02 Jun 2010 14:30 Fontwell
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Elizabeth Clark's 50th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7 |
| - |
Pure Anticipation (IRE) (filly, grey, 10 5) |
42-1 / 9 |
Jump (24) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Middleton Nevin… |
7/4 | |
| in touch, 2nd from 7th, mistake 4 out, lost 2nd after 3 out, regained 2nd 2 out, closed on leader before last, stayed on to lead final 110 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Like A Hurricane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) |
2843/13- / 9 |
Jump (40) | Charlie Huxley | A King Mr Mel Fordham |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders in 4th, not fluent 2nd, 3rd from 7th, kept on flat, went 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| HD |
Murcar (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) |
U-71 / 10 |
Flat (222), Jump (15) |
J W Farrelly | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr Ray Antell |
2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd 5th, led after next, mistake 3 out, clear after, reduced lead and mistake last, headed and no extra final 110 yards, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 23 L |
Leitra House (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12) |
4P2/P1- / 7 |
Jump (368) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Mrs D Williams |
28/1 | |
| took keen hold, blundered 1st, in touch, struggling from 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| Dist |
Byzantina Fair (GB) (Mare, brown, 10 5) |
09/PP-P / 8 |
Jump (12) | A Thornton | Miss H C Knight Mrs Jane Pighills |
66/1 | |
| led 2nd, blundered 5th, went right and hit 7th, weakening when hit 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Pallaton (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
/ 4 |
Flat (30) | Jimmy McCarthy | B G Powell D & J Newell |
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PU |
6 |
| - |
Cash Crisis (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 5) |
1 / 5 |
Jump (25) | Michael Murphy | Mike Hammond Mr J M T Court |
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