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Friday 4 April 2008

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Littlewoods Direct Imagine Appeal Novices' Hurdle (grade 2)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Pierrot Lunaire (USA)

410-8

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up, headway 4th, mistake next, led after 3 out, clear approaching last, stayed on strongly

2^nd

Blue Bajan (IRE)

611-0

7/1

T: Andrew TurnellJ: T Scudamore

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, chased winner last, no impression

3^rd

Lazy Darren

410-8

50/1

T: C GrantJ: D Elsworth

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when mistake 6th, switched right after 3 out, not fluent last, weakened flat

4^th

3.75

Khyber Kim

611-5

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ:

Held up, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

5^th

1.25

Gloucester

511-0

150/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: D C Costello

Held up well in rear, pushed along 6th, not clear run well before 3 out, some headway soon after, weakened approaching 2 out

6^th

s.h

Greenbridge (IRE)

611-0

5/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Mid-division, headway 4th, blundered 3 out, jumped left when mistake 2 out, weakened last

7^th

Salford City (IRE)

711-8

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: Ms N Carberry

Chased clear leader, led 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last

8^th

Songe (FR)

410-13

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: T Siddall

Held up in rear, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

9^th

Frank Crow

511-0

100/1

T: J S GoldieJ: P Kinsella

Always behind

10^th

Alsadaa (USA)

511-3

33/1

T: Mrs L J MonganJ: C Bolger

Chased leaders, hit 1st, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

12^th

dist

Marsam (IRE)

511-3

50/1

T: M G QuinlanJ: Paul Carberry

Led, soon clear, mistake 3rd, came back to field 4th, headed next, weakened after 6th, tailed off

Also Ran

Captain Cee Bee (IRE)

711-8

5/4

T: E P HartyJ: A P McCoy

Held up, headway 5th, under pressure before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th when pulled up before last

Pigeon Island

511-8

16/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: P J Brennan

Fell 1st

Betting Breakdown

SF:£37.68

Forecasts

Captain Cee Bee (IRE) (5/4), Pierrot Lunaire (USA) (5/1), Greenbridge (IRE) (5/1), Blue Bajan (IRE) (7/1), Pigeon Island (16/1), Khyber Kim (16/1), Salford City (IRE) (20/1), Songe (FR) (33/1), Alsadaa (USA) (33/1), Lazy Darren (50/1), Marsam (IRE) (50/1), Frank Crow (100/1), Gloucester (150/1)