Wolferton "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Kaleb (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Amy Murphy | 157 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Prominent in chasing group - went second 3rd - led after 4th - mistake 3 out - mistake 2 out - kept on well - ridden out(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Milldam (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 157 lbs | 13/8F | 3.5 | In rear - headway after 4th - went third 6th - went second after 3 out - ridden approaching last - made no impression(op 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Forget The Way (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Alan King | 158 lbs | 50/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - headway 5th - ridden and went third approaching last - weakened last(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Boleyn Boy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Lilly Pinchin
(3)lbs
|
Ben Case | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - awkward jump 3rd - headway after 4th - in touch with leaders 3 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - went modest fourth last - lost shoe (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 66/1 tchd 125/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Haribo Collonges (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 158 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | Prominent - dropped to midfield after 1st - headway and went second before 5th - mistake 3 out - soon lost second and prominent - hit 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Gallopade (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Warren Greatrex | 158 lbs | 11/4 | 3.5 | Hung right throughout - took keen hold - led - went clear after 1st - headed and lost ground quickly after 4th - behind from 3 out - dismounted (jockey said - regarding running and riding - that his instructions were to allow gelding to make his own running - as gelding is a keen sort - the plan being that it would settle of his own accord; he explained that gelding galloped through the first flight and as soon as it landed he was struggling to hold it and - thereafter - he hung so badly right handed he was on one rein which he reported at scales; he therefore brought it back through the field down back straight in the hope that - given a lead -gelding would settle better and straighten up; however - this did not work either so he did his best to keep a hold of his head and although he finished with plenty of running - he felt there was never a time in the race when he could let it go for fear that gelding would either run off the track or interfere with another runner.; vet reported gelding was displaying a swelling to his left fore)(op 5/2 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Issar d'Airy (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | Always towards rear - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Coolamaine Lad (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Stuart Edmunds | 157 lbs | 20/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - blundered and pecked on landing when raced in second 1st - lost second and prominent in chasing group 3rd - lost position 6th - well behind 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Iskar d'Airy (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 157 lbs | 10/1 | 32 | Always towards rear - well behind 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1) |
Fakenham Races