Full Result 2.25 Wincanton | 27 March 2011

Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f65yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,665.60 2nd £827.60 3rd £445.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Midnight Opera 4/1 Mark Quinlan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Mark Quinlan ⁷ Neil Mulholland	5	1013	117	112	121	–
b g Midnight Legend - Ballad Opera (Sadler's Wells)
Made all, ridden after 2 out, staying on gamely when left clear soon after the last, ridden out (tchd 7-2)

2 12	2. Waldvogel (IRE) 2/9F A P McCoy Nicky Richards	A P McCoy Nicky Richards	7	116	–	98	120	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Wurftaube (GER) (Acatenango)
Chased winner, jumped left at times, not always fluent, pushed along to close on winner after 3 out, 1 length down when stumbled soon after last, soon held and eased (jockey said gelding lost its action after jumping final flight) (op 1-4)

3 49 [61]	3. Hatchet Man 33/1 Harry Skelton Carroll Gray	Harry Skelton Carroll Gray	5	110	–	33	60	–
ch g Needwood Blade - Mayfair (Green Desert)
Held up in last pair, went modest 3rd after 2 out, never any trouble to leading pair

BD	5. Murdoch 14/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	110	–	–	33	–
b g Mutamarkiz (IRE) - Miss Pharly (Pharly)
Chased leading pair, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, modest 5th when hampered and brought down last (op 16-1)

F	6. Caunay 50/1 Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	4	107	–	–	36	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Chantilly Lady (Rising)
Held up in last pair, went modest 3rd before 2 out, wandering in 4th when fell last