Thorpland Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Sopat (IRE) | N/A | Good | Phil Middleton | 152 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Taken down early - made virtually all - jumped right 3rd - led clearly after 5th - hit 2 out - ridden approaching last - 1 length ahead and good jump last - stayed on(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Ripper Roo (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 2 | Prominent in chasing group - headway and went third 6th - went second after 3 out - ridden and pressed leader home turn - 1 length down when mistake last - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | I'm So Busy (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 159 lbs | 15/8F | 3.5 | Held up in midfield - headway and chased leaders before 6th - ridden and went third before 2 out - held approaching last(op 2/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Masteroftheheights (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Mitchell Bastyan
(3)lbs
|
Milton Harris | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway after 6th - ridden and chased leaders 2 out - held approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 5th | 1 | George Of Naunton (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Jordan Nailor
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 8 | Slowly into stride - held up in rear - steady headway after 5th - chased leaders and raced wide before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 80/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Just Once (GB) | 5 M | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(7)lbs
|
Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque | 145 lbs | 66/1 | 3 | Chased leaders - ridden before 3 out - weakened 2 out - lost shoe(op 100/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Soloist (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Ben Jones
(3)lbs
|
Alexandra Dunn | 149 lbs | 250/1 | 8.5 | Towards rear of midfield - outpaced after 6th - well held from 3 out | |
| 8th | 5 | John Betjeman (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Theo Gillard
(7)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 152 lbs | 15/2 | 3 | Disputed lead - chased winner after 5th - ridden and lost second after 3 out - lost position and beaten when hit 2 out - soon weakened - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost left fore shoe)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Swedishhorsemafia (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sam Thomas | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 15 | Never better than mid-division - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | World Trip (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Fergus Gregory
(3)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 149 lbs | 100/1 | 11 | In rear throughout - lost touch 6th - tailed off (jockey said mare was never travelling) | |
| 11th | 3 | Gyllen (USA) | 9 G | AVG | Tim Vaughan | 159 lbs | 50/1 | 12 | Midfield - struggling and lost position before 2 out - weakened and got well behind last - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 12th | 2 | Go Pharisee Flyer (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Warren Greatrex | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 5 | Chased leaders - lost position from 5th - dropped to rear and mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Thorn (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Daniel Hiskett
(3)lbs
|
John Gallagher | 156 lbs | 12/1 | - | Held up in midfield - not fluent 2nd - struggling and slow jump 3 out - well beaten when pulled up 2 out - lost action(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 99th | 14 | Yoyo (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Henry Daly | 152 lbs | 66/1 | - | Novicey jumping - in rear throughout - lost touch 6th - tailed off when pulled up last - burst blood vessel (vet said mare bled from the nose)(tchd 50/1) |
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