28 Jul 2009 18:15 Worcester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Ladbrokes Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Mr Robert (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
68-P114 / 24 |
Jump (23) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mr T Faulkner |
13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 8th led going best 3 out, no mistake 2 out, ran on flat, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| 1¾ L |
Romantic Bridge (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 5) |
03/63P5- / 7 |
Jump (180) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr George Ward |
7/4 | |
| held up in mid-division, raced keenly, headway 8th, pushed along briefly after next, not fluent 3 out, hung badly left thereafter, chased winner 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 3 L |
Converti (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 5) |
4-532P1 / 10 |
Flat (10), Jump (41) |
David Bass | H J Manners Tim & Liz Heal |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd, 5th until approaching 7th, led 9th until mistake 3 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Starlight Air (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 10 12) |
682-421 / 10 |
Jump (13) | L Treadwell | J L Spearing Mrs Peter Badger |
7/4 | |
| prominent, ridden briefly approaching 8th, challenged next until approaching 3 out, one pace when hung left flat | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 11 L |
Light Touch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
P-453 / 6 |
Jump (13) | S E Durack | Tim Vaughan Mr T Hannon |
12/1 | |
| raced awkwardly, pressed leader, not fluent and lost 2nd 5th, led approaching 8th, headed next, mistake 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 13 L |
Tara Gale (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5) |
1/PPP-90 / 10 |
Jump (20) | Felix de Giles | Mrs D A Hamer Mr R M Phillips |
100/1 | |
| keen early, made most untl approaching 8th, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
2 |
| 24 L |
Captain Crackers (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
7-562P1 / 11 |
Jump (16) | Paul Moloney | Mrs S Leech Mrs L P Baker |
12/1 | |
| held up, mistake 8th, ridden after 9th, no response, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Rebus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
80 / 6 |
Jump (47) | Christian Williams | Heather Dalton Mr T R Gretton |
66/1 | |
| held up in rear, keen early, not fluent 1st or 2nd, well beaten after 9th, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 1¾ L |
Vivarini (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
043-99 / 8 |
Jump (20) | A Thornton | Mrs Caroline Bailey Mr T J A Thompson |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off next | ||||||||||
10th |
5 |
| 21 L |
Quatuor Collonges (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
80-07 / 9 |
Jump (13) | R Greene | D G Bridgwater Mrs A E Willes |
150/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along after 6, weakened 8th, tailed off next | ||||||||||
11th |
8 |
| Dist |
Thomas Hardy (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) |
08P/0 / 6 |
Jump (58) | L P Aspell | M A Allen The Hardy Partners |
150/1 | |
| not fluent, always in rear, stumbled 3rd, tailed off 9th | ||||||||||
12 |
| - |
Willies Girl (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 5) |
3321-25 / 12 |
Jump (57) | T Scudamore | S Osborne James Donnelly |
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