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Black Mountain Botanicals Handicap Hurdle
Hereford Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2021 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.25 Place: £1.10 £5.70 £2 Exacta: £18.20 Tricast: £72.85 Trifecta: £120
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Vee Dancer (IRE) 9 G AVG
Ronan M P McNally 148 lbs 1/4F Won Travelled strongly - held up in rear - steady headway from 8th - went second 2 out - led approaching last - easily(op 1/3 tchd 1/6)
2nd 7 Optimistic Bias (IRE) N/A Poor
James Evans 143 lbs 40/1 4.5 Led - joined after 5th - led clearly after 7th - ridden home turn - headed approaching last - soon no chance with winner(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
3rd 2 Roccowithlove (GB) N/A AVG
Warren Greatrex 155 lbs 12/1 3.75 Tracked leaders - went second after 10th - ridden after 3 out - lost second after 2 out - soon held but kept on(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
4th 8 Mount Oliver (IRE) N/A Poor
Sarah-Jayne Davies 140 lbs 50/1 20 Jumped right throughout - tracked leader - disputed lead after 5th - headed after 10th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 40/1)
5th 5 Mercian Knight (IRE) N/A Poor
Amy Murphy 151 lbs 14/1 1 Tracked leaders - ridden after 8th - soon dropped to rear - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1 and tchd 20/1)
6th 1 Terrierman (IRE) 7 G Poor
Tom Lacey 161 lbs 9/2 1 Tracked leaders - ridden after 8th - dropped to rear after 9th - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding was outpaced; trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by a more galloping track)(tchd 4/1)
7th 4 Pour Une Raison (FR) 9 G AVG
Richard Mitchell 152 lbs 33/1 9 Jumped left on occasions - chased leaders - not fluent and dropped to last 5th - ridden from 7th - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1)
8th 3 Force De Frap (FR) 10 G AVG
Tim Reed 156 lbs 66/1 46 Held up in rear - headway before 10th - disputing third after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 50/1)