07 Nov 2009 13:40 Sandown
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Blue Square Guaranteed SP Juvenile Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Blazing Buck (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | 2P / 19 | Flat (58), Jump (16) | P Merrigan | A W Carroll Mr J P Hoskins | 16/1 | |
| led, jumped left 1st and 2nd, headed 3rd, hit 5th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, soon challenging, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 2 L | Zarinski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (98) | Felix de Giles | N J Henderson C Duggan,b Gilligan,a… | 7/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, hanging right from approaching 2 out, headed towards finish, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 9 L | Space Telescope (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (176) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 10/3 | |
| held up, in touch after 2nd, went 2nd 3 out, challenged 2 out until mistake last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 4½ L | Ashes Summer (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 3 / 3 | Flat (47), Jump (20) | W Kennedy | P R Webber Economic Security | 5/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, went 2nd approaching 5th until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ½ L | Haling Park (UAE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | / 7 | Flat (23) | N D Fehily | G & J Moore Miss C J E Caroe | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, tried to close approaching 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | ½ L | Gilded Age (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 7 | Flat (45) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Miss M E Rowland | 11/4 | |
| in touch, raced keenly ridden when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 18 L | Bahkov (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (43) | Edward Cookson | Andrew Turnell Mr J Dewhurst | 33/1 | |
| held up, raced keenly, jumped slowly 3rd and 4th, lost touch approaching 3 out, clambered over last | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Gulf Of Aqaba (USA) (colt, bay, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (110) | Danny Cook | D Pipe Mr David Lewis | |||
