16 Nov 2009 13:50 Plumpton
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Ladbrokes Bamiyan Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | The Betchworth Kid (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | / 20 | Flat (50) | R Thornton | A King Mr W H Ponsonby | 4/6 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd at 5th, closed on leader 3 out, challenged 2 out, narrow advantage soon after last, ridden to assert flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2½ L | King Edmund (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 7/285-F4 / 12 | Jump (178) | L P Aspell | C Gordon Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 8/1 | |
| led, clear with one rival 5th, reduced lead and hit 3 out, joined 2 out, soon ridden, not fluent and headed soon after last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | Dist | Ice Bellini (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 7 / 6 | Flat (188), Jump (14) | M Goldstein | Jim Best Mr Leon Best | 50/1 | |
| held up, hit 2nd, headway to moderate 4th after 3 out, kept on into modest 3rd flat, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 7 L | Coin of The Realm (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 7-2 / 9 | Flat (37), Jump (185) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr Glyn Byard | 2/1 | |
| took keen hold, settled in 4th, headway to chase leading pair 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, hit next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | Dist | Birthday Star (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5 / 9 | Flat (336), Jump (29) | P Hide | Mrs L C Jewell Dr David Chapman-Jones | 66/1 | |
| took keen hold, pressed leader to approaching 5th where mistake, struggling after next, soon lost touch, well behind when hit last, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Heronway (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 9- / 7 | Jump (218) | P J Brennan | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm Denmark… | ||
| 7 |   | - | Lady Jinks (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 10 5) | 23 / 6 | Flat (86), Jump (12) | Danny Burton | Miss J S Davis Miss Alison P Lee | |||
