Newbury
15:10
In Loving Memory Of Luke Howliston Handicap Hurdle
Newbury Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £51 Place: £7.40 £2.10 £3.60 Exacta: £543.90 Tricast: £5501.46 Trifecta: £7077.30
Non-Runners: Abuffalosoldier (unsuitable ground), Good News (unsuitable ground), Lord Accord (unsuitable ground), Regarding Ruth (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 On The Blind Side (IRE) N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 165 lbs 50/1 Won Pressed leaders - led 2nd - pressed leaders when headed 8th - led again before 3 out - ridden when faced strong challenge after last - stayed on - always doing enough(op 40/1)
2nd 9 Kilbeg King (IRE) N/A Good Anthony Honeyball 153 lbs 15/2 0.3 In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - went second 2 out - ridden and every chance last - stayed on(op 13/2)
3rd 12 Skandiburg (FR) 8 G Poor Charlotte Fuller 150 lbs 14/1 17 Prominent - pushed along before 6th - soon lost position - in rear and ridden after 9th - held from 3 out - went modest third run-in(tchd 12/1)
4th 11 Loup De Maulde (FR) 7 G Good Robbie Llewellyn 146 lbs 100/30 2 Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway from 6th - led 9th - pressed leader when headed before 3 out - ridden when not fluent and lost second 2 out - weakened run-in(op 4/1)
5th 10 Phantom Getaway (IRE) 7 G Poor Kim Bailey 153 lbs 18/1 1.25 Prominent - pressed leaders 5th - led 8th - pressed leaders when headed 9th - ridden before 3 out - held before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 16/1)
6th 3 Knowsley Road (IRE) N/A Good Paul Nicholls 162 lbs 15/8F 20 Led - prominent when headed 2nd - ridden after 9th - well held after 3 out - weakening when mistake last - tailed off
7th 1 Zanza (IRE) 5 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 168 lbs 7/1 35 Prominent - pressed leaders 6th - ridden when lost position after 9th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as soft - and would benefit from a quicker surface)(op 11/2)
8th 13 Miss Fairfax (IRE) N/A AVG Hughie Morrison 149 lbs 17/2 1.5 Held up in rear - pushed along briefly 4th - ridden after 9th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
9th 6 Hurricane Harvey (GB) 9 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 18/1 25 In touch with leaders - raced wide when on turn before 6th - ridden after 9th - soon weakened - tailed off(op 20/1)
99th 4 Brinkley (FR) N/A Poor David Pipe 161 lbs 14/1 - Held up in rear - pushed along after 7th - in touch with leaders when ridden after 9th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)