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Monday December 29 2008
Race Result Newbury 14:45 - Result
Blue Square Challow Novices' Hurdle
£42500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, Class 1, £24229 penalty, 6 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 17.4s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Diamond Harry 11-7 T J Murphy Nick Williams 5 4/6 f
  took keen hold, tracked leading pair, led 3 out, clear 2 out, heavily eased run-in, very easily opened 4/5 touched 4/5 £800-£1100 (x9) £400-£550 (x2) £400-£600
2 6 Junior 11-7 R Thornton A King 5 8/1
  held up in 5th, headway to chase winner from 3 out, no impression 2 out, edged left before last opened 15/2 touched 8/1
3 20 Hell's Bay (FR) 11-7 S Thomas P F Nicholls 6 16/1
  held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leading pair soon after, driven and outpaced by front pair from 2 out opened 14/1 touched 16/1
4 2 Talenti (IRE) 11-7 S E Durack Miss E C Lavelle 5 66/1
  made most to 4 out, chased leader to 3 out, ridden and weakened after next opened 50/1 touched 66/1
5 6 Massasoit (IRE) 11-7 A P McCoy P F Nicholls 6 5/2
  disputed lead, slight advantage 4 out, blundered badly and headed 3 out, weakened before next, not recover opened 5/2 touched 5/2
6 2¼ Duke of Miskin 11-7 D Jacob N J Hawke 5 33/1
  not fluent, chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 3 out opened 28/1 touched 33/1