Go Racing In Yorkshire Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class E) (Class 4)(05/03/05 DONCASTER 1:50)

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	Age	RPR	OR	Odds	B High	B Ave	B Low	In run	Finished	Dist Behind
Classic Event	Russ Garritty	T D Easterby	11-5	4	104	105	15/2	10.5	9.18	6.32	1.01	1
A Bit Of Fun	Gary Berridge	J J Quinn	10-13	4	102	104	6/1	8.6	7.67	6.4	1.25	2	1½
Reem Two	Jason Maguire	D McCain	10-12	4	94	98	14/1	25.08	17.79	12.54	3	3	1½
Rainbow Tree	Noel Fehily	C C Bealby	11-2	5	92	94	4/1F	14.86	5.69	5	2.8	4	7
Ambersong	P J Brennan	A W Carroll	11-2	7	85	94	11/1	19	12.43	7.62	12	5	6
Northern Shadows	Andrew Thornton	K G Reveley	10-13	6	81	91	12/1	21.37	15.75	14	13	6	1
Bestam	Robert Thornton	G C Bravery	11-1	6	81	93	9/2	7.6	6.42	5.2	5.3	7	1¾
Rocket Force	W T Kennedy	S Gollings	11-5	5	91	104	20/1	30	25.41	13.01	20	8	1
Errol	Eamon Dehdashti	J F Coupland	10-11	6	83	96	11/2	9	7.09	6.6	7	9	shd
Ballards Boy	Steven Crawford	N J Pomfret	9-7	6	46	78	100/1	530	365.01	111.48	20	10	19
Meadow Hawk	W A Worthington	Ian Williams	10-12	5	63	95	28/1	65	50.98	25.08	8	11	hd
Silent Voice	Paddy Aspell	Sir John Barlow Bt	9-11	8	44	78	50/1	100	79.38	35.3	55	12	1½
Hills Of View	Anthony Ross	J M Jefferson	10-0	7	32	78	80/1	300	213.64	46.45	25	13	12
Explode	Sam Stronge	Miss L C Siddall	10-9	8	23	87	25/1	44	35.93	15	30	14	18

Non runners:

Allinjim
Mcqueen
Mr Fernet

Analyis of the race

A decent gallop to this open race, but, when the chips were down, it was left to CLASSIC EVENT and A Bit Of Fun to duel for the major honours. The winner, a keen-going individual, found plenty for pressure and was going away at the line. Reported to have been sore after his fall on his last start, he deserves plenty of credit for this success, his second of the campaign.

A Bit Of Fun, a course-and-distance winner, travelled best of all and looked the most likely winner two out. But he slightly stuttered at the final flight, lost a little momentum, and, not finding as much for pressure as the winner, was outpointed towards the finish.

Ambersong, back over hurdles after a recent Flat win, was well held, while Northern Shadows, who raced wide down the back straight, was also very comfortably held.

Tote

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