11 Aug 2009 14:15 Newton Abbot
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,953); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
South West Racing Club Selling Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Miss Skippy (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 5) | 332/PU-P / 26 | Jump (64) | Andrew Tinkler | A G Newcombe Lymington Arms… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 6th, joined 2 out, narrowly headed on long run soon after, rallied gamely to regain lead, last stride | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | Stumped (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 33-6122 / 7 | Flat (1071), Jump (8) | D Elsworth | A B Haynes Crew Bourgeois | 1/1 | |
| held up well in rear, badly hampered 5th, headway from next, chased leaders 3 out, challenged on bit 2 out, led on long run soon after, headed final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 8 L | Top Trees (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | F-64936 / 11 | Flat (695), Jump (23) | Peter Toole | W S Kittow Mrs P E Hawkings | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 5th, chasing winner when hit 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Soviet Sceptre (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 718P-32 / 8 | Flat (78), Jump (29) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan The Welsh Valleys… | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistake and hampered 6th, stayed on from next, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 11 L | Play A Cord (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 46-9P53 / 8 | Jump (4) | D A Jacob | N P Mulholland Neil Mulholland… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 9 L | Twill (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 5/5-34 / 7 | Flat (35), Jump (23) | Brian Toomey | D Burchell Mr T G Williams | 8/1 | |
| always rear division | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 11 L | Cavalry Twill (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 85/904-2 / 6 | Flat (655), Jump (91) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mr David Fisher | 25/1 | |
| in touch, headway and went prominent 6th, weakened soon after next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | Dist | Cat Six (USA) (Filly, bay, 10 5) | 40-8560 / 10 | Flat (15), Jump (11) | Josh Wall | T Wall Dave Roberts Racing | 66/1 | |
| always rear, struggling after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 26 L | Zaydar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2307/8P / 9 | Flat (393), Jump (20) | E Dehdashti | G A Ham TOS Ireland Ltd | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold, always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 26 L | Forest Lodge (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 597P-P0 / 6 | Flat (1076), Jump (49) | D R Dennis | Miss M Bragg Mr W H Whitley | 100/1 | |
| 11th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Galilean (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 30-U708 / 6 | Flat (325), Jump (8) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Anthony Dean | 25/1 | |
| 12th | 12 |   | 3¼ L | Missie Geore (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 067-P3P / 6 | Jump (7) | Harry Skelton | J D Frost Ifji Rochjobi | 66/1 | |
| 13th | 3 |   | ½ L | All To Prove (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | C-5PP8U / 5 | Jump (9) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr Allan Stennett | 50/1 | |
| FE | 5 |   | - | Cover Drive (USA) (Colt, brown, 10 12) | 96F / 6 | Flat (201), Jump (44) | Sean Quinlan | Mrs E Bishop H E Sheikh Rashid… | ||
| 15 |   | - | Bet Noir (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 3) | 2-3 / 8 | Flat (122), Jump (23) | Wayne Hutchinson | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | |||
