Full Result 1.55 Ascot | 16 December 2011

Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m7f152yds) 1m7½f Soft 8 hurdles

1st £17,085 2nd £6,411 3rd £3,210 4th £1,599 5th £804 6th £402

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Molotof (FR) 2/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	4	117	143	137	137	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Memorial (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Raced wide throughout, well in touch, progress to track leader 6th, led soon after 2 out, hard pressed when blundered last and joined, driven to assert gradually final 100yds (tchd 15-8 and 9-4 in a place)

2 1¼	2. Peckhamecho (IRE) 13/2 Tom Scudamore Rebecca Curtis	Tom Scudamore Rebecca Curtis	5	117	132	135	133	–
b g Beneficial - Nolans Pride (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Led to 4th, lost place 6th, ridden 3 out, rallied on inner to challenge 2 out, mistake last but left upsides winner, just held final 100yds (op 6-1)

3 5 [6¼]	3. Hazy Tom (IRE) 10/11F Richard Johnson Charlie Longsdon	Richard Johnson Charlie Longsdon	5	114	143	126	124	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - The Wounded Cook (IRE) (Muroto)
Tracked leader, raced wide from 3rd, led next, driven and headed soon after 2 out, one pace (op 11-10 tchd 6-5 in places)

4 1 [7¼]	7. Heather Royal 14/1 David Bass Nicky Henderson	David Bass Nicky Henderson	5	1011	–	118	116	–
ch m Medicean - Close Harmony (Bustino)
Held up in last pair, progress to track leading quartet when not fluent 6th, ridden and disputing close 4th 2 out, one pace (tchd 16-1 in a places)

5 9 [16¼]	6. Nazreef 100/1 Hadden Frost Hughie Morrison	Hadden Frost Hughie Morrison	4	110 t	–	110	110	–
b g Zafeen (FR) - Roofer (IRE) (Barathea)
Held up in last pair, lost touch 5th and pushed along, lost little further ground on leaders from next

6 22 [38¼]	8. The Strawberry One 20/1 Daryl Jacob David Arbuthnot	Daryl Jacob David Arbuthnot	6	1011	135	79	89	–
ch m Kadastrof (FR) - Peppermint Plod (Kinglet)
Held up, reminders 5th and struggling, soon behind (op 16-1)

F	5. Bin End 100/1 Chris Timmons Barry Brennan	Chris Timmons Barry Brennan	5	110	105	–	113	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Overboard (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, disputing close 4th but looked held when fell 2 out

7 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 3m 56.00s (slow by 18.00s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Banyan Tree (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Simon Munir (Molotof) 1st breeder: Ludovic Picard & Antoine Lamotte D'Argy
2nd owner: C R Trembath (Peckhamecho)
3rd owner: Alan Halsall (Hazy Tom)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.60 £2.50 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £14.41 Trifecta: £20.90 Pool: £7,563.94 - 26..86 winning units.

1:55 Ascot 16 Dec 2011

Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Grade 2