20 Dec 2013 14:00 Ascot
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,085); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Irving (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
11 / 10 |
Flat (112), Jump (28) |
Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Axom Xlix |
11/4 | |
| held up in last pair, hit 2nd, closer order approaching 4 out, tracking leaders before 2 out, switched right between last 2, led narrowly going to the last where left clear, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 6 L |
Volnay De Thaix (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
4111 / 9 |
Jump (22) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson |
4/5 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 3 out until pushed along 2 out, outpaced in 3rd between last 2, left disputing modest 2nd and hampered last, driven to outright 2nd post, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| SHD |
Splash of Ginge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
64-4241 / 11 |
Jump (13) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr J D Neild |
6/1 | |
| led, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, ridden hung right and headed between last 2, soon dropped to 4th, left disputing 2nd and hampered at the last until dropped to 3rd post | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 3 L |
Massini's Trap (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
312134 / 10 |
Flat (190), Jump (49) |
A P McCoy | J Nash Sebastian R T Curran |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, closer order approaching 4 out, tracked leaders on outside after 3 out, weakened 2 out, left modest 4th last | ||||||||||
FE |
4 |
| - |
Prince Siegfried (FR) (Colt, bay, 11 4) |
51 / 8 |
Flat (412), Jump (38) |
D F O'Regan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields |
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FE |
6 |
| - |
Long Lunch (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
24-11 / 8 |
Jump (60) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon Battersby, Birchall,… |
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