EBF Stallions "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Knappers Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 1/10F | Won | Tracked leaders - prominent 4th - led narrowly before last (usual 2 out) - kept on well run-in - shaken up final 110yds - comfortably(op 1/12) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Gala De Corton (FR) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 152 lbs | 11/1 | 3.75 | Led - ridden when headed and lost second before last (usual 2 out) - kept on run-in - went second again final 110yds - no match for winner(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Earth Company (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs | 149 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Tracked leaders - made challenge last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden and held - kept on until no extra and lost second final 110yds(tchd 9/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Nelsons Rock (GB) | N/A | AVG |
Harry Kimber
(7)lbs
|
Colin Tizzard | 145 lbs | 28/1 | 10 | Tracked leaders - ridden before last (usual 2 out) - soon outpaced(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Rectory Oak (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 152 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - went fourth 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden home turn - outpaced before last (usual 2 out)(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Samatian (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Kim Bailey | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 23 | In touch with leaders - ridden home turn - soon weakened - tailed off | ||
| 7th | 2 | Blueblood (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 149 lbs | 100/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - mistake 3rd - ridden and weakened before last (usual 2 out) - tailed off(op 80/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Gorcombe Moonshine (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Caoilin Quinn
(7)lbs
|
Jimmy Frost | 145 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in last - brought down 2nd(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Milanese Rose (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 145 lbs | 50/1 | - | Held up in behind leaders - fell 2nd(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) |
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