27 Jan 2012 16:10 Huntingdon
Winner: £3,900 (Penalty: £2,534); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus.
Connolly's Red Mills Grocare Balancer Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Ile De Re (FR) (colt, grey, 11 4) |
32 / 6 |
Flat (83), Jump (29) |
Harry Skelton | Ian Williams Mr D Mead |
11/8 | |
| often jumped right, made virtually all, briefly headed before 3 out, stayed on well fom next | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 4½ L |
Cry of Freedom (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 11) |
1B / 6 |
Flat(673), Jump(15) | Jack Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields |
4-1 | |
| tracked leading pair, hit 2nd and next, went 2nd when balooned and lost place 4th, rallied after 3 out, chased winner and hit 2 out, staying on same pace under pressure and looked held when went right and hit last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
11 |
| 8 L |
The Last Night (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
/ 5 |
Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Mr T D J Syder |
6-1 | ||
| held up well in rear, went left 1st, blundered 3rd, headway on outside approaching 5th, went 2nd briefly before 2 out, one pace in 3rd after | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 10 L |
Turjuman (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 4) |
/ 7 |
Flat(25) | J M Davies | A Bailey Ab Racing Limited |
100-1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out until weakened before next | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| 3¾ L |
Rosquero (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
4440 / 7 |
Jump(9) | T Messenger | Miss C J E Caroe Mr Alan Kidd |
250-1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, plugged on to moderate 5th closing stages | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| NK |
Kings Bayonet (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 4) |
4 / 5 |
Flat(141), Jump(18) | W Hutchinson | A King Mr W H Ponsonby |
11-1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to get in behind leaders approaching 3 ut, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 1¾ L |
Regal Park (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
/ 5 |
Flat(111) | J E Moore | G L Moore Mrs Ann Gloag |
6-1 | |
| mid-division, hampered and dropped to rear 4th, keeping on again on inside when blundered 3 out, tailed off, not recover | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Favoured Nation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
61 / 5 |
Jump(73) | A P McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
8-1 | |
| chased leader until approaching 4th where badly hampered and lost place, behind and eased, tailed off, not recover | ||||||||||
5 |
| - |
Layline (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
/ 5 |
Flat(7) | J Reveley | Miss Gay Kelleway Whispering Winds & Bob Smith |
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PU |
6 |
| - |
Play It Sam (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
/ 6 |
Flat(470) | Alex Merriam | M C Banks Mr M C Banks |
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9 |
| - |
Seventh Sky (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
/ 5 |
Flat(138) | N Fehily | C J Mann John & Peter Heron |
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FE |
10 |
| - |
Tewin Wood (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
/ 5 |
Flat(3) | Gerard Tumelty | A Bailey North Cheshire Trading & Storage Ltd |
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