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Saturday December 1 2007
Race Result 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 Winning Time: 3m 58.1s
Pos. 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 B 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