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West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Newbury Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £6.80 £3.30 Exacta: £86 Tricast: £802.07 Trifecta: £1033.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Shearer (IRE) 9 G Good
Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 3/1J Won Chased leader - disputed lead before 3 out - led narrowly when mistake 3 out - faced sustained challenge from 2 out - ridden approaching last - led again final 110yds - kept on strongly - all out(op 11/4 tchd 16/5)
2nd 9 Stringtoyourbow (IRE) 8 G AVG
Christian Williams 138 lbs 33/1 0.3 Held up in rear - smooth headway before 2 out - went second going easily 2 out - made sustained challenge approaching last - disputed lead when ridden last - kept on well run-in - headed but battled on final 110yds - just held(op 20/1)
3rd 8 Stratton Oakmont (IRE) 9 G AVG
Kayley Woollacott 149 lbs 9/1 12 Midfield - ridden and outpaced before 3 out - soon rallied - went third but ridden when mistake 2 out - no extra and held approaching last - no match for first two(op 7/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 4 Top Of The Bill (IRE) 9 G Good
Nigel Twiston-Davies 156 lbs 9/2 1.5 Held up in midfield - not fluent 3rd - mistake 6th - good headway before 3 out - made challenge 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2)
5th 6 Kuraka (GB) N/A AVG
Jeremy Scott 157 lbs 8/1 10 Towards rear of midfield - dropped to last and pushed along briefly before 4th - cajoled along before 6th - headway 7th - briefly went third before 3 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - no impression when jumped left last(op 7/1)
6th 5 Elham Valley (FR) 6 G Poor
Fergal O'Brien 155 lbs 6/1 0.2 Chased leaders - shaken up and lost position before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - soon well held(op 11/2)
7th 2 Neon Moon (IRE) 9 G AVG
David Pipe 162 lbs 3/1J 7.5 Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along before 3 out - soon no impression and held - lost touch approaching last (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance)(op 4/1)
99th 3 Petit Palais (GB) 4 G Poor
Richard Hobson 160 lbs 22/1 - Tracked leaders - bad mistake 1st - niggled along before 6th - jockey looked down to see if something was amiss after 6th - soon eased and pulled up (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 20/1)
99th 7 The Knot Is Tied (IRE) 9 G Poor
Neil King 153 lbs 25/1 - Led - joined and pushed along before 3 out - headed when mistake and lost ground quickly 3 out - soon beaten and lost touch - behind when pulled up approaching last (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 18/1)