03 Mar 2009 14:30 Exeter
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Bettrends.co.uk Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Giles Cross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
PS41-31 / 12 |
Jump (87) | Christian Williams | V R A Dartnall Mrs Kay Birchenhough |
9/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden after 2 out, stayed on gamely, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 2 L |
Our Bomber Harris (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) |
2-114 / 9 |
Jump (45) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Phil Fry |
9/4 | |
| keen early, held up behind, headway after 8th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
8 |
| Dist |
Patton (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
873-2P8 / 5 |
Flat (160), Jump (14) |
R Thornton | A King Mr G C Mordaunt |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th, ridden to chase winner briefly approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
Incentivise (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
21-8P90 / 14 |
Jump (19) | Paul Moloney | C Roberts Mrs B M Ayres |
100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 19 L |
John Fenton (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) |
16P668 / 9 |
Jump (9) | D A Jacob | L Corcoran The Chandler Family |
40/1 | |
| mid-division until weakened approaching 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
6th |
10 |
| 2 L |
Vagrant Emperor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
98-22 / 11 |
Jump (11) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mrs R J Lavelle |
2/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway when hit 6th, went 2nd 8th, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| Dist |
Dont Even Ask (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
35-07 / 5 |
Jump (30) | Jimmy McCarthy | B G Powell Mrs M Devine |
66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 5th, headway after 8th, soon ridden, weakened before next | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| - |
Classic Eclipse (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3) |
4-0PP / 8 |
Jump (43) | J Mogford | Mrs N S Evans John Berry & Partners |
200/1 | |
9th |
7 |
| - |
Merriott's Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) |
263/ / 9 |
Jump (1086) | K Burke | N J Hawke Mr Granville Taylor |
33/1 | |
10th |
9 |
| - |
Tanner Towers (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
70 / 7 |
Jump (44) | James Davies | Miss C Dyson Mr D J Dyson |
100/1 | |