26 Dec 2007 15:15 Sedgefield
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,928); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
totesportgames.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Smart Man (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 155lbs) | P78431 / 23 | Jump (8) | F Davis | Mrs E Slack Mr A Slack | 10/3 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway halfway, effort 3 out, ridden and one pace when left 2nd last, stayed on to lead run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | NK | Optimum (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs) | 6650-56 / 9 | Jump (20) | M Goldstein | J T Stimpson Mr J T Stimpson | 12/1 | |
| led, headed approaching 2 out, 6 lenths down and one pace when left in lead last, soon headed, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 2½ L | Toy Gun (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 7PF5-76 / 10 | Jump (25) | L Berridge | J Howard Johnson Ellenvalley Optimists | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, every chance 3 out, outpaced next, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1 L | Kyathos (GER) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs) | 274223 / 10 | Jump (8) | Mathew Dickinson | D Thompson Mr A J Duffield | 11/2 | |
| in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 10 L | Cardinal Spirit (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 64356-2 / 8 | Jump (222) | T J Dreaper | Ferdy Murphy One Day Soon Rodney… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 2 L | Deuteronomy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 67-6334 / 11 | Jump (18) | B S Hughes | J Wade Mr John Wade | 9/2 | |
| prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 3 L | Intense Suspense (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 144lbs) | 56064- / 7 | Jump (255) | Jamie Jenkinson | M & D Easterby The Tricksters | 17/2 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 23 L | Theatre Belle (GB) (Mare, Bay, 141lbs) | 77825/7- / 8 | Jump (599) | C I Gillies | C Grant Division Bell Partnership | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | Dist | Mistral De La Cour (FR) (Gelding, Black, 151lbs) | 709255 / 10 | Jump (24) | W J Cafferty | C A Mulhall Keith Sivills &… | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened halfway | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 4 L | College City (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 125266 / 9 | Jump (28) | J Halliday | J Saville Mrs Anna Kenny | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 9 L | Cha Cha Cha Dancer (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 165lbs) | 4130-P0 / 8 | Jump (27) | J P O'farrell | C W Fairhurst Scotnorth Racing… | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Fiddlers Creek (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 830467 / 10 | Jump (21) | S Gagan | R Allan Flannigan & Delahunt | 33/1 | |
| in touch to 3rd, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| UR | 6 |   | - | Panama Three Knots (GB) (Mare, Bay, 154lbs) | F246-5P / 8 | Jump (212) | Jenny Riding | J Saville Gisburn Racing | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, unseated rider 3rd | ||||||||||
| UR | 14 |   | - | Finlay's Footsteps (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) | 324 / 5 | Jump (103) | Mr Gary Derwin | G M Moore Mr David Parker | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway halfway, led approaching 2 out, 6 lengths out when jinked left last and unseated rider | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Tammy (GB) (Filly, Bay, 140lbs) | 670-53 / 5 | Jump (29) | 2nd Preference | C W Thornton The Rollettes | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
