14 Mar 2008 17:30 Fakenham
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
SPC Holdings Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Donaldson (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | P39 / 23 | Jump (20) | R P McLernon | J & A O'Neill Exors Of The Late… | 4/9 | |
| tracked leader, jumped slowly 3rd, not fluent next, mistake 3 out, led next, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 10 L | Wee Charlie Castle (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 4 / 6 | Jump (77), Flat (30) | Felix de Giles | G C H Chung The Maybe This… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, kept on approaching last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 8 L | Laconicos (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 156lbs) | P-40308 / 11 | Jump (12) | Aidan Coleman | W Stone Miss Caroline Scott | 50/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up in touch, hit 5th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ½ L | Weststern (GER) (Horse (entire), Bay, 156lbs) | 6 / 7 | Jump (11) | T Messenger | M F Harris Partners In Crime | 12/1 | |
| led until headed 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 2¼ L | Mount Usher (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 156lbs) | 7 / 7 | Jump (18) | Miss Carey Williamson | M J Gingell Mr M Hole | 100/1 | |
| slowly away, behind, headway 3 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 16 L | Book of Facts (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 148lbs) | 234 / 5 | Jump (38), Flat (24) | Matt Crawley | S W Hall Bournston Equestrian | 7/1 | |
| slowly away, behind, under pressure 4 out, tailed off when eased 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | 10 L | Jollys Joy (GB) (Filly, Bay, 141lbs) | P / 4 | Jump (135), Flat (37) | J Reveley | K F Clutterbuck Mrs Joyce Hammond | 100/1 | |
| always behind, awkward 4 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 13 L | Byron Bay (GB) (Horse (entire), Bay, 156lbs) | P / 9 | Jump (63) | B S Hughes | R C Guest Mr Robert Johnson | 40/1 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Schelm (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | / 12 | Flat (18) | D G Hogan | Ronald O'Leary Mr M J Pimlott | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Bedizen (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 8670 / 8 | Jump (13) | Sean Quinlan | Mrs P Sly D Bayliss, T Davies,… | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear, tailed off from 4 out, pulled up 2 out | ||||||||||
