14 Mar 2008 13:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,424); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Fiveforthree (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 161lbs) |
153-1 / 22 |
Jump (30) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Olde Crowbars Syndicate |
7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hit 6th, headway 2 out, led narrowly last, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
15 |
| NK |
Venalmar (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
21-2211 / 9 |
Jump (68) | P W Flood | M F Morris Michael O'Flynn |
11/1 | |
| chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed last, rallied gamely, held near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
14 |
| 4 L |
Trafford Lad (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
1112 / 10 |
Jump (68) | T Doyle | E Sheehy Butler Family Syndicate |
9/1 | |
| pulled hard, soon mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on but no extra | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 1 L |
Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
1121 / 11 |
Jump (33) | D N Russell | Thomas Cooper Goat Racing Syndicate |
13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden and every chance after 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| ¾ L |
Group Captain (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
111 / 9 |
Jump (33) | R Thornton | A King Mlle M Plat |
5/1 | |
| towards rear, reminders after 2nd, hit 7th, driven and headway approaching 2 out, hampered approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 2 L |
Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) |
95-11P3 / 10 |
Jump (22) | J E Moore | Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)… |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 7th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, hung right approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
7th |
13 |
| 9 L |
Razor Royale (IRE) (Horse (entire), Bay, 161lbs) |
121444 / 9 |
Jump (48) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr C Cornes |
18/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 5th, ridden and headway after 3 out, every chance after 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 20 L |
Fond Of A Drop (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 161lbs) |
34-1332 / 8 |
Jump (23) | B J Geraghty | D T Hughes Joseph M Doyle |
33/1 | |
| hit 4th, always towards rear | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 5 L |
Hold Em (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
112121 / 8 |
Jump (22) | T J Murphy | W K Goldsworthy David Hughes Mike… |
18/1 | |
| led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
10th |
2 |
| 13 L |
Breedsbreeze (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
133-121 / 9 |
Jump (69) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Jim Lewis, Markus… |
9/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
11th |
12 |
| 5 L |
Raven's Run (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
651622 / 8 |
Jump (19) | Michael Darcy | Michael Cunningham E A Royliston |
66/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
12th |
11 |
| 13 L |
Majestic Concorde (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
32-114 / 10 |
Jump (78) | Paul Carberry | D K Weld Dr R Lambe |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders until 5th, behind when mistake 7th | ||||||||||
13th |
1 |
| 7 L |
Aigle D'or (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
11 / 9 |
Jump (48) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson John P McManus |
4/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Logans Run (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
21-121 / 7 |
Jump (30) | Non Runner | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
PU |
8 |
| - |
King In Waiting (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) |
6666 / 12 |
Jump (13) | J M Maguire | A D Brown Mr K M Everitt |
200/1 | |
| led 2nd until 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
16 |
| - |
Whatuthink (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) |
0-31315 / 13 |
Jump (33) | Conor O'Dwyer | Oliver McKiernan Redgap Partnership |
14/1 | |
| in touch until weakened quickly 6th, pulled up before 7th | ||||||||||