26 Jan 2008 15:15 Cheltenham
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,106); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
Wragge & Co Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Franchoek (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 31121 / 21 | Jump (30) | R Thornton | A King John P McManus | 10/11 | |
| promient, led 4th, ridden clear last, kept on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 6 L | Serabad (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 158lbs) | 4213 / 5 | Jump (30) | Christian Williams | P & M Bowen Walters Plant Hire… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 4th, mistake 3 out, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, held when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 17 L | Squadron (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 1 / 10 | Jump (21) | Jimmy McCarthy | A King Mrs Jeni Fisher… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders after 4th, ridden after 2 out, not pace of leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 5 L | Tatenen (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 112 / 10 | Jump (30) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 2/1 | |
| led until 4th, with winner, ridden after 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 19 L | Mark of Love (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 632 / 6 | Jump (14) | J Mogford | R T Phillips 7 Day Catering… | 33/1 | |
| hampered 2 out, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Distiller (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 75 / 6 | Jump (21) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold, not fluent 1st, hampered 2 out, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 24 L | Kassuta (GB) (Filly, Bay, 147lbs) | 36 / 6 | Jump (54) | Miss Carey Williamson | M J Gingell Mr J Sargeant | 200/1 | |
| mid-divison until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | NK | Master Halling (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | / 4 | Flat (110) | R Greene | S C Burrough Ms Gillian Khosla | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | ½ L | Kanonkop (GB) (Filly, Bay, 151lbs) | 1642 / 7 | Jump (67) | D Laverty | M J Gingell Wordingham Plant… | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, hit 1st, ridden after 4th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 28 L | He's Mine Too (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | / 4 | Flat (6) | O McPhail | D G Bridgwater Mr M J Dawson | 100/1 | |
| keen early, not fluent 1st, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| FE | 7 |   | - | I Predict A Riot (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 2 / 4 | Jump (19) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Gary & Linnet Woodward… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, close 5th when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
