Signs 2000 Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Opening Bid (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Chris Down | 158 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden to lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - battled back and led again towards finish(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Begin The Luck (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Brian Barr | 145 lbs | 7/2 | .75 | Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - good headway and went second before 2 out - switched left and ridden to challenge after 2 out - led approaching last - kept on but headed towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Cousu Main (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 164 lbs | 20/1 | 23 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along when jumped left 3 out - ridden when badly hampered and lost ground 2 out - switched right and rallied approaching last - soon went third(op 12/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Forever Des Long (FR) | 8 G | Poor |
Jack Martin
(7)lbs
|
Claire Dyson | 153 lbs | 40/1 | 7 | Midfield - pushed along when outpaced and not fluent 2 out - soon briefly went third - weakened approaching last | |
| 5th | 4 | Toronto (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Thomas Doggrell
(7)lbs
|
Brian Barr | 159 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - not fluent then slightly hampered 2 out - weakened and lost fourth approaching last(op 12/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Ben Brody (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(7)lbs
|
D J Jeffreys | 144 lbs | 8/1 | - | Led - ridden and headed before 2 out - beaten when brought down 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Tanganyika (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 169 lbs | 11/4F | - | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden when fell 2 out(op 3/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Fiston De Becon (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 167 lbs | 4/1 | - | Always towards rear - awkward jump 1st - dropped to rear and pushed along 4 out - soon ridden and reminder - weakened and pulled up home turn(op 11/2) |
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