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left 1:55 right Sandown 6 Dec 2002

GQ Winter Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f173yds) 2m4f Soft 9 hurdles
1st £14,500 2nd £5,500 3rd £2,750 4th £1,250 5th £625 6th £375
pedigree Pedigrees
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GQ Winter Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2, 2m4f - Soft, Class 1 4yo+
GQ Winter Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2, 2m4f - Soft, Class 1 4yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
5 114 127 160 right
bb g Warcraft I (USA) right - Mandalaw (IRE) right (Mandalus) right
Led, mistake 2nd, quickened 4th, blundered 6th, headed 3 out, driven to lead again before 2 out, clear when mistake last, 12l up flat, eased finish (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in places)
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2  5
6 114 122 144 right
b g Bob Back (USA) right - Baden (IRE) right (Furry Glen) right
Held up in touch, tracked leading pair 3 out, went 2nd and looked dangerous before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, flattered by proximity to winner (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in places)
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3  26 [31]
5 110 92 114 right
b h Warning right - Dansara right (Dancing Brave) right
Close up, tracked leader after 6th, led 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened rapidly and blundered last (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)
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4  10 [41]
4 109 77 104 right
b f Sir Harry Lewis (USA) right - Cyrillic right (Rock City) right
Held up last pair, struggling when hampered 3 out, tailed off after (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)
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5  dist [71]
4 110 right
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) right - Russian Ballet (USA) right (Nijinsky) right
Held up last pair, mistake 3rd, struggling when mistake 5th, tailed off after 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)
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F   
5 114 129 right
b g Mtoto right - Topwinder (USA) right (Topsider) right
Tracked winner from 2nd, squeezed out after 6th, losing place when fell next (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)
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UR   
6 114 right
ch g Bob Back (USA) right - Queenie Kelly right (The Parson) right
Not jump well, tracked winner to 2nd, 4th when mistake and unseated rider 4th (op 5-1 tchd 13-2)
9 hurdles jumped. Race orginally advertised as 2m 4f 110yds but distance found to be 2m4f on remeasuring.
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