Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Russian Virtue (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 164 lbs | 100/30F | Won | In touch with leaders on outer - hit 2nd - mistake 3rd - going easily 3 out - soon went second - shaken up to lead last (usual 2 out) - ridden and went clear omitted last - comfortably(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Bridge Road (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Midfield on outer - headway when hit 3 out - keeping on and went third last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden and wandered around - went second omitted last - no match for winner(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Edgar Allan Poe (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Thomas Willmott
(3)lbs
|
Sue Smith | 158 lbs | 17/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - jumped left 2nd - hit 5th - outpaced and pushed along after 3 out - ridden before last (usual 2 out) - kept on omitted last - went third final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | Bushmill Boy (GB) | 10 G | Poor | David Thompson | 146 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent on outer - pushed along after 3 out - ridden last (usual 2 out) - held but keeping on omitted last - went fourth final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Agent Empire (GER) | 3 G | Poor | Oliver Signy | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 1 | Taken down early - held up in rear - some headway but still plenty to do 3 out - pushed along and keeping on last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden - not pace to challenge(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Bahtiyar (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Harry Whittington | 168 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Led - headed last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden - lost second omitted last - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Fearless Action (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Chris Grant | 166 lbs | 9/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when not fluent 3 out - weakening when awkward jump last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden and beaten(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Silkstone (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Danny Brooke | 148 lbs | 6/1 | 20 | Held up in rear - some headway on outer after 4 out - pushed along and struggling after 3 out - well beaten last (usual 2 out) (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 9th | 8 | Wakey Wakey (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tim Easterby | 150 lbs | 28/1 | 12 | Midfield - dropped to rear 5th - pushed along and struggling 3 out - soon well beaten - tailed off(op 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 6 | El Jefe (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
William Shanahan
(7)lbs
|
Andrew Hamilton | 152 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Always towards rear - pushed along and struggling after 3 out - soon tailed off(op 8/1) | |
| 11th | 10 | Calculus (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Sara Ender | 140 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - midfield on inner - nudged along after 4th - ridden and struggling 3 out - soon tailed off(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 12 | Blame The Farrier (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Joe Williamson
(5)lbs
|
David Thompson | 137 lbs | 100/1 | - | Prominent on inner - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - outpaced after 4 out - pushed along and lost position after 3 out - soon well beaten - tailed off when pulled up last (usual 2 out)(op 66/1) |
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