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Saturday November 24 2007
Race Result Ascot 13:50 - Result
Coral Ascot Hurdle (grade 2)
£100000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 110y, Class 1, £56340 penalty, 8 ran
Good, Good to Firm in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 39.s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-8 C O'Dwyer D T Hughes 10 3/1
  chased leader until hit 6th, 3rd, driven after 3 out, challenged and upsides 2 out, led narrowly flat, driven to a 3rd gamely final 100 yards opened 11/4 touched 3/1 £3500-£1000 £5000-£1500 £900-£300
2 ½ Afsoun (FR) 11-8 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 5 2/1 f
  tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led going well 2 out, soon strongly pressed, headed flat, held final 100 yards opened 2/1 touched 2/1 £1000-£400 £4500-£2000 £1800-£800 £1350-£600 £900-£400
3 12 Lough Derg (FR) 11-0 Christian Williams D Pipe 7 40/1
  led and soon clear, reduced lead and ridden after 7th, headed 2 out, soon outpaced by front pair, kept on well to hold 3rd opened 33/1 touched 40/1
4 nk Wichita Lineman (IRE) 11-4 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 6 7/2
  in touch, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on to press for 3rd near finish, no chance with front pair opened 9/2 touched 9/2 £4000-£1000 £2800-£700
5 30 Overstrand (IRE) 11-4 J Tizzard Dr R D P Newland 8 50/1
  in touch, dropped to rear 5th, tailed off 3 out opened 33/1 touched 50/1
6 23 Kings Quay 11-4 D C Costello J J Quinn 5 14/1
  in touch, ridden after 7th, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off opened 14/1 touched 14/1
F Detroit City (USA) 11-8 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 7/2
  mistake 1st, fell next opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £4000-£1000 £2000-£500
F Cloone River (IRE) 11-0 B Fenton C F Swan 11 50/1
  held up in rear until fell 6th opened 50/1 touched 50/1