19 Nov 2011 12:25 Ascot
Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,010); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Playboy Club London Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Valid Reason (GB) (colt, bay, 10 12) |
8- / 10 |
Flat (42), Jump (248) |
G Lee | D K Ivory Mrs Christina Kelly |
12/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 5th, joined last, ridden and stayed on gamely to assert flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Deireadh Re (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
422-1 / 7 |
Jump (157) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mr Ian J Fogg &… |
2/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, tracked leading pair 7th, went 2nd on inside approaching 2 out, ridden before last, every chance last, driven and not quicken flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 24 L |
Mush Mir (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
111 / 6 |
Flat (217), Jump (12) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson M Khan X2 |
2/1 | |
| led, mistake and headed 5th, chased winner until ridden before 2 out, mistake 2 out and weakened | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| NK |
High Kite (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) |
9786-4 / 12 |
Jump (19) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mrs Phillippa Taylor |
66/1 | |
| held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat to press for modest 3rd close home | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 99 L |
Bowntobebad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
1/3-1 / 7 |
Jump (20) | N D Fehily | J Scott Mr G Brown |
7/2 | |
| not fluent 1st, held up in last pair, headway to 3rd before 3rd, pushed along and lost 3rd 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 14 L |
Crafti Bookie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
28053-1 / 8 |
Jump (22) | J M Maguire | Mrs S J Smith Mr W M Aitchison |
8/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, hit 2nd, lost 3rd before next, soon in rear, never going after, lost touch 7th, tailed off when went left 2 out | ||||||||||