02 Feb 2010 14:10 Taunton
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
southwest-racing.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Hucking Hero (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 3) | / 20 | Flat (69) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr T Vaughan | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 6th, led before 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Mister Stickler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 474-7 / 10 | Jump (14) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mr Trevor Hemmings | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased winner last, edged left and stayed on flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1½ L | Horseshoe Reef (AUS) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5 / 8 | Flat (196), Jump (115) | D A Jacob | Jamie Snowden The Horseshoe Racing… | 10/1 | |
| jumped left, led until approaching 2 out, mistake last, edged right and stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 1½ L | Raquel White (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 10) | / 7 | Flat (366) | R Flint | J L Flint Mr N Poacher | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway after 4th, went 2nd before next where jumped slowly, stayed on same pace from 2 out, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 6 L | Toubab (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 7) | 3 / 8 | Flat (163), Jump (140) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Hills of Ledbury… | 4/6 | |
| held up towards rear, pulled hard, not much room briefly after 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 14 L | Robbers Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 3 / 6 | Jump (69) | Jack Doyle | V R A Dartnall Mr G D Hake | 8/1 | |
| in touch, not fluent 4th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 3¼ L | Byblos (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | 5-6 / 5 | Flat (538), Jump (82) | P J Brennan | W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 11 L | Jack Rio (IRE) (Filly, grey, 10 10) | / 7 | Flat (45) | L Heard | Mrs L J Young Mrs Laura Young | 100/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out,weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 8 L | Gamedor (FR) (mare, chestnut, 11 3) | 78 / 6 | Flat (114), Jump (12) | A Glassonbury | G & J Moore Mr Joshua Pearce | 28/1 | |
| in touch until weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | ¾ L | Lethal Dream (GB) (mare, bay, 10 10) | PP / 6 | Jump (34) | Ian Popham | C Heard Mr P F Popham | 200/1 | |
| chased leader until approaching 5th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | 21 L | Quam Celerrime (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 3) | / 7 | Flat (369) | M Bradburne | R Curtis The Maderson Blue… | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place when jumped slowly 5th, rallied next, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Lady Londra (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 10) | F / 8 | Flat (1468), Jump (66) | Jimmy McCarthy | R T Phillips Mr Gary F Jenkins | ||
