Doncaster Races
14:50
Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Timberman (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | EvsJ | Won | Prominent in chasing group - headway and chased leaders home turn - went second before 3 out - blundered 3 out - 2 lengths down and ridden when not fluent 2 out - jumped left last - hung left but led final 110yds - ran on(op 11/10 tchd 10/11) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Gylo (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | EvsJ | 2.75 | Led - headed and chased clear leader after 1st - mistake 2nd - headway and led again home turn - mistake 3 out - 2 lengths ahead and ridden 2 out - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 11/10 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Phil Healy (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Graeme McPherson | 149 lbs | 40/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - went third before 3 out - 8 lengths third when mistake 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in | ||
| 4th | 7 | Lime Drop (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Henry Daly | 149 lbs | 150/1 | 16 | Novicey jumping - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - went modest fourth approaching last - no impression and well beaten run-in(op 125/1 tchd 200/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Galurin (FR) | N/A | Poor | Alastair Ralph | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 3.75 | Unruly at the post - held up in rear - mistake 3rd - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - went modest fourth 2 out - no impression and lost fourth approaching last(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | African Sun (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Eddie Edge
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Joanne Thomason-Murphy | 141 lbs | 300/1 | 11 | Towards rear - headway into midfield after 4th - in touch with leaders home turn - soon outpaced - weakened and no chance from 2 out | |
| 7th | 10 | Danger Money (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 148 lbs | 12/1 | 10 | Prominent in chasing group - headway and briefly went second when ridden home turn - lost two places and weakening 3 out - got behind from 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Mad Barry (GB) | N/A | Poor | Richard Price | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 49 | Raced wide - midfield - jumped left 3rd - dropped to last and struggling 5th - lost touch and tailed off when slow jump 2 out - lost shoe (vet said gelding was found to have blood in its trachea following a post-race endoscopic examination and also reported that the gelding had lost its right fore shoe)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Sexyfish (FR) | N/A | Poor | John Davies | 156 lbs | 33/1 | - | Pulled hard - midfield - headway to lead and went well clear after 1st - much reduced lead and headed home turn - soon lost position and dropped to last - behind when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 25/1) |