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Saturday January 19 2008
Race Result Ascot 12:35 - Result
Spargonet Consulting Juvenile Novices' Hurdle
£10500 added, 4yo only, 2m, Class 3, £6576 penalty, 7 ran
Soft, Heavy in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 05.s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Binocular (FR) 10-12 M Foley N J Henderson 4 5/4 jf
  held up in 3rd, went 2nd at 4th, led 6th, driven after 2 out, ran on well, comfortable opened 5/4 touched 5/4 £650-£400 £1500-£1000 £1200-£800 £600-£400 (x2) £2200-£1600 £1375-£1000 £2500-£2000 £1250-£1000 (x3) £500-£400 (x2) £600-£500 (x3) £2200-£2000
2 6 Norman The Great 10-12 R Thornton A King 4 16/1
  mid-division, headway 4th, ridden to challenge next, outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with winner opened 14/1 touched 16/1
3 ½ Crack Away Jack 10-12 R Walsh Miss E C Lavelle 4 7/1
  held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to challenge next, stayed on same pace opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £12000-£1500 £5000-£600
4 10 Metaphoric (IRE) 10-12 T J O'Brien M L W Bell 4 6/4 jf
  held up in touch, hit 1st, slow 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened opened 13/8 touched 7/4 £3000-£1600 £1500-£800 (x2) £750-£400 £1400-£800 (x2) £700-£400 (x4) £1300-£800 (x3) £600-£400
5 ½ Approved Force (USA) 11-8 D Elsworth Mrs L Wadham 4 9/1
  held up towards rear, headway 6th, hit next, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened opened 8/1 touched 9/1 £3300-£300
6 dist Feeling Peckish (USA) 10-12 L Vickers (3) M C Chapman 4 200/1
  tracked clear leader, not fluent 2nd, left in lead 4th, headed 6th, soon under pressure and weakened opened 200/1 touched 200/1
PU Art of Being (IRE) 10-12 D N Cullinane (5) M C Chapman 4 250/1
  led, jumped right 2nd, soon clear, reluctant next, virtually refused 4th, soon pulled up opened 250/1 touched 250/1
Non-Runners
NR Distiller (IRE) 10-12 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 4