13 Feb 2009 15:45 Sandown
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Facilitas Ensure Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
Ronaldo Des Mottes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
12211 / 8 |
Jump (31) | T J Murphy | D Pipe K & D Ives |
3/1 | |
| took keen hold early, held up in rear, headway after 3 out, challenged 2 out, bumped approaching last, led last, driven out flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1 L |
El Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
6 / 11 |
Flat (133), Jump (21) |
D Elsworth | L Wadham Mr Ron Davies |
9/2 | |
| chased leader 3rd, led 3 out, edged left before and headed last, kept on flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 6 L |
Sadler's Star (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
9/P-2 / 11 |
Flat (401), Jump (29) |
Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs J M Haines |
10/1 | |
| held up, steady headway after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| ½ L |
Theophrastus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
/ 13 |
L Treadwell | N J Gifford Miss Abi Drury |
33/1 | ||
| held up in rear, hit 2nd, pushed along 4th, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 3½ L |
Awesome George (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
2-U1312 / 7 |
Jump (20) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mrs Gwen Meacham |
5/2 | |
| hit 1st, chased leaders, effort under pressure approaching 2 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 5 L |
Polyfast (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
242- / 11 |
Jump (415) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Miss C P Holliday |
11/4 | |
| held up, headway to chase leader 4th, challenged 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 16 L |
Willie Warson (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 2) |
05-609 / 6 |
Jump (29) | Mr Tom David | C E Longsdon The Ferandlin Peaches |
150/1 | |
| mistake 1st, chased leader, led well before 3rd to 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
8th |
7 |
| 11 L |
Sir Ian (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
200 / 8 |
Jump (27) | T Siddall | C E Longsdon Mrs Phillip Stevenson |
100/1 | |
| jumped left 1st and 2nd, hung badly left on bend after 2nd, headed well before next, behind and eased from 4th | ||||||||||
9th |
5 |
| 19 L |
Quondor Noire (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
2-P / 6 |
Jump (141) | T J O'Brien | Jamie Snowden The Quondor Noire… |
100/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Intensifier (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 2) |
7522 / 5 |
Flat (74), Jump (1) |
Christian Williams | D L Williams Mr M J Wiley |
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