Perth Races
Perth
14:20
Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow EBF Mares' National Hunt Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) (GBB)
Perth
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.30 £13.90
Exacta: £81.70
Trifecta: £192.10
Non-Runners: Dangan Cloud (self certificate), Sea Aster (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | El Elefante (IRE) | 7 M | Good | Lucinda Russell | 154 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Raced in second - joined leader 3rd - led 5th - shaken up 2 out - soon clear - easily(tchd 11/8 and tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Mermaids Cave (IRE) | 5 M | Good |
E Walsh
(3)lbs
|
Ciaran Murphy | 148 lbs | 125/1 | 24 | Prominent - dropped to last and reminder 4th - outpaced 7th - detached 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went modest second but no chance with winner just after last(op 100/1 tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Stadium Talk (IRE) | 5 M | Elite |
Ben Harvey
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 158 lbs | 9/4 | 4 | Led - joined 3rd - headed 5th - lost second after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 6/4) | |
| 4th | 1 | Condesa (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | S R B Crawford | 161 lbs | 4/1 | 11 | In touch with leaders - went second after 3 out - weakening and no chance with winner after 2 out - lost two places run-in (jockey said mare weakened quickly after 2nd last hurdle; vet had nothing to report)(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Gaye Winnie (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 5/1 | 29 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - switched right 2nd - disputing third and 2 lengths down when bad mistake 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) |