Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Hititi (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Robert Walford | 150 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Midfield - prominent after 3rd - going okay when challenging 3 out - led narrowly before 2 out - shaken up and went clear approaching last - eased towards finish - readily(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Seventeen O Four (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
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David Pipe | 154 lbs | 7/1 | 7 | In rear - headway before 3 out - soon prominent - shaken up when challenging 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and weakening when not fluent last - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Show On The Road (GB) | 12 G | Poor | Fiona Shaw | 140 lbs | 8/1 | 2 | Disputed lead - pressed leader after 1st - led narrowly after 5th - pushed along when faced challenge 3 out - headed before 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | My Silver Lining (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 157 lbs | 3/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - pushed along when challenging before 3 out - soon lost ground - weakened from 2 out - soon held(op 5/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Pyramid Place (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 26 | Jumped slightly left throughout - held up in last - not fluent 2nd - shaken up after 3rd - not fluent 4th - pushed along and got behind after 5th - tailed off(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Limetree Boy (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 165 lbs | 11/2 | 9 | Prominent - pushed along and lost ground after 5th - struggling and got behind before 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post race examination during routine testing failed to find any abnormalities other than it had lost its right fore shoe)(op 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Lydford Lad (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jack R Barber | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Disputed lead - led but pestered after 1st - not fluent 3rd - jumped slightly left 5th - soon pushed along and headed - lost position before 3 out - soon struggling - tailed off(op 16/1) |
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