02 Jan 2008 15:35 Folkestone
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m 1f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Hurdles - Soft).
Everyone's Got An Opinion, What's Yours Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Najca De Thaix (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) |
PP-2U13 / 23 |
Jump (14) | A Thornton | Miss E C Lavelle Mr Peter Kelsall |
14/1 | |
| behind, ridden and headway after 2 out, led after last, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
11 |
| 5 L |
Bay Hawk (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs) |
632P-85 / 6 |
Jump (22) | M A Fitzgerald | B G Powell Miss K E Anderson |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on well under pressure, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
6 |
| 1 L |
Three Ships (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) |
3-28411 / 10 |
Jump (7) | R Lucey-Butler | Jim Best Tom Lee Bevan Bros… |
7/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 3 out, not fluent last, soon headed, no extra | ||||||||||
4th |
13 |
| 1¼ L |
Forfeiter (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 148lbs) |
750-8F3 / 6 |
Jump (38), Flat (17) |
C Bolger | C Gordon Foxwood Hillhouse… |
16/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
17 |
| 1 L |
Doctored (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 140lbs) |
0/U-8 / 11 |
Jump (38) | Harry Skelton | D C O'Brien Mr A Achilleous |
100/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 1¼ L |
Carly Bay (GB) (Mare, Bay, 156lbs) |
26P6-5P / 11 |
Jump (14) | R Johnson | G P Enright Mr A O Ashford |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders under pressure approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
7th |
9 |
| 3½ L |
It's Rumoured (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) |
P/9918-8 / 9 |
Jump (50) | K Tobin | Jean-Rene Auvray The Simpsons Partnership |
20/1 | |
| led, pushed along 4th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened last | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 5 L |
Joli Classical (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 160lbs) |
28-F5P5 / 9 |
Jump (13) | B Wharfe | R J Hodges Exors Of The Late… |
25/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place after 2 out | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 3 L |
Kikos (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 165lbs) |
0-9045 / 11 |
Jump (26) | R Thornton | A King Mr Kerry Hollowell |
13/2 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced 2 out, stayed on approaching last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
10th |
12 |
| 2 L |
Avant Gardiste (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) |
P453 / 4 |
Jump (24) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Twice Lucky |
8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
11th |
3 |
| NK |
Khazar (FR) (Colt, Bay, 165lbs) |
664-86 / 8 |
Jump (18) | A P McCoy | T Doumen Mr Adrian Wintle |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and effort approaching last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
12th |
14 |
| 6 L |
Dark Society (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) |
89/7-656 / 10 |
Jump (14) | Matthew Batchelor | A W Carroll Group 1 Racing… |
20/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
13th |
8 |
| 12 L |
Le Millenaire (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) |
62043P- / 11 |
Jump (262) | Paul Callaghan | Miss S Smith Dr DJ Meecham Jones… |
16/1 | |
| in touch, lost place after 4th | ||||||||||
14th |
15 |
| 4 L |
Strider (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 144lbs) |
9060-P7 / 7 |
Jump (16) | James Davies | D C O'Brien Mrs V O'Brien |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hit 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
15th |
16 |
| 13 L |
Victory Mile (USA) (Colt, Bay, 140lbs) |
966 / 4 |
Jump (97) | C Poste | M F Harris Mr Joe L Allbritton |
33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5th, chased leaders 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
16th |
10 |
| Dist |
Sunnyarjun (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) |
129100/ / 10 |
Jump (634) | J Mogford | J C Tuck The Sunny Five |
33/1 | |
| soon behind | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Misbehaviour (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) |
2787-02 / 10 |
Jump (16) | M Goldstein | Jim Best The Bad Boys |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||