28 Feb 2008 15:30 Taunton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,904); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Royal Bath & West Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Lamanver Homerun (GB) (Mare, Bay, 151lbs) | 413825- / 23 | Jump (392) | L Heard | P F Nicholls Dr D Christensen | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway, not fluent 8th, led 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, left clear last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 30 L | Super Nick (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 02P-721 / 7 | Jump (49) | S Thomas | Miss V Williams Mr Trevor Hemmings | 8/13 | |
| led, reminders 7th, ridden, headed 3 out, soon no chance, left distant 2nd last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 8 L | Morenito (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 48-70 / 9 | Jump (34) | Stephen Craine | Heather Dalton Mr C B Compton… | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway 9th, ridden 3 out, left distant 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 10 L | Fremantle Doctor (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 21-4599 / 8 | Jump (14) | C Bolger | A Bateman Notre Cheval Partnership | 150/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden 9th, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 9 L | Agoodun (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | F-604 / 10 | Jump (31) | T J O'Brien | Mrs S Johnson Mr I K Johnson | 14/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 8th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1 L | Dandivito (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 967 / 5 | Jump (52) | D P O'Dwyer | Mrs Caroline Keevil Mrs L R Lovell | 66/1 | |
| prominent, ridden 9th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Longbow Warrior (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 8000-90 / 6 | Jump (18) | S Walsh | J D Frost Mr N J Wall & Miss… | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden, weakened 8th | ||||||||||
| UR | 4 |   | - | Electric Baloo (GB) (Horse (entire), Bay, 158lbs) | 0P0P / 6 | Jump (14) | T Siddall | R Fielder FA EvansInternationalRacing… | 150/1 | |
| always behind, struggling from 7th, jinked left, unseated rider after 8th | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Pride of Dulcote (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 2U9 / 8 | Jump (25) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Yeoman | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, headway, mistake 3 out, chased winner, not fluent 2 out, wandered approaching last, every chance when fell last | ||||||||||
