Le Raaj Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Forcing Bull (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 159 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Travelled strongly - made all - not fluent 5th - went clear going easily home turn - pushed along and went further clear approaching last - unchallenged(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Chase A Fortune (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Chris Grant | 166 lbs | 2/7F | 19 | Prominent - pushed along home turn - not fluent 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last - weakened run-in - no match for winner(op 2/5) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Grifter (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Danny Brooke | 149 lbs | 40/1 | 19 | Held up in rear - pushed along 5th - still plenty to do 3 out - ridden 2 out - stayed on and went fourth approaching last - kept on and went remote third run-in(op 28/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Halpha Soleil (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 159 lbs | 4/1 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - hit 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened from 2 out - lost third run-in(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Third Avenue (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Andrew Crook | 159 lbs | 66/1 | 17 | Midfield - soon outpaced and ridden - well held before 2 out - tailed off | ||
| 6th | 4 | Heeztheboy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Pauline Robson | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | Midfield - dropped to rear and pushed along 3 out - soon ridden and weakened - tailed off(op 100/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Percy Willis (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jedd O'Keeffe | 159 lbs | 17/2 | 27 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when bad mistake and lost position 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last hurdle - which caused him to lose many lengths and was unable to be competitive afterwards)(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Blooming Fortune (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
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Paula Smith | 149 lbs | 125/1 | 36 | Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along 5th - lost touch 6th - tailed off |
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