1:30
Huntingdon
9 Dec 1997
Robert Baker Half Century Novices' Hurdle Class E
(Class 4) (1m7f171yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles
1st
£2,862.50 2nd
£800 3rd
£387.50
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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4 | 1012 | – | 123 | 120 | – |
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Scenic (IRE) |
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Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, driven out | ||||||||||
4 | 115 | – | 129 | 126 | – |
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Diesis |
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Chased leaders, every chance approaching 2 out, unable to quicken flat | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | 111 | 107 | – |
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Unfuwain (USA) |
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Always prominent, one pace approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | 111 | 106 | – |
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Beveled (USA) |
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Headway 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last | ||||||||||
6 | 107 | – | 100 | 94 | – |
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Over The River (FR) |
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With leader, led approaching 3 out until approaching next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
6
nk
[20¾]
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4 | 1012 | – | 104 | 99 | – |
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Teenoso (USA) |
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Held up, steady headway from 2 out, never placed to challenge | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | 91 | 85 | – |
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Machiavellian (USA) |
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Not jump well, held up and well behind, staying on when hampered 2 out, never placed to challenge. stewards' told: jockey reported that his instructions were to drop the gelding in and get him jumping, he added that the horse was of a nervous disposition | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | 90 | 84 | – |
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Royal Academy (USA) |
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Tracked leaders until approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
9
1½
[37¾]
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5 | 107 | – | 83 | 82 | – |
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Henbit (USA) |
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Held up and behind, good headway when mistake 3 out, never placed to challenge | ||||||||||
4 | 107 | – | 79 | 78 | – |
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Kefaah (USA) |
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Headway 4th, weakened next | ||||||||||
4 | 109 | – | 70 | 66 | – |
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Statoblest (IRE) |
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Chased leaders until mistake 5th | ||||||||||
4 | 109 | – | 61 | 57 | – |
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Waajib (IRE) |
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In touch to 5th | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | 62 | 55 | – |
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b c
Lear Fan (USA) |
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Prominent to 5th | ||||||||||
5 | 1012 | – | 51 | 44 | – |
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b g
Merdon Melody |
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Held up, never placed to challenge | ||||||||||
15
3
[78½]
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6 | 109 | – | 45 | 41 | – |
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Executive Perk |
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Led until after 1st, prominent to 5th, weakening when blundered next | ||||||||||
8 | 107 | – | – | – | – |
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Buzzards Bay |
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Held up, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
7 | 1012 | – | – | 99 | – | |||||
b g
Supreme Leader |
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Steadied start, held up and behind, headway 5th, staying on when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
6 | 1012 | – | – | – | – | |||||
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Risk Me (FR) |
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Behind until pulled up before 5th | ||||||||||
4 | 1012 | – | – | – | – |
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Lead On Time (USA) |
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Chased leaders until mistake 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
5 | 107 | – | – | – | – |
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b m
Prince Sabo |
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Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
5 | 1012 | – | – | – | – |
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b g
Wace (USA) |
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Pulled hard, led after 1st until after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
- 21 ran Off time: 1:36:00 Winning time: 3m 55.60s (slow by 18.60s) Total SP: 145%
- Non-runners: Folding
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1st owner:
Mrs Anthony West (Road Racer)
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2nd owner:
Martin Van Doorne (Ginger Fox)
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3rd owner:
Mrs Jenny Ells (King Kato)
- Tote win: £54 PL: £9.80 £1.40 £2.30 Ex: £60.80 CSF: £103.37 Trifecta: £211.60 Pool: £3,788.91. 12.71 winning tickets.