Market Rasen
12:40
Thank You To Our Annual Badgeholders Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Market Rasen Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.40 £2.20 Exacta: £12.70 Trifecta: £26.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Casi Crudo (GB) 5 G Poor Alex Hales 154 lbs 11/4 Won Prominent - not fluent 5th - led before 2 out where not fluent - soon ridden - 2 lengths ahead last - kept on strongly(op 5/2 tchd 3/1)
2nd 5 Morandi Second (FR) 6 G Poor Patrick Neville 154 lbs 11/4 11 Prominent - slow jump 3rd - not fluent 4th - went second and ridden before 2 out where jumped left - 2 lengths down and not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 5/2 tchd 9/4)
3rd 1 Apologise (IRE) 5 G AVG Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154 lbs 7/4F 36 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - blundered 2 out - went remote third run-in(op 9/4)
4th 4 Lightening Gesture (GB) 5 G Poor Dr Richard Newland 154 lbs 8/1 1.75 Led - headed but prominent before 2nd - disputed lead 5th - led clearly after 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened - lost third run-in - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from nose)(op 9/1)
5th 7 French Romance (GB) 3 F Poor Olly Williams 147 lbs 28/1 4 Prominent - led before 2nd - joined 5th - headed after 3 out - soon ridden and weakened(tchd 25/1 and 33/1)
99th 3 Elmaftun (IRE) N/A Poor Nigel Hawke 154 lbs 100/1 - Raced in last - hampered 2nd - slow jump 4th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off when fell 2 out (an inquiry was held to consider whether jockey had continued in the race when it was contrary to the horse's welfare - after becoming detached from halfway down back straight before falling at the second-last hurdle; vet said gelding remained prone for a considerable period of time but had got back to its feet following veterinary treatment - following a post-race examination once back in the stable yard - gelding was showing a recovery rate within normal parameters - jockey said he felt gelding had been idling throughout and - although he was well detached - when loose horse joined him in home straight - he appeared to pick up and in his opinion felt capable of being able to jump the final two hurdles; however - upon reviewing the footage O'Farrell conceded that this was an error of judgement on his part and accepted that he should have pulled the gelding up before the second-last hurdle)(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
99th 6 Beautiful Surprise (GB) 5 M Poor Nigel Hawke 144 lbs 11/1 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - blundered and unseated rider 2nd - bled from the nose (vet said filly bled from nose)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)