22 Jun 2010 18:30 Newton Abbot
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,055); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Better Late Than Never Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Atlantic Coast (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 23/P-54 / 21 | Flat (983), Jump (6) | Donal Devereux | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | 5/6 | |
| in touch, not fluent 7th, ridden after 3 out, responded to lead approaching 2 out, wandered in front, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2¾ L | Prince Tom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 330/3 / 11 | Jump (42) | R Thornton | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Tincknell… | 7/4 | |
| tracked leader until 3rd, not fluent 5th, went 2nd again next, led after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, still strong challenge when bad mistake at hurdle, not able to recover | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 18 L | Flying Phento (GB) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 57/322 / 8 | Jump (16) | T J O'Brien | J G Cann Mrs Pam Pengelly | 12/1 | |
| soon back in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 7th, weakened before 2 out, went 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 2½ L | Powerfullbeat (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3528-69 / 8 | Jump (36) | Mr R Hawkins | Mrs K M Sanderson Mrs H D Power | 20/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd 3rd, led approaching 5th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out where not fluent | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | Dist | Sobre Tresor (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 3FU-653 / 12 | Jump (15) | D R Dennis | N J Hawke Mrs Ros Newman | 10/1 | |
| led until before 5th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 19 L | Magical Flight (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) | 21335-4 / 8 | Jump (41) | Ian Popham | C J Gray Miss Hilary Handel | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 6th, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 2½ L | Colour Trooper (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 6-0 / 5 | Flat (347), Jump (7) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Clifford | 20/1 | |
| in touch, lost ground on leaders 4th, mistake 6th, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Raise Your Hopes (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 5-P / 7 | Jump (47) | Danny Cook | Miss L Blackford The Profile Partnership | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Hidden Pleasure (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) | 7-6 / 7 | Jump (44) | L Treadwell | Mrs P N Dutfield Mr Steve Noyce | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Platinum Bounty (GB) (filly, grey, 10 3) | P / 4 | Flat (62), Jump (12) | M J Quinlan | N P Mulholland Mr Nick Croom | ||
