13 Dec 2007 13:40 Ludlow
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,748); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Betfair Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Barton Legend (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | PP-5663 / 25 | Jump (7) | Mr T Weston | Dr R D P Newland Lady Clarke | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden 3 out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15 |   | 1¼ L | I'm A Legend (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 000P0-R / 10 | Jump (7) | Mr S F Magee | D P Keane Wincanton Race… | 3/1 | |
| held up, headway 4 out, chased winner after 2 out, kept on, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 10 L | Ramvaswani (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 963492 / 8 | Jump (10) | Mr J Owen | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to chase leaders after 4 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 2 L | Spider Boy (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 5PU732 / 14 | Jump (8) | Mr H G Miller | Miss Z C Davison Shovelstrode Racing… | 16/1 | |
| led 2nd, headed 4 out, ridden and one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 2 L | Cockspur (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs) | P30435 / 7 | Jump (35) | Mr J Goss | H J Evans Treglown/Nettles/Peace/Evans | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden after 4 out, plugged on, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | NK | Forever Autumn (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 6F397 / 5 | Jump (18) | Mr M Wall | D G Bridgwater Bourton Vale Racing | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place after 4th, headway after 4 out, blundered last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 1½ L | Warsaw Pact (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 7-310 / 14 | Jump (26) | Mr J Guerriero | P Hobbs & J White Mr S Dixon | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | SHD | Just Smokie (GB) (Mare, Grey, 157lbs) | 3-20*D2 / 7 | Jump (26) | Mr T Greenall | D McCain Jnr Essential Racing… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 11 L | Penfull (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 666 / 5 | Jump (14) | Mr J Mahot | M Scudamore The Yes No Wait… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 9 L | Brave Bugsy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 63491 / 7 | Jump (32) | B J Toomey | M Appleby West Mercia Fork… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 17 L | Sharkeys Dream (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 157lbs) | 2P-23PU / 7 | Jump (15) | Mr J Winston | Ferdy Murphy Chemipetro Limited | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 6th, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Vinatieri (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 498-200 / 8 | Jump (14) | Mr Nick Williams | P J Rothwell G Burke | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 10 |   | - | Rifleman (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 149lbs) | 55P681 / 14 | Jump (21) | A Bird | R Lee Mr John M Jackson | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Bartercard (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 85/13P-9 / 7 | Jump (46) | Mr B Garner | C J Mann E Good I Kirkham… | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway 6th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Backscratcher (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | F/FRU-P3 / 14 | Jump (30) | Miss G Swan | John R Upson Mrs Diane Upson | 28/1 | |
| led, headed 2nd, behind from 6th, pulled up before 3 out, | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Royal Sailor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 0/067-P / 6 | Jump (57), Flat (10) | Mr David Mcminn | J Ryan Mr J McMinn | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
