Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Passing Well (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 158 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Pressed leader - led before 2 out - ridden and joined 2 out - led again approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - pushed out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Issuing Authority (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 2/1F | 1.25 | Midfield - headway 7th - went third but pushed along 3 out - chased leader going okay again before 2 out - disputed lead 2 out - kept on approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Harjo (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 158 lbs | 9/4 | 15 | Led narrowly - pushed along 3 out - headed and ridden before 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened approaching last - no match for first two(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Doyouknowwhatimean (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 125/1 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - steady headway from 7th - outpaced and ridden 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on but no impression approaching last (stewards inquired into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to drop gelding in and switch him off as it had been very keen both at home and in his previous runs; he further added that gelding is a big raw type who jumped novicey at times and had not immediately responded when squeezed along briefly approaching the home turn and despite his best efforts thereafter - gelding only passed tiring horses in the home straight and on run to the line - in ground which he considered to be softer than described; trainer's rep confirmed the instructions and that ride accorded with those given - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Santos Blue (GB) | 8 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 66/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - brief headway 7th - pushed along and outpaced 3 out - ridden and held before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Rock On Harry (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 14 | Midfield - pushed along 3 out - soon outpaced and held - weakened 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Shantou Moon (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Tristan Davidson | 158 lbs | 125/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - reminders 7th - lost touch before 3 out - kept on but well beaten from 2 out | ||
| 8th | 11 | Student Chap (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | Towards rear of midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 6th - lost touch 3 out - soon got well behind(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Boleyn Boy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
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Ben Case | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 4.75 | Midfield - not fluent 5th - dropped to rear 6th - lost touch before 3 out - soon got well behind (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 50/1) | |
| 10th | 7 | Present Fair (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 158 lbs | 22/1 | 13 | Prominent - slow jump and lost ground quickly 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 11th | 1 | Best Mate Dave (GB) | 7 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 158 lbs | 250/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - bad mistake and dropped to rear 2nd - pushed along and struggling before 3 out - soon got well behind(op 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Mikhailovich (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 158 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - pushed along and lost position 6th - rallying when not fluent 7th - soon lost ground quickly and pulled up (jockey said gelding hung right-handed and stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 11/1) |
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