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Tuesday January 29 2008
Race Result Folkestone 13:50 - Result
Spitfire Novices' Hurdle
£4500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 1f 110y, Class 4, £2928 penalty, 16 ran
Going: Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 26.2s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Numide (FR) 11-11 J E Moore G L Moore 5 1/5 f
  held up, steady headway from 3 out, led on bit approaching last easily opened 2/7 touched 2/7 £500-£1750 £20-£700 (x2) £100-£400 (x2) £890-£400
2 4 Six Day War (IRE) 10-7 S P Jones (3) O Sherwood 4 9/1
  led, headed 2nd, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, hampered on bend approaching last, jumped right and one pace opened 17/2 touched 9/1
3 ¾ Jeu d'Esprit (IRE) 10-11 C Bolger (3) Mrs L J Mongan 5 20/1
  led 2nd, headed 4th, led again after 3 out, ridden when hanging left on bend approaching last, soon headed opened 20/1 touched 20/1
4 10 Keltic Moon (IRE) 11-4 A Thornton N J Gifford 7 66/1
  tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching last opened 66/1 touched 66/1
5 ½ Near Germany (IRE) 11-4 B Coogan R Curtis 8 100/1
  held up, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leading trio 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 80/1 touched 100/1
6 6 Whistling 10-11 P Hide G L Moore 5 50/1
  mid-division, closer order 3 out, ridden on long run approaching last, faded opened 50/1 touched 50/1
7 1½ Well Saved (IRE) 11-4 D Elsworth Jonjo O'Neill 6 25/1
  towards rear, headway 5th, ridden after 2 out and weakened opened 28/1 touched 28/1
8 ¾ Pochard 10-11 M Bradburne J M P Eustace 5 66/1
  mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1
9 1¼ De Welsh Wizzard 11-4 M A Fitzgerald Miss E C Lavelle 5 10/1
  in touch, ridden and weakened after 2 out opened 10/1 touched 12/1
10 1¼ Where's The Boss 11-4 Mr Alan Berry (5) Jonjo O'Neill 6 40/1
  tracked leaders, led 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened on long run approaching last opened 40/1 touched 40/1
11 1¼ Orvita (FR) 11-4 O Nelmes Mrs H R J Nelmes 6 100/1
  towards rear, some progress 4th, weakened approaching 2 out opened 80/1 touched 100/1
12 16 Eastwell Smiles 10-7 W Kennedy R T Phillips 4 40/1
  keen, mid-division, ridden and weakened after 2 out opened 40/1 touched 40/1
13 16 Peyekashe (FR) 11-4 Matthew Batchelor S Curran 5 66/1
  in touch, mistake and weakened 5th, soon well behind opened 66/1 touched 66/1
14 ½ Kings Story (IRE) 10-7 C Poste (3) Mrs S Leech 4 66/1
  towards rear, lost touch 6th opened 50/1 touched 66/1
PU Birkspiel (GER) 11-4 J M Davies S Dow 7 20/1
  towards rear, lost touch 5th, pulled up before 2 out opened 20/1 touched 20/1
PU Bessie Smith (IRE) 10-11 L Heard (3) D R Gandolfo 5 50/1
  keen, lost touch 6th, pulled up before 2 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1