) | R Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr G M Cowan | 25/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway into 3rd and pushed along 3 out, weakened quickly under pressure before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 6 L | Massams Lane (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | 62-0103 / 10 | Flat (305), Jump (10) | David Bass | Mrs C J Ikin Mrs P J Ikin | 25/1 | |
| always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 6 L | Levantine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 8/460-43 / 12 | Flat (1460), Jump (43) | Mr M Lurcock | M J Lurcock Mr Mike Lurcock | 22/1 | |
| close up, headway to press leaders 4th, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 9 L | Critical Stage (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 3253P3- / 10 | Flat (404), Jump (138) | Harry Skelton | J D Frost Le Rochjobi Partnership | 11/2 | |
| behind, pushed along before 5th, struggling and well behind from next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 2 L | Frosty's Gift (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 9) | 6 / 6 | Flat (55), Jump (19) | S Fox | J C Fox Mrs J A Cleary | 50/1 | |
| held up, ridden and hit 5th, struggling and weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | Dist | New Minerton (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | UP0 / 4 | Flat (434), Jump (19) | Mr Turlough O'connor | B R Millman Treatcourt Ltd | 100/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, driven, struggling after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Isitanywonder (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 98-5P / 4 | Jump (15) | B Wharfe | N J Dawe Richard & Daryl… | ||
| 11 |   | - | Mister Castlefield (IRE) (Colt, g, 10 10) | 00/00- / 7 | Flat (322), Jump (267) | Non Runner | Mrs A M O'Shea Mrs A M O'Shea | |||
