31 Dec 2011 15:05 Newbury
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,085); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Bathwick Tyres Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Fingal Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
1-111 / 11 |
Jump (29) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan |
1/4 | |
| raced on inner, tracked leading pair until settled 4th after 3rd, good headway to track leader 6th, led 2 out, soon clear, idled before last, driven out and always just doing enough flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Ballyrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
82/216-1 / 12 |
Jump (20) | Aidan Coleman | Tim Vaughan Pearn's Pharmacies… |
25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 3rd after 3rd, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on after 2 out, went 2nd after last, stayed on flat, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 11 L |
Double Ross (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
3-351 / 13 |
Jump (18) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Options O Syndicate |
16/1 | |
| tracked leader, led narrowly 2nd, went left and headed 2 out, chased winner, held when hit last, lost 2nd hung left and weakened soon after | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 18 L |
Top Of The Range (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) |
11 / 9 |
Jump (40) | David Bass | N J Henderson Walters Plant Hire… |
5/1 | |
| held up last, headway and went 4th 6th, mistake 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 59 L |
Fill The Power (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
552-121 / 11 |
Jump (35) | H Oliver | Mrs S J Smith McGoldrick Racing |
16/1 | |
| led until headed 2nd, pushed along 5th, mistake and lost place next, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Hard To Swallow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
F/11-2F / 10 |
Jump (70) | Alain Cawley | M Keighley Int-ex Contracting… |
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