Julie Brown Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Whitlock (GB) | N/A | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Midfield - headway on outer 3 out - shaken up and chased leader home turn - led before 2 out - ridden and joined approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - won going away (trainer's rep said - regards the apparent improvement in form - the gelding had benefitted from wind surgery and better ground on this occasion - having raced on Heavy ground at Fakenham)(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Blood Eagle (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Jordan Nailor
(3)lbs
|
D J Jeffreys | 140 lbs | 9/2J | 2.5 | Held up in rear - pushed along briefly with one circuit to go - rapid headway after 3 out - chased winner before 2 out - disputed lead approaching last - outpaced run-in - well held final 110yds(op 4/1) | |
| 3rd | 3 | Decoration Of War (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Max Young | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 12 | Led at fast pace - hit 1st - 8 lengths ahead before 3rd - reduced lead 3 out - shaken up and hard pressed home turn - headed and lost second before 2 out - soon beaten - no match for first two(op 16/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Joint Account (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Derek Frankland | 143 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Raced in last - ridden with one circuit to go - going okay but still plenty to do after 3 out - cajoled along and raced wide home turn - soon outpaced - stayed on approaching last - went fourth run-in - never dangerous(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Dream Machine (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 165 lbs | 12/1 | 3.75 | Held up in midfield - headway and chased leaders with one circuit to go - bad mistake 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - well held approaching last(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Kapitaliste (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 142 lbs | 15/2 | 0.05 | Tracked leaders - chased leader with one circuit to go - ridden 6th - lost ground after 3 out - no impression from 2 out - hit last - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Furia D'Oudairies (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Niall Houlihan
(5)lbs
|
Nick Gifford | 145 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Towards rear of midfield - headway but pushed along before 3 out - reminders and outpaced before 2 out - soon well held(op 14/1) | |
| 8th | 5 | Salamanca School (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 158 lbs | 9/2J | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden after 3 out - soon outpaced and beaten(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Billy's Angel (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Amy Murphy | 166 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Towards rear - good headway from 6th - ridden and outpaced home turn - no impression when bad mistake last(op 10/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Kendelu (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 161 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | Prominent - ridden and lost position after 6th - got behind before 2 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | He Is A Cracker (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gary Brown | 144 lbs | 40/1 | 23 | Chased clear leader - reminders after 4th - ridden and lost position before 3 out - lost touch before 2 out - tailed off(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Scrutinise (GB) | N/A | Poor | Andy Irvine | 154 lbs | 18/1 | - | Held up in rear - pushed along after 4th - dropped to last and struggling before 5th - pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding ran flat)(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Vanderbilt (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Fergus Gillard
(5)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 148 lbs | 8/1 | - | Midfield - lost ground quickly before 6th - reminders and dropped to last before 3 out - soon pulled up quickly(op 10/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1) |
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