Stella Artois Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Kandoo Kid (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Lorcan Williams
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 149 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Held up in midfield - mistake 5th - headway and chased leaders 3 out - went third home turn - ridden and went second approaching last - 3 lengths down last - kept on to lead inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) | |
| 2nd | 11 | Shallwehaveonemore (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 151 lbs | 2/1F | 1.25 | Pulled hard - held up in rear - headway and chased leaders 2nd - went second and pressed leader 3rd - led after 4th - went clear 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - ridden run-in - headed and no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Peking Rose (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 152 lbs | 9/4 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - pushed along when not fluent 2 out - edged left and bumped approaching last - went third last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Mexico (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 152 lbs | 22/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders home turn - ridden 2 out - edged right and bumped approaching last - went fourth last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Super Six (GB) | 5 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 157 lbs | 11/2 | 12 | Took keen hold - chased leader - led after 2nd - joined 3rd - headed and chased leader after 4th - ridden before 2 out - lost second approaching last - lost two places and weakened last(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Fine Casting (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 152 lbs | 4/1 | 3.25 | Midfield - hampered 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders when switched left and ridden home turn - weakened approaching last(op 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Highstakesplayer (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Tom Lacey | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 5.5 | Took keen hold - chased leaders - went third after 4th - lost third and lost position home turn - weakened from 2 out - lost shoe and struck into (jockey said gelding lost its right-hind shoe and was struck into on its right-hind)(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Truckin With Paddy (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Pat Murphy | 152 lbs | 150/1 | 42 | Always towards rear - became detached from 2nd - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | John Betjeman (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 155 lbs | 100/1 | 6.5 | Led - jumped left 2nd - soon headed and lost two places - lost position and dropped to rear 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 66/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Howzat Valtat (FR) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 151 lbs | 150/1 | - | Always towards rear - ridden after 4th - lost touch and tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 125/1) |
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