25 Feb 2012 15:40 Kempton
Winner: £21,200 (Penalty: £12,073); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
williamhill.com Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Grumeti (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) |
1F1 / 9 |
Flat (167), Jump (28) |
R Thornton | A King McNeill Family |
4/9 | |
| tracked leader, led soon after 3 out, in command next, pushed along from last, easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1½ L |
Dodging Bullets (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
/ 9 |
Flat (193) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… |
9/2 | |
| hit 1st, pulled hard, tracked leading pair until settled 4th after 4th, went 3rd well before 2 out, travelling well disputing 2nd when wandered right and left 2nd 2 out, wandered right again before last, driven and kept on flat, readily held | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 21 L |
Zarzal (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
/ 9 |
Flat (10) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
33/1 | |
| held up last, went 4th well before 2 out, ridden and no chance with leading duo when left modest 3rd next | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 13 L |
Crescent Beach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
4-642 / 8 |
Jump (50) | A O'Keeffe | J Candlish Mr R G Whitehead |
40/1 | |
| raced keenly, led, headed soon after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened rapidly, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 25 L |
Nazreef (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
75 / 6 |
Flat (34), Jump (71) |
Hadden Frost | H Morrison Deborah Collett… |
50/1 | |
| raced wide in last pair, ridden and struggling before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Keys (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
111-22 / 8 |
Flat (140), Jump (7) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Seasons Holidays |
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FE |
5 |
| - |
Terre Du Vent (FR) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
/ 7 |
Flat (105) | P J Brennan | T R George Mr Simon W Clarke |
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