01 Apr 2011 14:10 Stratford
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to firm in places).
St. David's Primary School Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Falcon Island (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
825752 / 9 |
Jump (12) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard The Butterwick… |
11/4 | |
| led 1st, headed 4th, led next, not fluent 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Grandads Horse (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
4321 / 12 |
Jump (222) | T J O'Brien | C E Longsdon Whites of Coventry… |
11/2 | |
| with winner from 1st, led 4th until next, stayed close 2nd, ridden when not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 7 L |
Laudatory (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
7 / 10 |
Flat (185), Jump (27) |
Gerard Tumelty | C P Morlock Eric Newnham |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden before 6th, headway approaching 3 out, 4th and held by leaders when not fluent 2 out, went 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
15 |
| NK |
Spiritual Art (GB) (filly, bay, 10 6) |
PP / 7 |
Flat (195), Jump (33) |
J E Moore | L A Dace Copped Hall Farm… |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and held by front pair 2 out, demoted to 4th close home | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Goodwood Starlight (IRE) (Colt, brown, 10 13) |
8041 / 7 |
Flat (185), Jump (14) |
A P McCoy | Jim Best Goodwood Starlight… |
11/4 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 5 L |
Stevie Thunder (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 13) |
8 / 9 |
Flat (303), Jump (156) |
Dave Crosse | Ian Williams Mr Steve Gray |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden and weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
14 |
| 3 L |
Bow To No One (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 6) |
3 / 7 |
Flat (124), Jump (8) |
W Kennedy | A P Jarvis Mrs S E Simmons |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
13 |
| NK |
Seven Summits (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) |
50 / 10 |
Flat (160), Jump (37) |
D F O'Regan | B J Curley Cheltenham Racing… |
80/1 | |
| held up in rear, 9th when not fluent 3 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 7 L |
Monroe Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
3557F7 / 10 |
Jump (10) | Matthew Batchelor | N Quinlan Mr A G Blackmore |
150/1 | |
| mistake 5th, always in rear | ||||||||||
10th |
12 |
| 1¼ L |
Argaum (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 7) |
/ 6 |
Flat (162) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams My Left Foot Racing… |
28/1 | |
| held up towards rear on outside, effort after 6th, weakened after next | ||||||||||
11th |
10 |
| 9 L |
Omokoroa (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
F43 / 6 |
Flat (161), Jump (20) |
Adrian Lane | D McCain Jnr Brendan Richardson… |
9/1 | |
| prominent, not fluent 1st, pushed along after 4th, weakened approaching 6th, mistake last | ||||||||||
12th |
8 |
| 12 L |
Lord Richie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) |
89 / 5 |
Jump (54) | Michael Murphy | P G Murphy G H R S |
200/1 | |
| held up well in rear, ridden and struggling 5th | ||||||||||
13th |
2 |
| 3¼ L |
December (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) |
U80 / 5 |
Flat (125), Jump (16) |
Alex Merriam | Mrs C A Dunnett Mr Ron Spore |
150/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd, no chance from 6th | ||||||||||
14th |
1 |
| ½ L |
The Hague (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
01 / 5 |
Flat (211), Jump (32) |
R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Diamond Racing… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place when hit 2nd, ridden after 5th, weakened after next | ||||||||||
15th |
3 |
| 13 L |
Diamond Twister (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 13) |
U / 6 |
Flat (23), Jump (11) |
Harry Challoner | L Williamson Mr J Levenson |
80/1 | |
| led until jumped slowly 1st, prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 6th | ||||||||||