tote Supporting Racing With Pride Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Bergentown (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 153 lbs | 11/1 | Won | In rear - hampered 1st - good headway from 3 out - prominent 2 out - shaken up when lead last - pushed out final 110yds - cosily(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Robber's Bridge (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Simon Earle | 142 lbs | 5/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader from 3rd - led after 5th - mistake 6th - went clear before 3 out - much reduced lead before 2 out - ridden when headed last - jockey dropped whip run-in - soon no extra(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Balranald (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Alison Hamilton | 153 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - not fluent 3rd - outpaced after 3 out - rallied before 2 out - pressed leader last - kept on(op 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Pumpkin's Pride (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Alan King | 163 lbs | 6/1 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - badly hampered 1st - headway from 3 out - pressed leader last - weakened gradually run-in(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Jina (FR) | 3 F | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 150 lbs | 10/1 | 9 | Led - wandered around before 1st - wandered around before 2nd - headed and chased clear leader after 5th - weakening when not fluent last(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Out For The Count (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Lewis Stones
(3)lbs
|
Jennie Candlish | 141 lbs | 33/1 | 33 | Prominent - not fluent 3rd - mistake 4 out - soon lost ground - weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Mezyan (FR) | 8 G | Poor | John Joseph Hanlon | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | In rear - not fluent 3rd - some headway after 7th - struggling from 3 out - tailed off(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Fireworks (FR) | 7 G | Poor | John Joseph Hanlon | 167 lbs | 20/1 | 11 | Pressed leader - slowed dramatically and bad mistake 1st - soon lost ground - not fluent when towards rear 2nd - not fluent 5th - some headway when mistake 4 out - weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Armattiekan (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Donald McCain | 167 lbs | 9/2 | 24 | In rear - mistake 7th - soon struggling and no chance (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 1 | En Avant (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Richard Condon
(5)lbs
|
Louise G Lyons | 163 lbs | 7/2F | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - unseated 1st(op 9/2) |
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