01 Mar 2010 15:50 Plumpton
Winner: £4,800 (Penalty: £3,122); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Thorns Furniture & Catering Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Lord Singer (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 426-321 / 9 | Jump (35) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Racing Noys | 6/5 | |
| pulled hard, headway to lead after 1st, set good pace and clear before 4th, 15 lengths ahead on long run to 3 out, about 8 lengths clear and ridden when blundered last, always holding flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3¼ L | Just Beware (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 8) | P73240 / 12 | Flat (7), Jump (17) | Gemma Gracey-Davison | Miss Z C Davison The Secret Circle | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, chased clear winner after 3 out, about 8 lengths down last, hung left and kept on flat, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 2¾ L | Phantom Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1310/00 / 7 | Flat (631), Jump (22) | L P Aspell | B G Powell Mr Con Harrington | 12/1 | |
| led, hit 1st, headed soon after, chased clear winner after, hit 3 out, soon dropped to 4th, rallied to 3rd last, no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 7 L | Calzaghe (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 6/11171 / 8 | Flat (45), Jump (9) | Giles Hawkins | Jim Best Mr R Thomasson | 9/4 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on long run to 3 out, went modest 2nd on inside briefly soon after 3 out, well held 3rd when blundered 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 4½ L | Bridge of Fermoy (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | 5997 / 6 | Flat (26), Jump (14) | W P Kavanagh | D C O'Brien Mr C Attrell | 50/1 | |
| chased leading pair until weakened on long run to 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Alph (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 07-69P4 / 13 | Flat (2018), Jump (22) | Matthew Batchelor | R A Teal Mr Andy Chard | 13/2 | |
| held up in last trio, headway on long run to 3 out, driven and weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | Dist | Gizmondo (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 443RU-2 / 7 | Flat (414), Jump (299) | Joseph Akehurst | G & J Moore Miss Gill Arthur | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold in last trio, struggling on long run to 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Ray Diamond (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 10) | 6-84444 / 12 | Flat (415), Jump (37) | M Goldstein | M Madgwick Miss J du Plessis | |||
| 8 |   | - | Spider Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 6-45334 / 14 | Jump (2) | M J Quinlan | Miss Z C Davison Shovelstrode Racing… | |||
