totetentofollow Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 1, 12 runners)
- Winner £14,238 2nd £5,342 3rd £2,675 4th £1,332 5th £670 6th £335
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 44.20s
- Off time: 15:41:47
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 Fingal Bay (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 5 | 11-0 | R Johnson | 9/4f | |
| SP 9/4f Tracked leaders, led 6th, strongly challenged 3 out, clear last, ran on strongly opened 5/2 touched 2/1 £1000-£400(x3) | |||||||
| 2nd | 6 | 4 Baile Anrai (IRE) | Ian Williams | 7 | 11-0 | L Aspell | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Mid-division, headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace opened 15/2 | |||||||
| 3rd | 37 | 2 Current Event (FR) | P F Nicholls | 4 | 11-4 | D A Jacob | 11/2 |
| SP 11/2 Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, weakened 3 out, moderate 3rd opened 6/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 1¾ | 6 Cock Of The Rock (IRE) | W K Goldsworthy | 6 | 11-0 | R P Mclernon | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Held up in touch, mistake 6th, soon under pressure, stayed on well, never able to challenge | |||||||
| 5th | nk | 11 War Of The World (IRE) | Tim Vaughan | 9 | 11-0 | S Thomas | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Mid-division, headway 5 out, soon under pressure and weakened opened 33/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 3¼ | 12 Wassailing Queen | C L Tizzard | 5 | 10-7 | J Tizzard | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Mid-division, weakened 4 out opened 22/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 9 | 9 The Big Freeze (IRE) | Tim Vaughan | 5 | 11-0 | Aidan Coleman | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Led until 4th, led again next, headed 6th, weakened 3 out opened 28/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 12 | 5 Charm School | Evan Williams | 6 | 11-0 | Paul Moloney | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Pulled hard, soon prominent, led 4th, headed next, lost place 5 out opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 65 | 10 Trop Fort (FR) | D Pipe | 4 | 11-0 | T Scudamore | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Always behind opened 11/1 | |||||||
| PU | 1 Bedouin Bay | A J Mccabe | 4 | 11-4 | D F O'Regan | 10/1 | |
| SP 10/1 Mid-division, headway 4 out, soon driven to challenge, weakened quickly before 3 out, behind when pulled up last opened 12/1 touched 9/1 | |||||||
| F | 8 Hard To Swallow (IRE) | M Keighley | 5 | 11-0 | Harry Skelton | 13/2 | |
| SP 13/2 Behind, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, fell next opened 6/1 | |||||||
| F | 3 Sweet Irony (FR) | A King | 5 | 11-4 | R Thornton | 12/1 | |
| SP 12/1 Mid-division when fell 7th opened 11/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.20 Tote Place £1.30 £2.60 £2.70 Straight Forecast £16.40 Exacta £21.80 Swingers 1&2 £6.70, 2&3 £9.60, 1&3 £1.50
Placepot £38.90, Pool: £64127.68, 1203.29 winning tickets
Quadpot £23.50, Pool: £3430.26, 107.6 winning tickets