05 May 2010 17:20 Huntingdon
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Racing UK Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Clerk's Choice (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 1) | 31- / 19 | Flat (211), Jump (16) | T Molloy | M Banks Mr M C Banks | 1/3 | |
| always prominent, led 3 out, clear approaching next, not fluent last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 6 L | Himrayn (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 12) | 982/6P5- / 10 | Jump (26) | Gerard Tumelty | Mrs A L M King Mr Roger Outhwaite | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge after 3 out, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16 |   | 4 L | Valkyrie (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 1) | 7- / 4 | Flat (41), Jump (13) | Paul Moloney | N P Littmoden D & C Bloodstock… | 28/1 | |
| led, ran green, mistake 4th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 4 L | Iron Man Of Mersey (FR) (colt, bay, 10 8) | / 4 | Flat (28) | Lee Edwards | A W Carroll Mr Roger Clarke | 66/1 | |
| mistake 1st, held up mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, mistake last, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15 |   | ¾ L | Swiss Guard (GB) (colt, bay, 10 8) | / 6 | Flat (61) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Middleham Park… | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, chased leaders after 3 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 3¾ L | Day Time Run (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 620/F- / 6 | Jump (60) | Alex Merriam | Mrs D Grissell Dedham Vale Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 4 L | Silver Roque (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | / 12 | A P McCoy | Miss H C Knight Lord Vestey | 11/2 | ||
| held up in touch, hit 5th, chased leaders 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 11 L | Kaybeew (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1857- / 8 | Jump (43) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Roberts Green Whittall-williams… | 20/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Still Royal (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 000- / 5 | Jump (38) | D C Costello | J J Davies Mr J J Davies | 200/1 | |
| behind, headway approaching 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 2¾ L | Sufficient Warning (GB) (horse (entire), bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (76) | D A Jacob | R J Smith Mrs Maggie Brighton | 150/1 | |
| mid-division, hard ridden 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 9 L | Aughcarra (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | P- / 11 | Flat (241), Jump (30) | Sean Quinlan | H Chisman Baker Waggott Byrne… | 250/1 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 7 L | Patrick Dee (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 050/ / 7 | Jump (417) | Matt Crawley | Mrs C A Dunnett The Daydreamers | 250/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway before 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Reverend Green (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 01- / 7 | Flat (48), Jump (112) | C Honour | C J Down Mr C J Down | |||
| 8 |   | - | King's Icon (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (25) | Wayne Hutchinson | M Wigham A Dunmore, John… | |||
| 2 |   | - | General Ting (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 5) | 741- / 8 | Flat (201), Jump (30) | L P Aspell | L Wadham A T Partnership | |||
| 1 |   | - | Action Impact (ARG) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 32152- / 8 | Flat (301), Jump (30) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr T Bowley | |||
