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Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Worcester Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £2.20 £1.40 £4 Exacta: £35.40 Tricast: £221.57 Trifecta: £275.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Bensini (GB) 9 G Poor
Robbie Llewellyn 154 lbs 13/2 Won Midfield - headway after 4 out - jumped right and shaken up 2 out - led last - ridden run-in - kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a break and the return to Worcester - where gelding had run well previously)(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
2nd 4 Eaton Lady (IRE) N/A Poor
Gary Brown 147 lbs 3/1F .75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway into midfield 4th - in touch with leaders 2 out - kept on well and pressed winner run-in - just held(op 4/1)
3rd 3 Hillsin (IRE) 6 G AVG
Chris Honour 157 lbs 11/1 .5 Held up in rear - headway 6th - in touch with leaders after 4 out - going easily but tenderly handled home straight - lost ground 3 out - stayed on and went third run-in - eyecatcher (jockey said - regarding running and riding - his instructions were to drop gelding out early - keep a good hold of gelding's head and take his time - before mounting a late challenge - adding that gelding settled well and found a nice jumping rhythm - and he had been able to make ground easily mid-race when the pace steadied up; however he made a respiratory noise towards the end of back straight - which continued on several more occasions throughout race - and had also hung badly right-handed - both facts he had reported at scales and which restricted his ability to be more vigorous in the home straight; trainer confirmed instructions and that gelding had been ridden in accordance with them; however whilst acknowledging gelding had hung-right handed - he did express concerns over the manner in which gelding was ridden specifically from jumping last hurdle; trainer also reiterated that he had emphasised to rider that he needed to be held together for as long as possible based on his analysis of gelding's run at Exeter two starts back - where he didn't get home for a different yard; 40-day ban: failed to achieve best possible placing; matter referred to BHA)(op 7/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 7 Champagne Gift (IRE) N/A Poor
D J Jeffreys 153 lbs 8/1 2 Prominent - disputed lead 3 out - lost position last - kept on(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
5th 1 Champ Royal (FR) 8 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 168 lbs 20/1 2.5 Prominent - lost position 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 5 Deer Hunter (IRE) 7 G Poor
Danni O'Neill 155 lbs 16/1 .75 In touch with leaders - lost position 4th - no impression 2 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 18/1)
7th 9 Hashehadhisoatsyet (IRE) 5 G Poor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 149 lbs 6/1 2 Midfield - not fluent 1st - lost position 6th - some headway 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 11/2)
8th 11 Marley Head (IRE) 6 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 148 lbs 12/1 0.1 Held up in rear - good headway after 4 out - briefly disputed lead and jumped right 3 out - lost position and not fluent 2 out - mistake last - weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
9th 12 Orange Gina (GB) N/A Poor
Nikki Evans 147 lbs 18/1 2.25 Led - joined 3 out - wandered on approach and lost position 2 out - weakened last(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
10th 8 Edinburgh Rock (IRE) 6 G Poor
Milton Harris 149 lbs 6/1 14 Midfield - hampered 1st - weakened before 3 out(op 15/2)
11th 10 Jina (FR) 3 F Poor
Nicky Henderson 152 lbs 9/1 .5 In rear throughout - lost touch 4 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
99th 2 Flintstone (IRE) 4 G Poor
Nigel Twiston-Davies 160 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - not fluent 5th - soon lost position - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)