Newcastle Races
Newcastle
15:15
Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newcastle
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Not So Sleepy (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Hughie Morrison | 161 lbs | 18/1 | Won | Close up - joined leader 4 out - led before 2 out - mistake 2 out - ridden and headed when not fluent last - edged left and rallied to challenge inside final 110yds - forced dead-heat(op 11/1) | ||
| 1st | 6 | Epatante (FR) | N/A | Good | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway going best 3 out - switched right before 2 out - pushed along and led last - ridden and hard pressed inside final 110yds - joined post(op 6/4 tchd 5/4 and 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Sceau Royal (FR) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - steady headway going easily before 2 out - shaken up to challenge last - ridden and no extra inside final 110yds | ||
| 4th | 4 | Silver Streak (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Evan Williams | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 6.5 | Didn't jump with fluency - tracked leader - led narrowly before 4 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Monmiral (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 11/5 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent and lost ground 5th - soon pushed along briefly - rallied after 4 out - pushed along when not fluent and outpaced 3 out - soon ridden and hung left - weakening when not fluent 2 out - finished lame(op 2/1 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Voix Du Reve (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 161 lbs | 200/1 | 27 | Led at steady pace - headed before 4 out - ridden and dropped to last before 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(tchd 150/1) |