17 Dec 2011 14:05 Newcastle
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft places in the Back Straight).
Blue Square Staying Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Nuts N Bolts (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1/30- / 8 | Jump (252) | P Buchanan | Miss Lucinda V Russell The County Set | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway to lead before 3 out, headed narrowly approaching next, led again soon after, ridden and stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 5 L | South Leinster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 232/2 / 7 | Jump (21) | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley Web Racing & K… | 15/8 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 6th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, stayed on to go 2nd flat, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2½ L | Dark Glacier (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1D10-61 / 10 | Jump (14) | Brian Harding | C Grant Mr Gwilym J Morris | 11/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 4 out to before next, soon hung left under presssure, rallied to regain narrow lead approaching 2 out where pecked and soon headed, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Rival D'estruval (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 32-2110 / 11 | Jump (28) | R McGrath | Miss P Robson Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort when hit 3 out, outpaced next, no impression when lost 3rd and mistake last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 12 L | Madison Du Berlais (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | F65P-67 / 10 | Jump (14) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Roger Stanley &… | 7/1 | |
| led, headed 4 out, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 24 L | Oscar Romeo (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 344 / 6 | Jump (21) | T Messenger | T D Easterby Mr C H Stevens | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Beau Dandy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4321-53 / 10 | Jump (221) | K Renwick | J Wade D Lofthouse E Lofthouse… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along from 6th, ridden and lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 47 L | Farm Pixie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 9/543-9 / 10 | Jump (25) | Henry Brooke | Mrs A Hamilton Mrs K Weir | 125/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Rupert Bear (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 07-86 / 10 | Jump (21) | Miss C Walton | J Walton Messrs F T Walton | ||
| 8 |   | - | Kings Canyon (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 02-P / 6 | Jump (21) | F Davis | N G Richards Irvin S Naylor | |||
| PU | 7 |   | - | King Of Thorns (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0-0 / 5 | Jump (24) | F Keniry | G M Moore Mrs Mary Hatfield… | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Across The Tweed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0- / 10 | Jump (315) | M J McAlister | M A Barnes Crone Graves Haughan… | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | About Thyne (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | PP8-79 / 8 | Jump (58) | S Mulqueen | M A Barnes The Wizards | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Purple Money (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5) | PP73-47 / 7 | Jump (13) | Grant Cockburn | S J Marshall Mrs Liz Annett | ||
