4:50 Huntingdon 5 Oct 2008
John Smith's Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
(Class 4) (1m7f171yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£2,927.25 2nd
£859.50 3rd
£429.75 4th
£214.65
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 105 | – | 107 | 111 | – | ||||
| gr m Mtoto - Dissolve (Sharrood) | ||||||||||
| On her toes at start and unseated rider, mounted late, travelled well, towards rear, steady headway to track leaders and hit 5th, led and hit last, ran and strongly and soon clear (op 9-4) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1012 | 126 | 109 | 108 | – | ||||
| b g Montjeu (IRE) - Birdlip (USA) (Sanglamore) | ||||||||||
| Held up behind, steady headway before 4th, tracked leaders 5th, led 2 out, driven and headed last, immediately beaten (op 2-1 tchd 7-4) | ||||||||||
|
4 | 107 b1 | 83 | 102 | 102 | – | ||||
| b g Piccolo - Passerella (FR) (Brustolon) | ||||||||||
| Held up in touch, joined leaders 5th, led after next, soon ridden and hung left, headed 2 out, beaten last (op 80-1) | ||||||||||
|
4 | 107 | – | 98 | 99 | – | ||||
| b g Sakhee (USA) - Arabis (Arazi) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, chased leaders, hard driven and every chance 2 out, held head high and weakened before last (op 125-1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1012 | 114 | 92 | 94 | – | ||||
| b g Moscow Society (USA) - Deepest Thoughts (IRE) (Supreme Leader) | ||||||||||
| Held up in touch, headway to chase leader before 4th, led after 5th, headed before 2 out, not run on and immediately beaten (op 5-2) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 112 b | 90 | 64 | 73 | – | ||||
| ch g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Teresian Girl (IRE) (Glenstal) | ||||||||||
| Soon led, headed after 5th, well beaten next, tailed off (op 40-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1012 | – | 46 | 58 | – | ||||
| b g Dansili - Manila Selection (USA) (Manila) | ||||||||||
| Taken down early, took keen hold, held up in touch, joined leaders and hit 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 28-1) | ||||||||||
|
4 | 912 | – | 39 | 51 | – | ||||
| b f Marju (IRE) - Sellette (IRE) (Selkirk) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, mistake 4th, tailed off after 3 out (op 40-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1012 | – | 45 | 57 | – | ||||
| ch g Lord Of Appeal - Deep Green (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Pulled hard, mistakes, held up well behind, tailed off after 5th (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his orders were to drop the gelding in, settle, and get it jumping, adding that it had proved diffiuclt to school at home, hanging violently at its hurdles, and hung badly right during the race, carrying its head high throughout, which did not allow it to race effectively.) (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 912 t | – | – | 19 | – | ||||
| br m Primo Valentino (IRE) - Cumbrian Concerto (Petong) | ||||||||||
| Always well behind, tailed off from 5th (op 125-1) | ||||||||||
|
14 | 109 | 78 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Derrylin - Royal Birthday (St Paddy) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders until 4th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up 3 out (op 100-1) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 912 p | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b m Rudimentary (USA) - Sylvatica (Thatching) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader, jumped right 3rd, weakened after 4th, pulled up after next, lame (op 100-1) | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 4:57:00 Winning time: 3m 43.40s (slow by 6.40s) Total SP: 118%
- Non-runners: Inwaan (unsuitable ground), Pat Will (withdrawn: bandages and cross noseband awry at start and jockey refused to ride horse), Samarinda (unsuitable ground), Seattle Spy (unsuitable ground)
- 1st owner: P K Gardner (Argento Luna) 1st breeder: P K Gardner
- 2nd owner: S M Smith & Keith Hunter (Gloucester)
- 3rd owner: Payplan Partnership (Picky)
- Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.70 £1.30 £4.60 Ex: £10.30 CSF: £8.48
- Pat Will was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 200/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
