24 Mar 2010 14:20 Warwick
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
John Calnan 90th Birthday Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Scampi Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 963 / 9 | Jump (28) | W Kennedy | P R Webber Mr D G Carrington | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway on inside approaching 7th, led next, ran on well flat, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 5 L | Silver Footnote (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 1) | 3 / 7 | Jump (128) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle James Thorburn-muirhead&john… | 18/1 | |
| tracked leader until after 7th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied to chase winner approaching last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Marwan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 754P-0 / 6 | Jump (46) | D R Dennis | Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams | 33/1 | |
| prominent, led after 7th until next, chased winner and hung right approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 6 L | Pliny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 515-B3 / 9 | Jump (57) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams Mrs Tania Stepney | 5/6 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 7th until after next, ridden 3 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 4½ L | The Red Laird (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 9130-48 / 11 | Jump (59) | Alex Merriam | N B King The Red Laird Partnership | 16/1 | |
| led until ridden after 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 4½ L | Round The Horn (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 1300P/ / 14 | Jump (723) | Charlie Huxley | J A B Old Old Fools Partnership | 66/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd, headway 6th, jumped slowly next, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 8 L | Royaume Bleu (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | U-3 / 10 | Jump (45) | S P Jones | A M Hales The Royaume Bleu… | 50/1 | |
| pulled hard, soon in mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway before next, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 23 L | Limestone Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 06P08/ / 9 | Jump (804) | Michael Murphy | B R Summers Miss Melissa Amos | 125/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent and stumbled 2nd, weakened 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | SHD | Silver Blondin (GB) (colt, grey, 11 1) | 77-4 / 7 | Jump (42) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson The St Louis Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 10 L | Play On Words (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 2/3-3F / 7 | Jump (54) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Rocalixjide (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 7 / 5 | Jump (34) | David England | G R I Smyly The Rockers | |||
| 12 |   | - | Lady Sorcerer (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 8) | 4PP3 / 5 | Flat (148), Jump (3) | J E Moore | A P Jarvis The Aston Partnership | |||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Shaakier (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 0) | 8 / 4 | Jump (139) | Lucy K Barry | Mrs H J Manners Mrs H J Manners | ||
