16 Dec 2009 15:10 Newbury
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO & 6YO; Going: Heavy.
E.B.F. Blue Square I-Card 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Duke Of Lucca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 21 / 12 | Jump (20) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Lesley Field &… | 7/2 | |
| tracked clear leader, headway 3 out, led after next, soon hard ridden and strongly challenged, stayed on strongly under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 5 L | Candy Creek (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 141-1 / 6 | Jump (23) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… | 8/13 | |
| mid-division, headway before 7th, soon chasing leaders, every chance last, hard ridden and weakened close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 5 L | Quizwork (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 659-7 / 7 | Jump (32) | J Mogford | D Killahena & G McPherson Quizzy Rascals | 150/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 4½ L | Doctor Foxtrot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 72-540 / 9 | Jump (20) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Dr V M G Ferguson | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, headway next, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 6 L | The Giant Bolster (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 52-1 / 11 | Jump (38) | R Greene | D G Bridgwater Simon Hunt & Gary… | 14/1 | |
| pulled hard and prominent, under pressure before 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Cuckoo Pen (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 75-2 / 8 | Jump (214) | Matthew Batchelor | M Bradstock The Hill Farm Partnership | 20/1 | |
| led, soon clear, jumped left and mistake 2 out, soon headed, weakening when jumped badly left last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 15 L | Filippo Lippi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 683 / 7 | Jump (15) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mrs Peter Bond | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14 |   | 5 L | That's The Deal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 41- / 15 | Jump (584) | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight Mr J R Cornwall | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, moderate headway approaching 2 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 6 L | Maraksh (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 5 | Jump (29) | N D Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Andrew Gemmell | 40/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | SHD | Priors Glen (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 25-5 / 7 | Jump (26) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs L Alexander | 10/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 3¾ L | Forest Rhythm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 38-174 / 9 | Jump (23) | W P Kavanagh | J W Mullins Mrs G Elliott | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7 |   | 27 L | Estates Recovery (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 17 / 9 | Jump (20) | R P Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mr Mark Benton | 66/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place before 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Tafika (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 11 | Jump (21) | W Kennedy | P R Webber The Tafika Partnership | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Cloudy Sunset (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 76-5 / 7 | Jump (219) | M Goldstein | G P Enright The Cloudy Club | ||
| 15 |   | - | The White Admiral (IRE) (gelding, wh, 10 12) | 5 / 6 | Jump (39) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Miss Libby Reeves… | |||
| PU | 16 |   | - | Flaviola (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 0-00 / 7 | Jump (27) | M Bradburne | J A B Old Mrs Jim Old | ||
