04 Dec 2007 13:40 Hereford
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,253); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Weatherbys Messaging Service Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Pennek (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | / 22 | Flat (111) | R Thornton | A King Mr H D Read | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 6th, ridden 2 out, led soon after last, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Quickbeam (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 4 / 9 | Jump (41) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Miss Mandy D Coughlan… | 12/1 | |
| hampered 1st, headway and ridden 6th, every chance when left in lead last, headed and hampered, not recover | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 8 L | Sullumo (GER) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) | / 8 | Flat (381) | M A Fitzgerald | C J Mann C & P Sturgeon… | 9/2 | |
| in touch, ridden 7th, close up 2 out, weakening approaching last and left 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 1½ L | April San (GB) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs) | 24-3 / 8 | Jump (20) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Sean O'Riain | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14 |   | 12 L | Teach to Preach (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) | 0-0 / 5 | Jump (21) | D A Jacob | B De Haan Mrs D Vaughan | 66/1 | |
| led, headed 2nd, stayed prominent until weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 3 L | Master Wolfe (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 7508 / 6 | Jump (6) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White The Country Side | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | SHD | Hinton Thunderbolt (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | / 8 | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Mrs Nicola Moores | 66/1 | ||
| mid-division, jumped right 3rd, behind from 6th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 23 L | Melvino (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 31 / 9 | Jump (23) | O McPhail | J K Price Mr J K Price | 9/1 | |
| led 2nd, ridden 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 2½ L | Sea Saffron (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 46 / 12 | Jump (11) | S E Durack | J D Frost G N Noye & P A… | 100/1 | |
| keen in rear, bumped 3rd, behind 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | 2 L | Cresswell Ruby (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 145lbs) | 3433 / 8 | Jump (8) | J Tizzard | W K Goldsworthy Greenacre Racing… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 1st, behind from 7th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | NK | Midnight Spirit (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 804P/8-P / 12 | Jump (9) | Jamie Jenkinson | F E Sutherland Mr Steve Day | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 27 L | Oh Braga (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 4 / 9 | Jump (32) | D Elsworth | T R George Jayne Roberts Amanda… | 18/1 | |
| mistake 2nd and 4th, weakened 7th and behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Aymard des Fieffes (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) | 74/76P- / 9 | Jump (238) | J Mogford | Mrs N S Evans Mr Martin Llewelyn | 100/1 | |
| in touch when mistake 1st and lost place, behind when jumped right 5th | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Orphelin Collonges (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 65- / 9 | Jump (380) | A P McCoy | C E Longsdon Mr R J Price | 6/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to lead 2 out, narrow leader when fell last | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Cadoulor (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 35/7- / 5 | Jump (567) | Non Runner | P & M Bowen Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
