Wigley Group Merry Christmas Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Hamilton Dici (FR) | N/A | Good |
Chester Williams
(5)lbs
|
Jane Williams | 147 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Made all - led at steady pace - increased tempo before 4th - slow jump 5th - nudged along when 2 lengths ahead 2 out - reduced lead last - ridden and ran on run-in - just did enough(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Ambassador (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 152 lbs | 11/2 | 0.2 | Travelled strongly - prominent - going okay after 3 out - 2 lengths down when not fluent 2 out - nudged along to challenge last - ridden and ran on run-in - just held(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Balkardy (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 149 lbs | 33/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - niggled along after 5th - headway and prominent 3 out - nudged along and outpaced before 2 out - kept on approaching last - not pace to challenge - no match for first two | |
| 4th | 9 | Lunar Bounty (GB) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 145 lbs | 18/1 | 7 | Raced in last - headway after 5th - going okay after 3 out - pushed along and outpaced before 2 out - rallied and stayed on approaching last - kept on but made no impression(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Hope You Do (FR) | N/A | Poor | Philip Hobbs | 152 lbs | EvensF | 6.5 | Midfield - headway and prominent 4th - going okay after 3 out - pushed along and outpaced when not fluent 2 out - weakening when not fluent last (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/10 tchd 10/11) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Alberic (FR) | N/A | AVG | Nick Williams | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - nudged along after 4th - lost position after 5 out - pushed along and rallying when bit short of room home turn - behind and held when hit 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Galidermes (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Charlie Mann | 152 lbs | 18/1 | 5 | Prominent - nudged along after 3 out - ridden and lost ground before 2 out - weakened approaching last | ||
| 8th | 4 | Dreaming Blue (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Rex Dingle
(3)lbs
|
Anthony Honeyball | 149 lbs | 5/1 | 7.5 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - soon pushed along - not fluent 3 out - ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out - soon well behind(tchd 6/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Son Of Oz (GB) | N/A | Poor | Robert Stephens | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 5 | Didn't jump well - held up in rear - slow jump 3rd - mistake 5th - soon pushed along - behind when not fluent 3 out - well behind before 2 out - made no impression(tchd 33/1) |
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