Short Run Press Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | An Tailliur (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 166 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Held up in rear - pushed along and chased leaders after 3 out - ridden and pressed leader when not fluent last - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 7/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Dargiannini (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 11/4 | 0.3 | Held up in behind leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 5th - led just after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - headed when not fluent 2 out - led again just after last - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 16/5) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Guernesey (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs | 155 lbs | 5/2F | 0.3 | Midfield - headway and tracked leaders before 3 out - going best before 2 out - led 2 out - ridden and hard pressed when mistake last - soon headed - kept on(op 9/4) | |
| 4th | 2 | Grisbi De Berce (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Alan King | 166 lbs | 9/1 | 5 | Took keen hold - held up in last - headway from 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - ridden approaching last - weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Mister Allegro (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Ben Godfrey
(5)lbs
|
Anthony Honeyball | 137 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Led - not fluent 1st - pushed along and headed before 4 out - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 16/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Molliana (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 149 lbs | 11/1 | 4.5 | Always towards rear - ridden and struggling 3 out - made no impression(op 10/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Opening Bid (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Down | 159 lbs | 17/2 | 1.25 | Chased leader - led before 4 out - headed just after 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - weakened from 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) |
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