George Rickards Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Lets Go To Vegas (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 159 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 5th - disputed lead 4 out - led clearly before 3 out - joined and ridden 2 out - soon hung right and bumped rival - kept on run-in - just prevailed(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Merry Poppins (GER) | 5 M | Poor | Donald McCain | 164 lbs | 10/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - disputed lead 2 out - soon bumped - not fluent last - every chance run-in - kept on and just denied(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Ucanaver (GB) | N/A | Good |
Sean O'Briain
(7)lbs
|
Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | In rear - headway after 4 out - ridden 3 out - went third 2 out - 3 lengths down last - weakened run-in(op 14/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Terresita (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Eddie Edge
(10)lbs
|
Lucy Wadham | 156 lbs | 3/1F | 4 | Prominent - not fluent 7th - pushed along 3 out - hung right and held from 2 out (jockey said mare hung right-handed throughout) | |
| 5th | 6 | Lily Glitters (GB) | 6 M | Poor |
Alice Stevens
(7)lbs
|
Henry Daly | 152 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Led - joined 4 out - pushed along and lost position before 3 out where mistake - weakened last(op 5/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Sacre Coeur (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 166 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - pushed along 3 out - well held 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Kraqueline (FR) | 6 M | Poor | Kerry Lee | 150 lbs | 11/1 | 4 | Midfield - shaken up and lost position 3 out - in rear when mistake 2 out - kept on(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Flying Nun (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - hit 3 out - soon ridden - weakened from 2 out (trainer said that mare was unsuited by slow pace of race on this occasion)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Iorens (FR) | 7 M | Poor | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent before 3 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Tequila Blaze (GB) | N/A | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 164 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | In rear - shaken up 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 28/1) |
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