Hexham Races
Hexham
15:10
Malcolm Hopkinson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Hexham
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £11.30
Place: £2.50 £1.30 £1.20
Exacta: £39.60
Trifecta: £114.80
Non-Runners: Hell On Earth (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Fly By Milan (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nicky Richards | 161 lbs | 10/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - pushed along and headway after 2 out - made strong challenge approaching last - led run-in - soon edged right - readily(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Had To Be Hugo (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 161 lbs | 100/30 | 1.75 | Prominent - ridden and briefly went second after 2 out - blundered last - kept on run-in - went second again towards finish(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Vandemere (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | John Quinn | 161 lbs | EvensF | .75 | Prominent - led after 2 out - faced strong challenge approaching last - ridden and headed run-in - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 6/5) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Shadows In The Sky (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(5)lbs
|
Chris Grant | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 21 | Led - pressed leader when headed 6th - led again but hit 2 out - soon ridden and headed - weakened before last(op 18/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Home Sweet Highway (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 31 | Pressed leader - not fluent 3rd - led narrowly 6th - headed 2 out - soon ridden and weakened - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding weakened quickly after the second last hurdle; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities other than gelding had lost his left-hind shoe)(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Quian (GER) | 8 G | AVG | Thomas Gallagher | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 10 | Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - pressed leaders after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off | ||
| 99th | 2 | Glenavaddra (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Jonathon Bewley
(3)lbs
|
George Bewley | 158 lbs | 100/1 | - | Slowly away - raced in last - struggling after 3 out - weakened 2 out - pulled up before last(op 50/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Rue Galilee (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 161 lbs | 150/1 | - | In touch with leaders - struggling 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Visite Officielle (FR) | 5 M | Poor |
Emma Smith-Chaston
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 151 lbs | 16/1 | - | Refused to race(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) |