08 Nov 2009 14:00 Hereford
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,854); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Bureaucrat (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0-59U5F / 23 | Flat (86), Jump (35) | Giles Hawkins | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Susan Granger | 4/6 | |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, went 2nd after 6th, ridden to lead narrowly after 2 out, hanging right approaching last, headed flat, regained lead post (no time taken) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NS | Little Firecracker (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 5) | 284222 / 5 | Flat (268), Jump (21) | Dean Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr B Bell Mr N… | 11/4 | |
| led, not fluent 3rd, headed narrowly after 2 out, edged left and regained lead flat, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 3 L | Ballabrook (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | U-30436 / 11 | Jump (35) | Brian Toomey | D McCain Jnr Mr R O Oliver | 17/2 | |
| held up, headway on inside 6th, hard ridden and hanging left before 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 10 L | Ruling Reef (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 5) | P36490- / 8 | Flat (265), Jump (218) | A Freeman | M R Bosley Mrs Jean M O'Connor | 25/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 5th, lost place 7th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, hanging badly right approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | Dist | Simplyirresistible (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 5) | 46PPP4 / 11 | Jump (32) | Peter Hatton | S T Lewis Mr David Lewis | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | ½ L | William Weazle (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0U6-0 / 4 | Jump (145) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mr R C Burridge | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, no chance after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | Dist | Jetlag (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 080-3P / 7 | Jump (7) | Michael Murphy | Mike Hammond Mr John Perry | 18/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
