Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Looking For Larry (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Dennis | 168 lbs | 12/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway after 5th - pushed along when prominent before 3 out - ridden and pressed leader when not fluent last - made sustained challenge final 110yds - forced dead-heat (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a slower surface)(op 9/1) | ||
| 1st | 2 | Port Or Starboard (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Robert Williams
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 165 lbs | 6/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway after 5th - going okay and pressed leader when hit 3 out - shaken up when led narrowly 2 out - ridden run-in - faced sustained challenge final 110yds - joined post(op 11/2) | |
| 3rd | 13 | Gorcombe Moonshine (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Angus Cheleda
(5)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 138 lbs | 9/1 | 9 | Led - disputed lead after 1st - led again before 4th - ridden before 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened run-in(op 14/1) | |
| 4th | 10 | Jacks Orchard (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 152 lbs | 20/1 | 2.25 | In rear - jumped left throughout - shaken up after 4th - headway before 3 out - stayed on but never on terms (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Mutual Respect (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Sean O'Briain
(7)lbs
|
Billy Aprahamian | 160 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | In rear - headway after 5th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra approaching last(op 6/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Clay (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Neil King | 158 lbs | 3/1F | 2 | Midfield - towards rear when hit 5th - pushed along and headway before 3 out - soon in touch with leaders - ridden and keeping on when pecked on landing last - soon weakened | ||
| 7th | 15 | Presgrave (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Towards rear of midfield - shaken up and dropped to rear after 4th - rallied and headway after 5th - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Wells Glory (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jim & Suzi Best | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 16 | In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - pushed along before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Talimar Pearl (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 167 lbs | 16/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - ridden and weakened before 3 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Girandole (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Jamie Brace
(7)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 140 lbs | 22/1 | 35 | Took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead after 1st - lost position but prominent before 4th - pushed along after 5th - soon lost position - weakened and got well behind before 3 out - tailed off(tchd 25/1) | |
| 99th | 9 | Ballygoe (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Chris Down | 155 lbs | 12/1 | - | In touch with leaders - headway before 5th - shaken up when pressed leader 3 out - fell 2 out(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Prince Rhinegold (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Linda Blackford | 156 lbs | 10/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and short of room when fell home turn(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Tally's Son (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 142 lbs | 150/1 | - | Took keen hold - always towards rear - pulled up before 3 out | ||
| 99th | 5 | Flamenco De Kerser (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Richenda Ford | 164 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 2nd - pushed along when hampered by faller home turn - behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was hampered by a faller on the bend)(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Army Of One (GER) | 6 M | Poor |
Elizabeth Gale
(7)lbs
|
Mitchell Hunt | 138 lbs | 33/1 | - | Took keen hold - towards rear - saddle slipped before 2nd - pulled up before 3rd (jockey reported that the saddle slipped)(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) |
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