Happy Birthday John Lane Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Pop The Champagne (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 4/9F | Won | Prominent - mistake 3 out - soon led - ridden after 2 out - kept on well(op 4/7 tchd 8/13) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Turpin Gold (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Robert Stephens | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 2.5 | Prominent - disputing second home turn - ridden after 2 out - held when not fluent last - kept on(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Sydney Blues (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 153 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - disputing second home turn - ridden after 2 out - kept on(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Duesenberg (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David Pipe | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - headway after 5th - went fourth but raced wide home turn - ridden before 2 out - stayed on but not pace to challenge(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Bbob Alula (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Harry Kimber
(5)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 151 lbs | 22/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - headway 3 out - prominent when ridden home turn - weakened 2 out(op 20/1) | |
| 6th | 11 | Wrap Your Wings (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 149 lbs | 50/1 | 14 | Midfield - ridden home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Olly's Folly (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Theo Gillard
(3)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 153 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Led - headed after 3 out - ridden home turn - soon weakened - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 5/1) | |
| 8th | 9 | Testflight (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Sue Gardner | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 17 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - hit 1st - midfield 2nd - weakening when jumped left 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 40/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Productive (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Stuart Kittow | 156 lbs | 125/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden after 3 out - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Regulator (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 156 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - jumped left and blundered 4th - pulled up after 5th(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Time To Burn (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Tom Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 143 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - badly hampered and unseated rider 4th(tchd 50/1) |
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