Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Lac De Constance (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 2/11F | Won | Led at slow pace - not fluent 3rd - led again before 4th - went clear going easily after 3 out - cruising before 2 out - pushed along approaching last - reminder and went further clear run-in - easily(tchd 1/6) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Ben Bulben (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Bryan Carver
(3)lbs
|
Harry Fry | 151 lbs | 18/1 | 12 | Held up in midfield - steady headway from 4th - went third when hit 5th - ridden and chased leader after 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 16/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Sporty Jim (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Held up in behind leaders - pushed along after 5th - ridden after 3 out - went third home turn - outpaced before 2 out - hit 2 out - kept on approaching last - not fluent last - kept on(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Callisto's King (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 28/1 | 6 | Towards rear of midfield - brief headway 5th - going okay before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along and outpaced - well held before 2 out - kept on(op 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Hogan (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Olly Murphy | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - pushed along before 5th - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - soon well held and no impression(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Grand Knight (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Sean Curran | 154 lbs | 10/1 | 20 | Took keen hold - chased leader - tracked leaders before 3rd - went second again after 4th - ridden after 3 out - soon lost position - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Professor Calculus (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Tom Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 139 lbs | 16/1 | 16 | Midfield - rapid headway to lead and increased tempo before 3rd - headed before 4th - mistake and ridden 4th - soon lost position - weakened quickly before 5th - got behind after 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Zanevsky (GB) | N/A | Poor | Stella Barclay | 154 lbs | 200/1 | - | Raced freely - held up in rear - slow jump and became detached 4th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 150/1) |
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