2.25 Blue Square Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £32,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

Haydock Results Sat, 17th Jan, 2009

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Blue Square Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £32,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 110yds.

1st - £18,528.00, 2nd - £6,952.00, 3rd - £3,481.00, 4th - £1,736.00 8 Ran

1st

Alfie Flits (GB) 11-11 (Mrs J Porter & Mr R H Hall)
(4:00.10 0.25 secs slower on today's going )
Machiavellian (USA) - Elhilmeya (IRE)(Unfuwain (USA))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited

SP 8/1

G A Swinbank

B Hughes

Tote Win £9.50 Place £2.20

tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden clear approaching last

19th Dec, 08 Ascot
6th Hdl This
Race 21st Feb, 09 Kempton
4th Hdl

2nd

Son of Flicka (GB) 11-8 (Twenty Four Seven Recruitment)

Groom Dancer (USA) - Calendula (GB)(Be My Guest (USA))

SP 8/1

Donald McCain

J M Maguire

Place £2.00

tracked leader, outpaced approaching 2 out, chased winner last, no impression

17th Dec, 08 Bangor-on-Dee
1st Hdl This
Race 19th Feb, 09 Huntingdon
6th Hdl

3rd

0.5L

McMurrough (IRE) 11-4 (Mr & Mrs J M Davenport)

Spectrum (IRE) - Sensitive (IRE)(Posen (USA))

SP 25/1

J Jefferson

P Kinsella

Place £4.10

tracked leaders, hit 5th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on strongly from last

16th Nov, 08 Cheltenham
4th Bmpr This
Race 19th Feb, 09 Huntingdon
4th Hdl

4th

Dee Ee Williams (IRE) 11-11 (Tullamore Dew)

Dushyantor (USA) - Fainne Oir (IRE)(Montelimar (USA))

SP 7/4fav

N Gifford

L Treadwell

chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon weakened

19th Dec, 08 Ascot
2nd Hdl This
Race 21st Feb, 09 Kempton
5th Hdl

5th

Opera Writer (IRE) 11-4 (Mr John L Marriott)

Rossini (USA) - Miss Flite (IRE)

SP 125/1

R Hollinshead

T Siddall

held up, hit 4th, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened

26th Dec, 08 Wolverhampton
4th Flat Hcp This
Race 29th Jan, 09 Southwell
7th Flat Hcp

6th

3.5L

Clay Hollister (GB) 11-11 (Mr John P McManus)

Monsun (GER) - Polish Palace (IRE)(Polish Precedent (USA))

SP 7/2

Nicky Henderson

A P McCoy

tracked leaders, towards rear 3rd, weakened approaching 3 out

6th Dec, 08 Sandown
1st Hdl This
Race 20th Feb, 09 Warwick
3rd Hdl

7th

Mahonia (IRE) 11-11 (MessrsLewis)

Turtle Island (IRE) - Bell Walks Run (IRE)(Commanche Run)

SP 10/3

Paul Nicholls

S Thomas

led to 3 out, soon weakened

12th Dec, 08 Cheltenham
2nd Hdl This
Race 19th Feb, 09 Huntingdon
8th Hdl

8th

35+L

Signalman (GB) 11-8 (Mrs Margaret Coppola)

Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Kairine (IRE)(Kahyasi)

SP 33/1

P Monteith

G Lee

held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened

10th Jan, 09 Ayr
4th Hdl This
Race 3rd May, 09 Hamilton
8th Flat Hcp

Off 2.26
Time 4m. 0.10 secs, which is 0.25 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £47.30
Tote Trifecta- £255.60.