15 Dec 2009 13:20 Catterick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Turftv Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | Tilt (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 23 | Flat (25) | K Mercer | B Ellison The Seasiders | 7/1 | |
| with leader, led 3rd, hit and headed 4th, regained lead 3 out, stayed on well from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Meridian City (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3110-1R / 7 | Jump (8) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 5/4 | |
| held up mid-division, chased leaders after 3 out, chased winner approaching and not fluent last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 15 L | Lightening Rod (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 3101-71 / 12 | Jump (20) | Mr O Greenall | M & D Easterby Mr N W A Bannister… | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 1½ L | Saveiro (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2110-33 / 10 | Flat (227), Jump (23) | B S Hughes | G A Swinbank Mr D H Gibbon | 5/1 | |
| led, headed 3rd, led again 4th, headed 3 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Jackday (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (49) | R McGrath | T D Easterby Mrs Jean P Connew | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, stayed on from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 4½ L | Restezen D'armor (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 05338 / 9 | Jump (14) | T Scudamore | C E Longsdon Mr Richard Wilkin | 40/1 | |
| held up in touch, mistake 5th, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 5 L | Cuigny (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1-43 / 7 | Jump (198) | G Berridge | S H Shirley-beavan Mrs P M Shirley-Beavan | 33/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened from 6th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 12 L | Grand Zouki (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 06-47 / 5 | Jump (39) | Andrew Tinkler | G M Moore Mrs Mary Hatfield… | 100/1 | |
| held up, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 27 L | Karrot Kake (GB) (mare, brown, 10 5) | 2-19 / 6 | Jump (35) | P Kinsella | Ollie Pears Mrjohn J King | 100/1 | |
| held up, weakened from 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Great Vintage (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 700 / 5 | Jump (8) | P Buchanan | P D Niven Mr Michael Paley | 250/1 | |
| held up, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 3¾ L | Play The Rock (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 6/P-0141 / 8 | Flat (1165), Jump (87) | J Reveley | P A Kirby Kirby, Fahy & Revell | 28/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 2¼ L | Slow Escape (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (589) | Gary Rutherford | F Kirby Mr Fred Kirby | 250/1 | |
| behind, weakened from 7th | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Scrum V (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 257-08 / 11 | Jump (67) | M H Naughton | J J Davies Ms C Hope | |||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Lisbon Lion (IRE) (Colt, brown, 10 12) | P / 7 | Flat (49), Jump (23) | K Renwick | James Moffatt David & Nicky Robinson | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Its Beyond Me (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 9-0 / 6 | Flat (197), Jump (230) | Ryan Mania | F P Murtagh Mrs M Irving | ||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Mandrake Miss (GB) (filly, brown, 10 5) | / 5 | Flat (472) | P Aspell | C R Wilson Mrs J Wilson (Durham) | ||
