Ascot
15:55
Stella Artois Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Ascot Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.60 Place: £2.30 £1.30 £1.30 Exacta: £46.80 Trifecta: £144.30
Non-Runners: Mister Watson (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Kandoo Kid (FR) 9 G AVG 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 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)