25 Sep 2009 16:05 Worcester
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Book Christmas Parties At Worcester Racecourse Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | King High (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 6-5831 / 10 | Jump (23) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill B A Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4th, went 2nd last, soon edged left in behind leader, straightened up, ran on well under pressure to lead last strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | Miss Ladybird (USA) (Mare, bay, 11 12) | 70-9611 / 9 | Flat (935), Jump (23) | Aidan Coleman | R Dickin Mr Bill Wyatt | 4/1 | |
| led, driven flat, headed last strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 4½ L | Feeling (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 5) | P7-6525 / 9 | Flat (13), Jump (40) | Byron Moorcroft | D Burchell Mr Dai Burchell | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | HD | Uffa Fox (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 816/748- / 8 | Jump (158) | N D Fehily | B De Haan Lady V Aitken Mrs… | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, unable to quicken before last, kept on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Semi Detached (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 87-5571 / 8 | Flat (259), Jump (41) | M Bradburne | J W Unett Mr Allen B Pope | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd 3rd until last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ½ L | Anfield Road (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 03-856 / 4 | Flat (231), Jump (24) | J M Maguire | D R Gandolfo The A T P Racing… | 22/1 | |
| behind, stayed on from 2 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 3 L | Planetarium (GB) (Colt, grey, 11 6) | 0605U / 5 | Flat (447), Jump (34) | R Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr G M Cowan | 16/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 5th, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 1 L | Massams Lane (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 103616 / 10 | Flat (358), Jump (25) | Sean Quinlan | Mrs C J Ikin Mrs P J Ikin | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders to 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 3¼ L | Commit To Memory (GB) (Colt, brown, 11 10) | 445-062 / 6 | Flat (126), Jump (19) | S Fox | J C Fox Mr Darren Langley | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 5 L | Won More Night (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 2) | PF0-359 / 9 | Flat (372), Jump (23) | Jimmy Derham | M Keighley Mr D A Thorpe | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped rear approaching 5th, shaken up when not fluent 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 25 L | Winged Farasi (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 1363 / 9 | Flat (163), Jump (27) | Mr O Greenall | Miss J E Foster Miss J E Foster | 14/1 | |
| in rear, not fluent 3rd, soon pushed along, well behind 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | Dist | Pavo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F/0P-300 / 6 | Jump (40) | William Biddick | R Brotherton G Burke | 50/1 | |
| raced keenly, went prominent after 2nd, jumped slowly next, weakened after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
