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left 12:50 right Ascot 18 Dec 2015

Follow @Ascot On Twitter "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m5f141yds) 2m5½f Soft 10 hurdles
1st £7,797.60 2nd £2,289.60 3rd £1,144.80 4th £572.40
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Follow @Ascot On Twitter "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle, 2m5½f - Soft, Class 3 4yo+
Follow @Ascot On Twitter "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle, 2m5½f - Soft, Class 3 4yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
4 109 38 123 right
b g Westerner right - Simons Girl (IRE) right (Grand Plaisir) right
Held up in rear, good progress from 7th and soon prominent, tracked leader after 3 out, ridden to lead soon after 2 out, stayed on well from last
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2 
6 1011 t 34 119 right
b g Kayf Tara right - Firecracker Lady (IRE) right (Supreme Leader) right
With leaders, led after 3 out, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, one pace
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3  [5¼]
5 110 33 118 right
b g Kayf Tara right - Close Harmony right (Bustino) right
Held up in rear, progress 7th, mistake 3 out, ridden and close up 2 out, took 3rd last, kept on same pace (op 22/1)
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4  [7]
5 110 31 116 right
b g Mahler right - Olives Hall (IRE) right (Saddlers' Hall) right
Well in touch, closed on leaders and ridden before 2 out, one pace before last (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
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5  hd [7¼]
5 110 31 117 right
br g Pierre right - Rockababy (IRE) right (King's Ride) right
Took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 6th, progress 3 out, chased leaders and shaken up 2 out, one pace before last (op 8/1)
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6  4 [11¼]
4 110 27 113 right
ch g Shantou (USA) right - Statim right (Marju) right
In touch, ridden after 3 out, effort under pressure when forced wide bend before 2 out, lost ground and no danger after
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7  hd [11½]
5 110 117 27 112 right
ch g Central Park (IRE) right - Honey Nut right (Entrepreneur) right
Made most to 3rd and from 5th until after 3 out, still close up and driven 2 out, weakened before last
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8  8 [19½]
5 110 20 108 right
b g Scorpion (IRE) right - Fox Theatre (IRE) right (King's Theatre) right
Mistakes, held up in rear, progress 6th, close up when mistakes next 2, ridden and weakened before 2 out, eased (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
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9  6 [25½]
5 110 14 98 right
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) right - Dalamine (FR) right (Sillery) right
Chased leaders, mistake and weakened 7th, soon well beaten
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10  34 [59½]
4 110 64 right
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) right - Famous Member (FR) right (Peintre Celebre) right
Sweating, with leaders, led 3rd to 5th, ridden and lost place after next, toiling in rear 3 out, tailed off (trainer said that the race came too soon) (op 2/1 tchd 9/4 in a place)
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11  6 [65½]
5 109 58 right
gr g Whitmore's Conn (USA) right - Blazing Love (IRE) right (Fruits Of Love) right
Not jump well, mostly in last, struggling after 6th, tailed off
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PU   
5 110 t right
gr g Mahler right - Sunny South East (IRE) right (Gothland) right
Well in touch until weakened after 7th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages. vet said gelding coughed post race) (tchd 13/2)
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4 110 right
gr g Tikkanen (USA) right - Windmill View (IRE) right (Glacial Storm) right
Mistake 3rd, prominent to 6th, weakening rapidly when mistake 3 out, soon pulled up (vet said gelding was suffering from heat exhaustion)
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