Full Result 2.10 Ludlow | 25 October 2012

Happy Birthday Matt Taylor Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £2,924.10 2nd £858.60 3rd £429.30 4th £214.65

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Hold Court (IRE) 13/8F Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	5	1012	–	109	125	–
br g Court Cave (IRE) - Tipsy Miss (IRE) (Orchestra)
Held up in midfield, headway 6th and chased leaders on long run to 3 out, ridden to lead when jumped right and mistake last, soon in command, eased close home (op 9-4)

2 6	4. Drum Valley 11/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	4	1012	–	102	117	–
b g Beat Hollow - Euippe (Air Express)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 6th, clear in leading quartet before 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 2nd last strides (vet said gelding lost its near-fore shoe) (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

3 hd [6¼]	12. Spa's Dancer (IRE) 10/1 Felix De Giles Ed de Giles	Felix De Giles Ed de Giles	5	1012	–	101	114	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Spa (Sadler's Wells)
Jumped right at times, raced keenly, led, hard pressed and mistake 3 out, headed and mistake last, weakened flat, lost 2nd last strides (op 12-1)

4 1 [7¼]	1. Bab Al Salam (USA) 4/1 Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	6	1012	–	100	116	–
b g Seeking The Gold (USA) - Encandiladora (ARG) (Equalize)
In touch, tracked leaders 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, every chance and ridden before 2 out, outpaced between last 2 and beaten last, stayed on same pace flat (op 9-4)

5 9 [16¼]	3. Calaf 11/2 Danny Cook Brian Ellison	Danny Cook Brian Ellison	4	1012	–	89	105	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Tarandot (IRE) (Singspiel)
Held up in midfield, lost touch with leaders after 5th, modest 8th but some headway before 3 out, jumped right 3 out, stayed on steadily from next, never troubled leaders (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his orders were to get the gelding settled, switched off and jumping, it was very keen early and only dropped the bridle at the end of the back straight, he felt it prudent to preserve its suspect stamina and therefore waited until the home straight before asking for an effort.) (op 7-1 tchd 5-1)

6 1½ [17¾]	14. Mickie 14/1 Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly	Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly	4	105	–	81	97	–
gr f Kayf Tara - Island Mist (Jupiter Island)
Mistakes, towards rear when hit 2nd, ridden and headway after 6th, no impression from 3 out, plugged on but never threatened leaders (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

7 17 [34¾]	5. Freckle Face 28/1 David Bass Bill Turner	David Bass Bill Turner	5	1012 h¹	98	67	89	–
br g Septieme Ciel (USA) - Wavet (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leader until before 3 out, soon beaten and faded from 2 out (op 25-1)

8 7 [41¾]	8. Maison Royale 100/1 William Kennedy Seamus Durack	William Kennedy Seamus Durack	4	1012 p	–	58	82	–
b g Val Royal (FR) - Rock Villa (Class Distinction)
Held up towards rear, lost touch with leaders 6th, no chance after, tailed off

9 ½ [42¼]	13. Sparville (IRE) 12/1 Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	6	1012	–	58	82	–
ch g Docksider (USA) - Play The Queen (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Took keen hold, chased leaders until weakened rapidly before 3 out, well behind 2 out, tailed off (op 14-1)

10 42 [84¼]	7. Lastofthemohicans (FR) 33/1 Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber	Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber	5	1012 t	–	–	44	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Peace Time (GER) (Surumu)
Mistakes, held up in rear, lost touch 5th, well tailed off after next (vet said gelding bled from the nose) (op 25-1)

11 3 [87¼]	11. Prize Point 200/1 Frank Hayes ⁷ Tom Gretton	Frank Hayes ⁷ Tom Gretton	6	105 t	–	–	42	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Golden Symbol (Wolfhound)
Took keen hold, chased leaders until 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

12 20 [107¼]	10. Pie Poudre 150/1 Charlie Poste Robin Dickin	Charlie Poste Robin Dickin	5	1012	–	–	24	–
ch g Zafeen (FR) - Eglantine (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up towards rear, struggling when jumped slowly 6th, soon tailed off

13 3 [110¼]	9. Newton Thistle 100/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	Noel Fehily Charlie Longsdon	5	1012	–	–	21	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Newton Venture (Petoski)
Took keen hold, in touch in midfield to 6th, soon ridden and dropped out, tailed off

PU	2. Baby Driver 100/1 Aidan Coleman David Evans	Aidan Coleman David Evans	4	1012	–	–	–	–
gr g Proclamation (IRE) - Renee (Wolfhound)
Mistakes, held up in rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up after next

14 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 3m 47.60s (slow by 14.60s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Edwards & Howell (Hold Court) 1st breeder: Jim Ruane
2nd owner: D J Burke & T Meehan (Drum Valley)
3rd owner: T Gould (Spa's Dancer)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.50 £3.40 £3.30 Ex: £26.40 CSF: £20.33

2:10 Ludlow 25 Oct 2012

Happy Birthday Matt Taylor Novices' Hurdle