8:00 Towcester 19 May 2009
Wheldon Contracts Maiden Hurdle
(Class 4) (2m3f34yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles
1st
£3,903 2nd
£1,146 3rd
£573 4th
£286.20
Error
| 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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7 | 109 | 118 | 6 | 107 | – | ||||
| b g Montjeu (IRE) - Bulaxie (Bustino) | ||||||||||
| Settled towards rear, not fluent 5th, effort next, led before 2 out, ridden and carried head high but kept on flat (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 and 9-4) | ||||||||||
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2
½
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5 | 110 | – | 5 | 106 | – | |||
| b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Restless Native (IRE) (Be My Native) | ||||||||||
| Ballooned 2nd, chased leaders, effort and mistake 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden and kept trying after, always just held (op 16-1 tchd 22-1) | ||||||||||
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5 | 107 b1 | 91 | 4 | 104 | – | ||||
| b g Averti (IRE) - Conquestadora (Hernando) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, 4th and under pressure 3 out, kept on at one pace from last (tchd 40-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 110 | – | – | 97 | – | ||||
| b g Epervier Bleu - Ipsala I (FR) (Quart De Vin) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, effort going well after 3 out, every chance next, ridden and floundered before last, finished weakly (op 7-2) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 110 | – | – | 79 | – | |||||
| ch g Hernando (FR) - Pato (High Top) | ||||||||||
| Pressed leaders until ridden and weakened tamely 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 7-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 107 | 100 | – | 66 | – | ||||
| b m Presenting - Temple Heather (Faustus) | ||||||||||
| Pressed leader, led before 6th until 7th, faded quickly after 3 out (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 107 | – | – | 73 | – | ||||
| b g Suluk (USA) - Sams Queen (Another Sam) | ||||||||||
| Not jump well, midfield, lost touch 7th (op 200-1) | ||||||||||
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4 | 109 tp | – | – | 30 | – | ||||
| b g Galileo (IRE) - Three Piece (Jaazeiro) | ||||||||||
| Behind, lost touch before 7th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
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5 | 109 | – | – | 35 | – | ||||
| b g Beneficial - Kemchee (IRE) (Kemal) | ||||||||||
| Pulled hard and prominent until faded rapidly before 3 out, tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 50-1 tchd 33-1) | ||||||||||
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7 | 107 | – | – | 28 | – | ||||
| gr m Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Country Orchid (Town And Country) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, always well in rear, lost touch before 7th, soon tailed off (op 100-1) | ||||||||||
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11
58
[136¾]
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7 | 110 | – | – | – | – | |||
| b g Frimaire - Melons Lady (IRE) (The Noble Player) | ||||||||||
| Behind, lost touch before 7th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
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5 | 1011 p | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Above Water (IRE) (Reference Point) | ||||||||||
| Not jump well, reluctant and racing with head in air in last, tailed off 5th, nearly refused next, hung violently left before 2 out but finished eventually | ||||||||||
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4 | 102 | 119 | – | 85 | – | ||||
| b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Lysabelle (FR) (Lesotho) | ||||||||||
| Led, headed before 6th, led again 7th, headed and weakening when fell 2 out (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places) | ||||||||||
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6 | 107 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Marathon (USA) - Envergure I (Kenmare) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold in rear, lost touch 5th, badly tailed off when pulled up 2 out (op 80-1) | ||||||||||
- 14 ran Off time: 8:02:00 Winning time: 4m 54.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP: 119%
- 1st owner: JSM Fabrications Ltd (Bulwark) 1st breeder: Hesmonds Stud Ltd
- 2nd owner: R G Whitehead (Restless Harry)
- 3rd owner: Exors Of The Late H J Manners (Converti)
- Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.50 £4.60 £12.60 Ex: £63.60 CSF: £50.19
