Warwick Races
Warwick
14:25
Ballymore Leamington Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Warwick
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2 £2.80
Exacta: £25.90
Trifecta: £71.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Grey Dawning (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 9/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - hit 3rd - prominent when stumbled after 7th - went third after 3 out - ridden home turn - short of room when challenging before 2 out - soon led - went clear approaching last - stayed on(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ginny's Destiny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 5 | In touch with leaders - headway 7th - made strong challenge before 3 out - ridden and every chance when mistake 2 out - soon held but kept on(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Knowsley Road (IRE) | N/A | Good | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 7/2 | 1.5 | Raced in second - pressed leader after 6th - led 8th - faced strong challenge from 3 out - ridden when headed 2 out - soon held - kept on until no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Mexico (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 20 | Prominent - struggling when mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Snake Roll (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 156 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - led - hit 7th - headed 8th - soon pushed along - weakened after 3 out(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Givega (FR) | 9 G | Elite | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 3/1F | - | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along after 8th - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up home turn (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/2 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Moon Hunter (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 156 lbs | 10/1 | - | Raced in last - pushed along from 6th - outpaced and lost touch back straight - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going which was officially described as heavy and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 12/1) |