24 Feb 2008 15:50 Fontwell
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,170); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Lough Derg (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) |
331162 / 24 |
Jump (8) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Frewen |
5/1 | |
| led, headed 3rd, ridden 6th, soon outpaced, staying on to chase clear pair from next, still plenty to do, 5 lengths down approaching last, led close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| 2 L |
My Way de Solzen (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
2111-5P / 12 |
Jump (60) | R Thornton | A King Mr Jerry Wright |
11/8 | |
| tracked leaders, hampered and left in lead 6th, ridden and not fluent 2 out, all out and wandering when headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Refinement (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 158lbs) |
031-612 / 9 |
Jump (36) | N D Fehily | J & A O'Neill Mr M Tabor |
12/1 | |
| held up, headway 6th, ridden 4 out, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Elusive Dream (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
11421 / 9 |
Jump (8) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mrs M Findlay |
9/4 | |
| held up, headway 6th, joined leader 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 16 L |
Flight Leader (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
121134- / 11 |
Jump (345) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard John And Heather… |
9/1 | |
| held up when mistake 4th, never on terms | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| Dist |
Canni Thinkaar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
3055-69 / 11 |
Jump (13) | R Lucey-Butler | P Butler Mr Barry Ward |
100/1 | |
| soon detached and struggling, continued | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Ashley Brook (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 157lbs) |
12F-F5P / 12 |
Jump (36) | P J Brennan | K Bishop Mrs E K Ellis |
16/1 | |
| tracked leader, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, behind before pulled up 3 out | ||||||||||
FE |
7 |
| - |
Gold Gun (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
827573 / 7 |
Jump (36) | J E Moore | Mrs A M Thorpe Tristar |
50/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, fell 6th | ||||||||||