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Sunday February 22 2009
Race Result Fontwell 15:45 - Result
Totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle (grade 2)
£60000 added, 5yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 1, £33798 penalty, 7 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 4m 53.1s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Lough Derg (FR) 11-11 T Scudamore D Pipe 9 5/2 f
  led, ridden after 7th, narrowly headed approaching 2 out, rallied gamely, led last, stayed on well, ridden out opened 5/2 touched 11/4 £2200-£800 £1100-£400 (x14) £550-£200 (x2) £750-£300
2 1½ Pierrot Lunaire (USA) 11-7 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 10/3
  held up, smooth headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, every chance last, kept on but no extra final 75 yards opened 9/2 touched 9/2
3 ¾ Hills Of Aran 11-3 B Wharfe W K Goldsworthy 7 6/1
  tracked leader, ridden into narrow advantage approaching 2 out, headed last, kept on, no extra opened 5/1 touched 6/1 £1650-£300
4 6 Straw Bear (USA) 11-11 A P McCoy N J Gifford 8 17/2
  held up, headway after 3 out, close 4th when ridden next, kept on same pace opened 15/2 touched 9/1
5 21 Afsoun (FR) 11-11 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 7 11/4
  chased leaders, blundered 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out opened 3/1 touched 7/2
6 29 Pouvoir (FR) 11-11 R Thornton A King 6 11/1
  chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out opened 10/1 touched 11/1
7 dist Just Beware 10-10 Miss G D Gracey-davison Miss Z C Davison 7 200/1
  soon lost touch opened 150/1 touched 200/1
Non-Runners
NR Geography (IRE) 11-3 Miss Zoe Lilly P Butler 9