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Saturday December 1 2007
Newcastle 15:30 - Result
Wbx.com 'fighting Fifth' Hurdle (grade 1)
£80000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1, £45072 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Winning Time: 3m 58.1s
Pos.
Draw
Dist.
Horse
Wt
Jockey
Trainer
Age
SP
1
Harchibald (FR)
11-7
P Carberry
N Meade
8
4/1
held up in rear, headway on bit approaching 3 out, led last, shaken up and stayed on flat
opened 9/2
touched 9/2
2
1¾
Al Eile (IRE)
11-7
A Dobbin
John Queally
7
5/1
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on same pace flat
opened 7/1
touched 7/1
£7000-£1000 Each Way
£6500-£1000 Each Way
£6000-£1000 Each Way
£6000-£1000
3
1½
Katchit (IRE)
11-7
R Thornton
A King
4
5/4 f
in touch, led 4 out, ridden and headed last, no extra flat
opened 5/4
touched 5/4
£5500-£4000
£2750-£2000 (x3)
£2500-£2000 (x2)
£1250-£1000 (x2)
£1000-£800
£500-£400 (x2)
4
12
Clopf (IRE)
11-7
A J Mcnamara
E J O'Grady
6
10/1
mid-division, headway 3 out, effort next, ridden and no impression approaching last
opened 15/2
touched 10/1
5
7
Mephisto (IRE)
11-7
K Renwick
J Howard Johnson
8
28/1
held up, headway to dispute lead 4th, blundered next, every chance 3 out, weakened next
opened 25/1
touched 28/1
6
13
Blythe Knight (IRE)
11-7
D C Costello
J J Quinn
7
4/1
held up, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
opened 9/2
touched 9/2
£2000-£500 Each Way
7
6
Torkinking (IRE)
11-7
M J McAlister
M A Barnes
8
200/1
with leader, led 4th, headed 4 out, weakened next
opened 200/1
touched 200/1
PU
The French Furze (IRE)
11-7
Brian Harding
N G Richards
13
50/1
led to 4th, outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
opened 66/1
touched 66/1