22 Oct 2011 15:40 Chepstow
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £14,238); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
totetentofollow Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | - | Fingal Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1- / 11 | Jump (251) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan | 9/4 | ||
| tracked leaders, led 6th, strongly challenged 3 out, clear last, ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 | 6 L | Baile Anrai (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 44U212- / 10 | Jump (203) | L P Aspell | Ian Williams Massive | 7/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 | 37 L | Current Event (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2613- / 10 | Flat (561), Jump (191) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Pearl Bloodstock… | 11/2 | ||
| mid-division, headway approaching 7th, weakened 3 out, moderate 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 | 1¾ L | Cock Of The Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 213222 / 9 | Jump (6) | R P McLernon | W K Goldsworthy Mr David Brace | 25/1 | ||
| held up in touch, mistake 6th, soon under pressure, stayed on well, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 | NK | War Of The World (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 212F/PP- / 9 | Jump (288) | S Thomas | Tim Vaughan Mr Ian Stuart Griffiths | 40/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway 5 out, soon under pressure and weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 | 3¼ L | Wassailing Queen (GB) (filly, grey, 10 7) | 15- / 5 | Jump (263) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Joanna Tizzard… | 16/1 | ||
| mid-division, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 | 9 L | The Big Freeze (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 33/412 / 7 | Jump (29) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… | 25/1 | ||
| led until 4th, led again next, headed 6th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 | 12 L | Charm School (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Flat (714) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mr T Hywel Jones | 25/1 | ||
| pulled hard, soon prominent, led 4th, headed next, lost place 5 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 | 65 L | Trop Fort (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 11F0- / 6 | Jump (218) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Alan Peterson | 14/1 | ||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 | - | Hard To Swallow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F/11-2 / 10 | Jump (31) | Harry Skelton | M Keighley Int-ex Contracting… | |||
| FE | 3 | - | Sweet Irony (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 23331-1 / 6 | Jump (176) | R Thornton | A King Mr S M Smith | |||
| PU | 1 | - | Bedouin Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 6141 / 8 | Flat (79), Jump (11) | D F O'Regan | A J McCabe Mr F A Clegg | |||
