Newbury
14:15
Download The BetVictor App "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newbury Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.45 Place: £1.20 £1.80 Exacta: £2.50 Trifecta: £8.30
Non-Runners: Molly's Angel (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Twig (GB) 9 G Good Ben Pauling 154 lbs 4/9F Won Raced in second - pushed along after 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - ridden run-in - drifted left final 110yds - always doing enough(op 1/2)
2nd 1 American Sniper (IRE) 7 G AVG David Pipe 163 lbs 100/30 1 Led - pushed along after 3 out - ridden when headed after 2 out - every chance last - kept on run-in - held when bumped final strides(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
3rd 4 Diamond Egg (FR) 7 G AVG Chris Gordon 154 lbs 14/1 32 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(tchd 12/1 and tchd 22/1)
4th 3 Big Jim Beam (IRE) 8 G AVG Warren Greatrex 154 lbs 12/1 19 Prominent - ridden after 3 out - soon hung left and weakened - tailed off(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
5th 6 Time To Dazzle (IRE) 7 G Poor Gary Moore 154 lbs 14/1 4.25 Held up in last - some headway 7th - soon ridden - weakened 3 out (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 16/1)
99th 5 Piper Tom (IRE) N/A Poor Jonjo O'Neill 154 lbs 100/1 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - soon ridden and weakened - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 66/1)