Full Result 1.00 Kempton | 7 November 2016

BetVictor Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m Summer Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

BetVictor Novices' Hurdle, 2m - Good, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Top Tug (IRE) 4/6F Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	5	1012	–	93	120	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Top Romance (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Tracked leaders, closed to lead 2 out, shaken up and drew clear from last, readily (op Evens)

2 4	3. Bandsman 7/2 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	5	1012	–	88	113	–
b g Bandmaster (USA) - Soleil Sauvage (Loup Sauvage)
Tracked leader, led after 3 out to 2 out, outpaced from last, held on for 2nd (op 4/1 tchd 11/4)

3 ½ [4½]	4. Gannicus 33/1 Brendan Powell Brendan Powell	Brendan Powell Brendan Powell	5	1012 t	–	87	113	–
b g Phoenix Reach (IRE) - Rasmani (Medicean)
Took keen hold early, held up in last trio, progress 3 out, challenged 2 out, shaken up and not quicken before last, kept on well flat to press for 2nd near finish (op 25/1)

4 4½ [9]	5. New Agenda 5/1 Richie McLernon Paul Webber	Richie McLernon Paul Webber	4	1012 h¹	–	82	110	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Prove (Danehill)
Took keen hold early, held up in last trio, closed on leaders before 2 out going strongly, shaken up and found nil after 2 out, faded flat (op 3/1)

5 23 [32]	1. Amalfi Doug (FR) 8/1 Tom Scudamore Tom Lacey	Tom Scudamore Tom Lacey	6	1012	–	54	87	–
gr g Network (GER) - Queissa (FR) (Saint Preuil)
Led, tended to wander into hurdles, headed after 3 out, weakened before next (op 12/1)

6 2¾ [34¾]	6. Spiritual Man (IRE) 50/1 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	4	1012	–	51	82	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Vee Gita (IRE) (Vettori)
Took keen hold early, in touch until pushed along and weakened after 3 out (op 25/1)

7 4 [38¾]	2. Ballyandrew (IRE) 16/1 Ryan Hatch ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Ryan Hatch ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	109	–	46	78	–
b g Westerner - Royale Acadou (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in last and detached after 4th, closed briefly 3 out, soon outpaced and pushed along, never involved (gelding wore earplugs) (tchd 14/1)

F	8. Xhale (FR) 100/1 Sean Bowen Caroline Bailey	Sean Bowen Caroline Bailey	4	1012	–	–	–	–
br g Halling (USA) - Xanadu Bliss (FR) (Xaar)
Disputed 2nd place to 5th, weakened rapidly, tailed off in last when fell heavily 2 out (op 66/1)