20 Oct 2009 14:40 Exeter
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Hurdles: Good to Soft, Soft in palces).
Bathwick Tyres Taunton Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Rebel Du Maquis (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 22-2 / 8 | Jump (160) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Kathy Stuart… | 1/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, drew clear from 2 out, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | 17 L | Robo (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 47-0 / 5 | Jump (157) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White The Ravenstone… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner approaching 3 out, no impression 2 out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 10 L | Strategic Approach (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 31/FF- / 9 | Jump (335) | N D Fehily | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 5/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along after 5th, no chance with front pair, went 3rd before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 5 L | Cricket Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 43/70-09 / 6 | Jump (12) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, no further progress 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15 |   | 3¼ L | Shadow Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6-9 / 6 | Jump (9) | Donal Fahy | N J Hawke Firsthorse Together… | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, jumped left last, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Know Your Place (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 47- / 6 | Jump (190) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| in touch, lost place approaching 3rd, behind when not fluent 4th, hung left on bend approaching 3 out, passed beaten horses home straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 4 L | Cardinal James (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12) | 99- / 7 | Flat (237), Jump (295) | A Thornton | Miss Tor Sturgis Mr James Roberts | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon nudged along, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 3 L | Over The Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 63P-7 / 6 | Jump (23) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Allan Stennett | 40/1 | |
| in touch, chased winner after 5th until approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | ½ L | Kilshannig (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | 0 / 6 | Flat (395), Jump (10) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 10th | 17 |   | Dist | Superius (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (366) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Crew Bourgeois | 9/1 | |
| not fluent, in rear, headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 2 L | Lord Raspberry (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 70/ / 5 | Jump (636) | Giles Hawkins | P Hobbs & J White Mr Rye Braune &… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling 4th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Kauto The Roc (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 509- / 9 | Jump (234) | R Thornton | A King Ridgeway Racing… | 66/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 4th, weakened approaching 3 out where mistake, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 1 |   | 6 L | Tayarat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 13-848D / 13 | Flat (761), Jump (30) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs M Chapman | 16/1 | |
| led to 3rd, weakened quickly approaching 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2 |   | 8 L | Adeus Ayrton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2- / 7 | Jump (412) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mr Tim Harris | 7/1 | |
| not fluent and pecked 1st, always in rear, mistake 4th, well behind after 9th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 3 |   | 4 L | Bankers Bonus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P2 / 5 | Jump (149) | B Wharfe | M Hill Money For Nothing… | 66/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leaders to after 4th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Parazar (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 3- / 8 | Jump (261) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Mr H Trerise &… | |||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Holden Caulfield (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 6422 / 8 | Flat (497), Jump (77) | R Greene | N G Ayliffe Mr R Allatt | ||
| 18 |   | - | Zaif (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 35/ / 7 | Flat (13), Jump (612) | M Bradburne | D J S Ffrench Davis Miss R Wakeford | |||
