08 Dec 2011 12:40 Ludlow
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,949); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Racing UK Novices' Claiming Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Banyan Tree (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 451428 / 7 | Flat (186), Jump (12) | Paul Moloney | Miss R Curtis Mr C J Leech | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, led before 3 out, pressed from 2 out, kept on well towards finish, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2 L | Numen (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) | 611102 / 9 | Flat (877), Jump (17) | Nathan Sweeney | Lucy Jones Mr Kevin Brennan | 2/1 | |
| led, headed before 3 out, chased winner, challenged and every chance last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 8 L | Cruise Control (GB) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 43P-965 / 7 | Flat (94), Jump (21) | S Thomas | R J Price Mrs Belinda Clarke | 16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden before 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 2 L | Roybuoy (GB) (colt, bay, 10 8) | 505059 / 15 | Flat (528), Jump (104) | R Flint | J L Flint Mrs D D Scott | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and kept on from 2 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Ravi River (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 8) | 0-23 / 9 | Flat (12), Jump (111) | Danny Cook | B Ellison Gold Tooth Racing | 11/4 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 1 L | Aviso (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 4 / 9 | Flat (5), Jump (17) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P D Evans Mr M Duthie | 25/1 | |
| with leaders and keen, ridden 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14 |   | 2¼ L | My Sister (GB) (filly, bay, 10 3) | 0 / 6 | Flat (72), Jump (16) | Dave Crosse | M D I Usher Itchen Valley Stud… | 100/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | NK | Hold The Bucks (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 6594 / 12 | Flat (55), Jump (14) | Kyle James | A J Chamberlain Mr D Steele | 50/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 3½ L | Fraam Lea (GB) (filly, bay, 10 1) | 6/P6- / 6 | Flat (545), Jump (259) | R T Dunne | A E Price Mrs Carol Davis | 200/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden after 4 out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 5 L | The Mighty Mod (USA) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 5 | Flat (16), Jump (24) | Miss C Boxall | M C Chapman Mrs M Chapman | 200/1 | |
| prominent, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 7 L | Drawn Gold (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 7 | Flat (69) | Charlie Huxley | R Hollinshead Mr Tim Leadbeater | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, reminders before 5th, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 6 L | Budva (GB) (colt, bay, 10 10) | P / 5 | Flat (393), Jump (8) | Aodhagan Conlon | B J Llewellyn Mr Jason Tucker | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, pushed along 4 out, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13 |   | 9 L | Snope (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 5/01P- / 6 | Jump (270) | Sean Flanagan | Mat Salaman Mrs Michelle Harris | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Almowj (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 11 | Flat (156) | Mr O Garner | G H Jones Mrs A M McCartney | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Bugaku (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 8) | P / 6 | Flat (504), Jump (10) | T J O'Brien | P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen | ||
