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Friday November 21 2008
Race Result Ascot 12:55 - Result
Nicholas Cunningham Memorial 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
£10000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 110y, Class 3, £6262 penalty, 9 ran
Good
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 44.1s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Mad Max (IRE) 10-12 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 6 2/5 f
  keen, close up, tracked leading pair 7th, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well and readily held runner up flat opened 2/5 touched 2/5 £800-£1800 £444-£1000 £400-£900 (x2) £222-£500 £200-£450 £600-£1500 £400-£1000 (x2) £200-£500 £400-£1100 £267-£800
2 1 Karabak (FR) 10-12 R Thornton A King 5 4/1
  in touch, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, challenged and upsides 2 out, ridden and still well there last, kept on, readily held by winner flat opened 4/1 touched 4/1
3 20 Dover's Hill 10-12 T Siddall Mrs Mary Hambro 6 14/1
  led, narrowly headed when hit 7th, regained lead 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon readily outpaced by front pair opened 16/1 touched 16/1
4 7 Blue Teal (IRE) 10-12 M D Grant Miss H C Knight 6 50/1
  held up in last pair, headway approaching 4 out, weakened after next opened 50/1 touched 50/1
5 3½ Ballinderry Park (FR) 10-12 N Fehily C J Mann 5 20/1
  held up in last pair, went moderate 5th approaching 2 out, soon beaten opened 20/1 touched 20/1
6 21 Waldo Pepper (IRE) 10-12 A Coleman (3) L Corcoran 4 33/1
  chased leaders, lost place before 5th, reminders next, soon struggling in rear, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 50/1
7 1¾ Local Present (IRE) 10-12 D Jacob R J Hodges 5 40/1
  in touch until weakened 4 out opened 40/1 touched 50/1
8 21 Bright Spirit 10-12 A Thornton Miss H C Knight 7 50/1
  chased leader until 6th, soon lost place, last and struggling after 3 out, tailed off opened 50/1 touched 50/1
PU The Treacle Eater 10-12 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 20/1
  keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led next to 4 out, weakened soon after, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 20/1 touched 20/1