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3:40 Hereford 5 Sep 2012

Hay-On-Wye Booksellers Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m53yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles
1st £1,689.48 2nd £496.08 3rd £248.04 4th £124.02

Error

Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
8 110 84 71 90
ch g Midnight Legend - Secret Whisper (Infantry I)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders after 4th, upsides leader and mistake 2 out, ridden to lead well before last, mistake last, driven and held on well flat, all out (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the faster ground.) (op 16-1)
2  1
4 114 83 69 87
b g Diktat - Swiftly I (Cadeaux Genereux)
Soon niggled along towards rear, headway after 4th, chased leaders 2 out, pressing winner when mistake last, stayed on same pace under pressure final 100yds (op 7-2)
3  ½ [1½]
7 113 b 82 68 86
b m Fantastic Light (USA) - Maidment (Insan)
Chased leader until left in lead 3rd, ridden and hard pressed when mistake 2 out, headed well before last, kept on and still pressing winner last, stayed on same pace flat (op 4-1)
4  10 [11½]
4 1012 80 55 74
b f Imperial Dancer - Inching (Inchinor)
Raced in midfield, reminders and struggling after 4th, 6th and looked well held 2 out, plugged on steadily under pressure after, went 4th flat, no threat to leaders (op 13-2 tchd 10-1)
5  [13¼]
8 116 p 85 58 77
b g Daylami (IRE) - Bequeath (USA) (Lyphard)
In touch, ridden and unable to quicken after 2 out, weakened before last (op 18-1)
6  15 [28¼]
4 115 91 47 70
b f Lucky Story (USA) - Herminoe (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th until before 2 out, driven and weakened rapidly after 2 out (tchd 40-1)
7  6 [34¼]
7 1012 p 77 27 51
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Pearly Brooks (Efisio)
Always in rear, toiling and ridden after 4th, no chance from 3 out (op 22-1)
8  95 [129¼]
8 119 88
br g Beneficial - Highways Daughter (IRE) (Phardante)
Always in rear, lost touch after 3 out, well tailed off and eased flat (op 12-1)
PU   
9 912 Over-Weights 1 Out-of-Handicaps 1 66
b g Dansili - Andaleeb (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up in rear until pulled up after 2nd, dismounted (vet said gelding pulled up lame) (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 and 6-1)
PU   
4 100 Out-of-Handicaps 2 tv1 65
b g Azamour (IRE) - Alaya (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Jumped poorly, led, jumped right 2nd, blundered and headed 3rd, lost place and behind when mistake 5th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly having made mistake) (tchd 9-2)
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