10 Jan 2008 13:30 Hereford
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,440); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Soft.
E.B.F./Lindley Catering 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Pettifour (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 42 / 23 | Jump (32) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr J B Pettifer | 12/1 | |
| held up, headway 7th, led 3 out, jumped right, headed 2 out, kept on to lead again flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1 L | Crocodiles Rock (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 170lbs) | 5116-1 / 7 | Jump (74) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 2/5 | |
| held up, headway 7th, led after 2 out, challenged, headed flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 7 L | Tisfreetdream (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | P25-424 / 16 | Jump (15) | M Bradburne | P A Pritchard Woodlands Generators | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden after 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 3½ L | This Way (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 799- / 10 | Jump (270) | J Tizzard | B Ryall Mrs G C Pritchard | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered 1st, effort after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, gradually fading | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 5 L | Carrig An Uisce (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 60741D/ / 11 | Jump (680) | C Poste | Mrs A E Brooks Brooks And Robinson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 6th, close up 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Choumakeur (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 10-7 / 9 | Jump (24) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr E A P Scouller | 25/1 | |
| in rear, ridden, effort 3 out, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Morenito (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 48- / 9 | Jump (260) | W Kennedy | Heather Dalton Mr C B Compton… | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 7th, chasing leaders when mistake, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 27 L | Cooldine Boy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 21074/4 / 7 | Jump (46) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana Whateley | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 7th, ridden, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 1 L | Fal Agh Bagh (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | F49 / 6 | Jump (12) | T J Murphy | Miss H C Knight Executive Racing | 50/1 | |
| in touch, led 7th, headed next, weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | HD | Wizards Dust (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 160lbs) | 7549 / 12 | Jump (19) | Stephen Craine | D McCain Jnr Mr Alan Berry | 100/1 | |
| in touch, weakened 6th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | ¾ L | So Now (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | F1/4-5 / 9 | Jump (14) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Notalotterry | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | 3 L | Zaffarani's Star (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 0-0 / 9 | Jump (64) | David England | Mike Hammond Mr Michael Gates | 150/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened 7th | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 1 L | Sacred Bull (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 0507 / 6 | Jump (4) | Jimmy McCarthy | C P Morlock Mr Simon Philip | 200/1 | |
| led, headed 7th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6 |   | 6 L | Hillridge (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 1-P / 6 | Jump (14) | N D Fehily | B De Haan Mr John Simms | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to join leaders after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 14 |   | 12 L | Twenti Twenti (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 9-P0 / 7 | Jump (12) | J M Maguire | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mad Batters Partnership | 200/1 | |
| tracked leaders, close up when mistake, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 10 |   | Dist | Sailor's Sovereign (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 9-999 / 11 | Jump (11) | Paul Moloney | J S Smith Exors Of The Late… | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place, behind approaching 6th | ||||||||||
