04 Jan 2011 13:20 Leicester
Winner: £2,900 (Penalty: £1,886); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Widmerpool Novices' Hurdle (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Frascati Park (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4322-31 / 21 | Jump (46) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Barry Connell | 8/15 | |
| made all, mistake 3rd, driven and hard pressed 2 out, ridden and kept on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Araldur (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 31114/5 / 12 | Jump (242) | R Thornton | A King Mr David Sewell | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, mistake 4th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged 2 out, kept on and every chance until ridden and no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 20 L | High Hoylander (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 23P / 8 | Jump (21) | H Oliver | J Parkinson & S Smith Morecool Racing… | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly after 4th, headway 3 out, went well beaten 3rd next, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 4 L | Mayolynn (USA) (filly, chestnut, 10 12) | 86 / 5 | Flat (489), Jump (55) | A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mr & Mrs R Scott | 50/1 | |
| tracked winner to 4 out, ridden and no impression next, plugged on from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 8 L | Cruise Control (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 7 / 7 | Flat (14), Jump (54) | Gerard Tumelty | R J Price Mrs Belinda Clarke | 66/1 | |
| behind, some headway after 3 out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 7 L | Rhyton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 467 / 6 | Flat (198), Jump (93) | Adrian Lane | D McCain Jnr Mrs Janice M Fraser | 66/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, lost place when mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 4 L | Shalambar (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 5) | 0-7 / 10 | Flat (78), Jump (38) | Wayne Hutchinson | A W Carroll Mr B J Millen | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 8 L | Speed Dating (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 5) | / 5 | Flat (94) | D C Costello | J & S Quinn Dr Marwan Koukash | 7/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, chased leaders after 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | HD | Aine's Delight (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 578 / 6 | Flat (96), Jump (14) | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell Mr Andrew Turnell | 66/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up towards rear, blundered 2nd, headway and in touch 4 out, outpaced next, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Humbel Times (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 790P-BP / 8 | Jump (3) | Alex Merriam | N B King Mr Wayne Burton | |||
| 2 |   | - | Pret A Thou (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 1130-14 / 14 | Flat (1635), Jump (45) | Harry Challoner | J Groucott Mr C J Tipton | |||
| 11 |   | - | Bateau Bleu (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 2 / 4 | Flat (25), Jump (136) | F Keniry | B Haslam Mrs Sheila Mason… | |||
