14 Feb 2008 14:00 Kelso
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Oswald Hughes Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Frank Crow (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 9 / 22 | Jump (22) | P Kinsella | J S Goldie Mrs Janis MacPherson | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2 out, led run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Skipping Chapel (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 157lbs) | 5-203P / 9 | Jump (43) | F Davis | N W Alexander Alexander Family | 10/1 | |
| prominent, every chance last, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Description (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 31-412 / 11 | Jump (15) | Ms N Carberry | Miss S E Forster Mr I R Mann | 4/1 | |
| led, headed 4 out, led again next, blundered 2 out, headed last, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Quicuyo (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 171lbs) | 11 / 12 | Jump (71) | T J Murphy | P Monteith D Coppola J Ewart | 10/3 | |
| tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed next, led again last, headed and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 12 L | Greenbelt (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 61 / 10 | Jump (49) | F Keniry | G M Moore Mrs A Roddis | 3/1 | |
| close up, weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 1 L | Fort Amhurst (IRE) (Colt, Chestnut, 147lbs) | / 4 | Flat (201) | Mr T Greenall | M & D Easterby Gainsborough | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 5 L | Top Mark (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 90 / 9 | Jump (22) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell J Murray, N Farrell… | 40/1 | |
| always behind and keen | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 13 L | Mr Guppy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 530P-P9 / 9 | Jump (15) | G Berridge | L Lungo S W Group Logistics… | 28/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | SHD | Dowd's Destiny (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 9 / 9 | Jump (80) | A Dobbin | N G Richards Mr Craig Bennett | 16/1 | |
| held up and keen, hit and weakened from 5th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | ¾ L | Destiny Hill (GB) (Mare, Bay, 150lbs) | 433806 / 9 | Jump (18) | R McGrath | J S Goldie Jim Goldie Racing… | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 1¾ L | Bretton Woods (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 3-58 / 6 | Jump (29) | Mr H Haynes | N G Richards Mr J D Flood | 12/1 | |
| with leaders, lost place 4th | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 22 L | Robin de La Folie (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 8-60 / 6 | Jump (214) | B S Hughes | James Moffatt David & Nicky Robinson | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12 |   | 9 L | St Wilfrid (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 157lbs) | 2145-68 / 6 | Jump (48) | D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 14/1 | |
| held up mid-division, lost place 3rd | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Riverhill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 00 / 5 | Jump (15) | P Aspell | J Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock… | 125/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Sting (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 4-09 / 6 | Jump (83) | Brian Harding | A Parker Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear and keen, behind when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
