Full Result 12.50 Plumpton | 5 January 2014

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(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f195yds) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Dubawi Island (FR) 8/13F Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	5	1112	–	91	126	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Housa Dancer (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Held up in touch in midfield, closed to track leaders 3 out, led and going best bend before next, hard pressed and ridden between last 2, found extra and soon asserted flat, well in command and eased towards finish (tchd 8/15 and 4/6)

2 2¾	2. Civil War (IRE) 9/2 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	115	–	81	112	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Silvestre (ITY) (Unfuwain)
Held up in last trio, mistake 5th, closed to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and effort before 2 out, driven and strong challenge between last 2, no extra and one pace flat (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

3 6 [8¾]	13. Warrant Officer 14/1 Marc Goldstein Sheena West	Marc Goldstein Sheena West	4	107	–	60	94	–
gr g Misu Bond (IRE) - Kilmovee (Inchinor)
Chased leaders, close 6th and not clear run after 3 out, ridden and effort bend before next, 3rd and stayed on same pace between last 2 (op 12/1)

4 2½ [11¼]	9. Torero 4/1 Joshua Moore ³ Diana Grissell	Joshua Moore ³ Diana Grissell	5	112	–	69	104	–
b g Hernando (FR) - After You (Pursuit Of Love)
Not always fluent, led, jumped slowly and mistake 1st, soon headed, chased leader until after 6th, mistake 3 out, ridden and outpaced bend before next, kept on same pace from 2 out (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

5 10 [21¼]	4. Kaki Island (IRE) 16/1 Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	Tom Cannon Chris Gordon	6	115	–	55	95	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Arctic Banner (IRE) (Arctic Lord)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, hampered and jumped into 1st, soon led and clear next, ridden and headed bend before 2 out, beaten when jumped left 2 out, soon weakened (op 20/1)

6 2½ [23¾]	6. Moratab (IRE) 33/1 Nick Scholfield Keiran Burke	Nick Scholfield Keiran Burke	5	115	–	52	91	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Bahr (Generous)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden and every chance well before 3 out, lost place and struggling before 2 out, weakened 2 out

7 32 [55¾]	7. See More Power (IRE) 50/1 Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	9	115	–	6	59	–
ch g Fleetwood (IRE) - Joan Of Arc (Supreme Leader)
Held up in last pair, lost touch quickly after 6th, tailed off 2 out (op 33/1)

F	8. Sportsreport (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Coroner (IRE) - Goforthetape (IRE) (Gothland)
Midfield when jumped big, cannoned into rival and fell 1st (op 40/1)

PU	11. Saint Helena (IRE) 50/1 Mattie Batchelor Jim Best	Mattie Batchelor Jim Best	6	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Tafseer (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, some headway after 4th, blundered and dropped to lat again 6th, soon eased and tailed off, pulled up last (op 33/1)

9 ran Off time: 12:50:29 Winning time: 4m 21.80s (slow by 47.80s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Freddy Q (self certificate), Minority Interest (self certificate), Silk Sky (self certificate), Two Sugars (self certificate)
1st owner: Andrew Brooks & Julian Taylor (Dubawi Island) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management Co Ltd
2nd owner: Ashley Head (Civil War)
3rd owner: Michael Moriarty (Warrant Officer)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £1.40 £3.40 Ex: £4.50 CSF: £4.24 Trifecta: £31.80

12:50 Plumpton 5 Jan 2014

attheraces.com Exclusive Barry Geraghty Blog Novices' Hurdle