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Newbury
16:35
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.10 Place: £2 £1.30 £1.20 Exacta: £21 Trifecta: £41.90
Non-Runners: Zuba (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Lord Baddesley (IRE) 10 G AVG
Chris Gordon 160 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders - disputing third 5th - led narrowly 2 out - soon ridden - clear last - kept on strongly(op 9/2)
2nd 3 Osprey Call (IRE) 7 G AVG
Alastair Ralph 157 lbs 13/8F 7 Raced freely - prominent - led before 2nd - ridden and hung left after 3 out - chased leaders when headed before 2 out - stayed on and went second again run-in - no match for winner (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 6/4)
3rd 1 Bombyx (GB) N/A AVG
Lucy Wadham 160 lbs 9/4 3.25 In touch with leaders - disputing third 5th - briefly led before 2 out - soon ridden - held approaching last - no extra when drifted right and lost second run-in(op 3/1 tchd 2/1)
4th 5 Italian Spirit (IRE) 4 G AVG
Olly Murphy 154 lbs 11/2 2 Midfield - ridden home turn - outpaced 3 out - keeping on when mistake last - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 13/2)
5th 10 Byzantine Empire (GB) 8 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 147 lbs 25/1 1.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along after 3 out - headway after 2 out - briefly went fourth run-in - kept on but no extra final 110yds (stewards inquired into running and riding; the rider stated his instructions had been to get the gelding settled bearing in mind it was the gelding's first run over hurdles and then make his best way home from there - he added that the gelding ran very enthusiastically in the early stages - a fact he had reported at Scales - however he was happy with the way the gelding had moved and jumped; he further added that the gelding had only settled after jumping the final hurdle in the back straight and had tired in the closing stages and he was therefore pleased with the gelding's finishing position; the trainer confirmed the instructions and stated that he was satisfied the ride accorded with those instructions; their explanations were noted)(tchd 40/1)
6th 4 Across The Channel (FR) N/A Poor
Philip Hobbs 154 lbs 18/1 8 Held up in rear - headway and went fourth home turn - ridden after 3 out - weakened after last(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
7th 6 Lissitzky (IRE) N/A Poor
Rebecca Curtis 154 lbs 33/1 9.5 Tracked leader - pushed along after 4th - weakened home turn(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
99th 8 Rocco Du Berlais (IRE) N/A Poor
Gary Moore 154 lbs 200/1 - Led - prominent when headed before 2nd - lost position when hung right home turn - weakened before 3 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 100/1 tchd 250/1)
99th 7 Naturally High (FR) N/A AVG
Gary Moore 154 lbs 33/1 - Held up in rear - blundered and unseated rider 5th(op 22/1)