Result 14:50 · Leicester

Croxton Park Novices Hurdle

Class 42m 4f 110ySoft4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 15.50s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Ballyarthur (IRE)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nigel Twiston-Davies	—	2.88	3.10
2	Global Stage (GB)	Paddy Brennan	F O'Brien	9L	1.67	1.71
3	Midnight Merlot (GB)	Ian Popham	Noel Williams	30L	51.0	140.9
4	Smoking Dixie (IRE)	David Bass	B Pauling	30¼L	11.0	16.7
5	Wood Pigeon (IRE)	Charlie Poste	Anabel K Murphy	32½L	34.0	65.0
6	Daring Knight (GB)	Tim Clark	Martin Smith	41½L	51.0	251.2

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Ballyarthur (IRE) t

7yo · 11-5 · OR 119

224F J Sam Twiston-Davies T Nigel Twiston-Davies —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 16	Ascot	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	F	—	2.75
13 Nov 16	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Soft	C3	4/15	10¾L	4.50
13 Oct 16	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	2/5	nk	1.80

0 wins from 4 · placed 2

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Global Stage (GB)

6yo · 11-5

24 J Paddy Brennan T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Jan 17	Sandown Park	2m	Soft	C1	4/6	10L	26.0
18 Nov 16	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	2/11	1¾L	6.00

0 wins from 2 · placed 1

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Midnight Merlot (GB)

5yo · 11-5

804 J Ian Popham T Noel Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 16	Uttoxeter	2m	Heavy	C5	4/6	26¼L	9.00
19 Mar 16	Kempton Park	2m	Good	C5	12/17	44L	51.0
12 Feb 16	Kempton Park	2m	Soft	C5	8/15	18¼L	26.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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Smoking Dixie (IRE)

6yo · 11-5

276 J David Bass T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Jan 17	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Heavy	C4	6/10	28L	13.0
23 Oct 16	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C4	7/9	77¾L	17.0
19 Apr 16	Ludlow	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/8	9L	3.00

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Wood Pigeon (IRE)

8yo · 11-5 · OR 103

465333 J Charlie Poste T Anabel K Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 May 16	Limerick	2m 3f 110y	Good To Yielding	—	3/16	3L	12.0
08 Apr 16	Wexford	3m 1f 110y	Heavy	—	3/5	6L	9.00
19 Mar 16	Gowran Park	3m 1f	Soft	—	3/14	34½L	21.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 3

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Daring Knight (GB)

4yo · 10-4

895547 J Tim Clark T Martin Smith —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Sep 16	Chelmsford City	7f	Standard	C5	7/9	13L	17.0
31 Jul 16	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C4	4/8	3L	67.0
16 Jul 16	Market Rasen	2m 110y	Good	C4	5/6	23L	41.0

0 wins from 9 · placed 0

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