Boscasports The Retail Bookmakers Choice Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Champ'ship Series Qual') (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Lecale's Article (IRE) | N/A | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 8/15F | Won | Led - tracked leader when headed 3rd - led after 3 out - went clear when ridden run-in - comfortably(op 4/5) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Restandbethankful (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 7 | Midfield - headway home turn - went third 3 out - went second approaching last - soon ridden - kept on but outpaced run-in - no match for winner(op 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Major Robinson (IRE) | N/A | AVG | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 4.75 | Tracked leaders - went second 2 out - soon ridden - lost second approaching last - kept on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 16 | She's A Novelty (IRE) | 9 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 147 lbs | 7/1 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway but hung left after 3 out - hit 2 out - soon ridden and went fourth - kept on run-in(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Thorn (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Daniel Hiskett
(3)lbs
|
John Gallagher | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 17 | Raced freely - tracked leader - led after 5th - mistake 3 out - soon ridden and headed - weakened approaching last(op 66/1) | |
| 6th | 15 | Isla's Dream (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Gary Moore | 147 lbs | 40/1 | 3.75 | Took keen hold - midfield - ridden after 3 out - no impression and weakened after 2 out | ||
| 7th | 3 | Das Kapital (GB) | N/A | Poor | John Berry | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - some headway into midfield 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 300/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Full Spes (FR) | N/A | Poor | Warren Greatrex | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear of midfield - some headway after 5th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out | ||
| 9th | 13 | Ashazuri (GB) | N/A | AVG | Jonathan Portman | 147 lbs | 33/1 | 12 | Tracked leaders - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1 and tchd 66/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Calgary Tiger (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Paul O'Brien
(3)lbs
|
William de Best-Turner | 151 lbs | 250/1 | 5.5 | Pulled hard - midfield - headway 2nd - led 3rd - close up when headed after 5th - ridden and weakened after 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) | |
| 11th | 12 | Thundersockssundae (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Graeme McPherson | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 18 | Always towards rear - tailed off(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Joe Warbrick (GB) | N/A | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - dropped to rear 5th - tailed off(op 80/1) | ||
| 13th | 1 | Beaufort (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Warren Greatrex | 154 lbs | 250/1 | 1.25 | Unruly at the post - midfield but on outer - dropped to rear before 2nd - became detached 3rd - switched left and on inner 4th - tailed off home turn(op 125/1 tchd 300/1) | ||
| 14th | 14 | Granny Frankham (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Hugh Nugent
(5)lbs
|
J R Jenkins | 142 lbs | 250/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) | |
| 15th | 4 | Frankeur (FR) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Whipped round start - towards rear - midfield after 1st - blundered 4th - hit 5th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off (jockey said gelding whipped round at the start)(op 6/1) | ||
| 16th | 6 | Go Pharisee Flyer (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Jack Tudor
(3)lbs
|
Warren Greatrex | 151 lbs | 100/1 | 1.5 | Always towards rear - tailed off(tchd 125/1) |
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