07 Mar 2008 17:00 Sandown
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places on home straight).
Greg Banham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Supreme Duke (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 156lbs) |
283 / 22 |
Jump (14) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs S L Hobbs |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden 2 out, left in lead last, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| ¾ L |
Woolcombe Folly (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) |
522 / 10 |
Jump (17) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend |
8/11 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, wandered and jumped left 2nd, ridden 2 out, every chance after last, out battled | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 24 L |
Val du Ciron (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) |
1-85 / 6 |
Jump (122) | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight The Hon Mrs Peter… |
25/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 2 out, weakening when slowly hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 3¾ L |
Francis Dunstan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) |
07-09 / 6 |
Jump (114) | Aidan Coleman | A W Carroll Miss V M Brown |
100/1 | |
| held up and keen, ridden 2 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
FE |
1 |
| - |
Blackthorn Boy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
19-P231 / 6 |
Jump (26) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr John B Hobbs |
9/4 | |
| led, ridden 2 out, narrow lead when fell last | ||||||||||