Full Result 12.25 Catterick | 1 January 2018

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f66yds) 2m3½f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £4,808.52 2nd £1,411.92 3rd £705.96 4th £352.98

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Dieg Man (FR) 2/5F Niall P Madden Neil Mulholland	Niall P Madden Neil Mulholland	5	118	130	87	128	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Majestic Card (FR) (Ultimately Lucky)
In touch, not fluent 3 out, headway to lead on bit 2 out, pushed out run-in (op 1/3 tchd 1/2)

2 3	1. Blottos (IRE) 11/4 Danny Cook Sue Smith	Danny Cook Sue Smith	6	118	–	84	124	–
b g Westerner - Autumn Beauty (IRE) (Darnay)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th and 3 out, ridden and briefly outpaced after 3 out, chased winner between last 2, hit last, stayed on but always held (op 7/2)

3 21 [24]	3. Big Thunder 16/1 Mr Joe Wright ⁷ Micky Hammond	Mr Joe Wright ⁷ Micky Hammond	8	1010 1 p	115	56	97	–
gr g Dalakhani (IRE) - Charlotte O Fraise (IRE) (Beat Hollow)
Prominent, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened in 3rd between last 2 (op 25/1)

4 ½ [24½]	8. Chocolat Noir (IRE) 40/1 Henry Brooke Martin Todhunter	Henry Brooke Martin Todhunter	5	109	–	48	89	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Valrhona (IRE) (Spectrum)
Held up in touch, not fluent 5th and 7th, weakened after 2 out (tchd 33/1)

5 42 [66½]	5. Mission Trio (IRE) 150/1 John Kington ³ Patrick Holmes	John Kington ³ Patrick Holmes	6	1013 p¹	–	–	53	–
b g Presenting - Miss Brandywell (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, hit 3rd, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 200/1)

F	6. Take Em Out (IRE) 16/1 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	6	112 t	–	–	112	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Toorah Laura La (USA) (Black Minnaloushe)
Led, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and just headed when fell 2 out (op 18/1 tchd 14/1)

PU	4. Grimthorpe 150/1 Adam Nicol Tina Jackson	Adam Nicol Tina Jackson	7	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Sally Scally (Scallywag)
Held up, took keen hold early, pushed along before 6th, soon well behind, pulled up before 2 out

7 ran Off time: 12:25:30 Winning time: 4m 57.70s (slow by 25.70s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Teals Lad (self certificate)
1st owner: John P McManus (Dieg Man) 1st breeder: Yannick Fouin & Manuel Arias
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Blottos)
3rd owner: The Big Thunderbirds (Big Thunder)
Tote win: £1.20 PL: £1.10 £1.10 Ex: £1.90 CSF: £1.88 Trifecta: £5

12:25 Catterick 1 Jan 2018

Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle