Paddy Power Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Matata (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 153 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Taken down early - raced freely - led and went clear - hit 2 out - pushed along approaching last - kept on - unchallenged(op 6/5 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Theonlywayiswessex (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Alan King | 153 lbs | 11/1 | 7.5 | Towards rear - headway and went third 6th - went second 2 out - pushed along and kept on approaching last - no match for winner (jockey said gelding hung left)(op 25/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Rock Legend (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 9/4 | 4 | Raced in second - pushed along after 3 out - lost second and well held 2 out(tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | East End Girl (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 147 lbs | 3/1 | 27 | Novicey jumping - never better than mid-division - lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 10/3 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Shiyrvann (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Stuart Edmunds | 153 lbs | 33/1 | 10 | Always towards rear - well behind when jumped left and mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Ultimate Fame (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Jake Thomas Coulson | 147 lbs | 80/1 | 27 | Jumped right on occasions - prominent in chasing group - mistake 5th - lost third and struggling 6th - dropped to last and lost touch from 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Rhubarb Bikini (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
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Michael Attwater | 151 lbs | 25/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield from 3 out - jumped badly left and dropped to rear 1st - detached and pulled up after 5th (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) |
Fakenham Races