Follow vickers.bet On Twitter Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Blue Shark (IRE) | 6 G | Good |
Jamie Brace
(7)lbs
|
Jonjo O'Neill | 137 lbs | 20/1 | Won | Prominent - dropped to midfield 3rd - pushed along and steady headway after 3 out - hung left but kept on strongly from last - jockey dropped whip towards finish - led final strides (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a combination of a step up in trip from 2 miles to 2 miles 4 furlongs and softer ground)(tchd 25/1) | |
| 2nd | 4 | Roger Rarebit (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 158 lbs | 7/2 | 0.3 | Travelled strongly - midfield - going best when challenging after 3 out - led 2 out - not fluent last - shaken up final 110yds - headed final strides(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | The Imposter (FR) | 7 G | Elite |
Tom Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 141 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | Prominent - briefly led 3 out - ridden 2 out - stayed on(op 12/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Captain Claude (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Ben Godfrey
(3)lbs
|
Anthony Honeyball | 145 lbs | 2/1F | 3 | Raced in second - led narrowly after 3 out - headed 2 out - soon ridden - kept on until no extra run-in(op 9/4) | |
| 5th | 6 | Saddlers Quest (GB) | 10 M | Poor | Debra Hamer | 146 lbs | 10/1 | 29 | Held up in rear - headway 6th - ridden home turn - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Inferno Sacree (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 144 lbs | 12/1 | 6.5 | Led - ridden when headed 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Henry Box Brown (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 161 lbs | 7/2 | 1.75 | Held up in rear - headway back straight - in touch with leaders home turn - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off | ||
| 8th | 3 | Lion's Vigil (USA) | 5 G | Poor |
Harry Kimber
(5)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 153 lbs | 33/1 | 15 | In touch with leaders - ridden after 7th - weakened home turn - tailed off(tchd 40/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Good Greef (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Robert Luke | 145 lbs | 125/1 | - | Midfield - ridden after 7th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Dan Daly (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 168 lbs | 16/1 | - | Midfield - struggling when in rear 7th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1) |
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