2:55 Newcastle 21 Feb 2009
totequadpot Novices' Hurdle
(Class 2) (2m6f15yds) 2m6f Heavy 10 hurdles 3 omitted
1st
£10,111.60 2nd
£3,052.40 3rd
£1,572.40 4th
£833.20
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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| 7 | 115 p | 115 | – | 124 | – | |||||
| b g Vitus - Political Mill (Politico) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, led 4 out, headed when hit next, led and hit last, driven and held on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had the run of the race) (op 10-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 115 | 139 | – | 123 | – | ||||
| br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Estacado (IRE) (Dolphin Street) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, headway when mistake 4 out, led before next to before last, rallied under pressure towards finish (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem ) (op 1-5 tchd 2-9) | ||||||||||
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8 | 118 | 111 | – | 97 | – | ||||
| b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Raise The Dawn (Rymer) | ||||||||||
| Led to 2nd, prominent, outpaced after 4 out, no impression from next (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 110 | – | – | 80 | – | ||||
| b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Thousand Springs (IRE) (King's Ride) | ||||||||||
| In touch, steady headway 4 out, weakened from next (op 20-1 tchd 18-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 110 | – | – | 70 | – | ||||
| b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Askasilla (IRE) (Lucky Mickmooch) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, led 2nd to 4 out, weakened before next, 14 lengths fifth when fell 2 out (op 28-1 tchd 40-1) | ||||||||||
- 5 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 6m 21.30s (slow by 1m 0.30s) Total SP: 108%
- 1st owner: Rayson & Susan Nixon (Political Paddy) 1st breeder: G R S And Mrs Nixon
- 2nd owner: A D Dick and A J Duckworth (Ernst Blofeld)
- 3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Twelve Paces)
- Tote win: £6.40 PL: £2.30 £1.02 Ex: £12.70 CSF: £11.46
