Newton Abbot
15:15
Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newton Abbot Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £51 Place: £6.60 £1.10 £1.20 Exacta: £169.60 Trifecta: £514.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Afta Party (IRE) 6 G AVG Mark Gillard 154 lbs 50/1 Won Made all - drifted left before 2 out - kept on well from last - readily(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
2nd 6 Roger Pol (IRE) 7 G Good Jamie Snowden 154 lbs 6/5F 2.25 Raced in second throughout - ridden after 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 5/4)
3rd 5 Prince Imperial (USA) 8 G AVG Milton Harris 154 lbs 9/4 6 Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - went third approaching last - kept on(op 5/1)
4th 11 Wonderweasle (GB) 6 M AVG Tim Vaughan 147 lbs 66/1 2 Midfield - disputing fourth 3rd - went third after 3 out (usual 4 out) - kept on until no extra approaching last(tchd 50/1 and tchd 80/1)
5th 3 Damarta (FR) 6 G Poor Olly Murphy 151 lbs 11/1 2.25 Took keen hold early - held up in last - steady headway into midfield after 3 out (usual 4 out) - kept on from 2 out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding ran too free early on)(op 5/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 2 Colonel Whizz (IRE) 7 G Poor Olly Murphy 154 lbs 8/1 2.5 Prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 9/2)
7th 9 No Mean Feat (IRE) 5 G Poor Alexandra Dunn 153 lbs 150/1 8 Midfield - weakened 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 66/1)
8th 4 Lone Soldier (GB) 6 G Poor Dan Skelton 154 lbs 6/1 0.3 Held up in rear - steady headway into midfield after 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened before 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
9th 8 Blackacre (GB) 6 G Poor Evan Williams 153 lbs 40/1 6.5 Midfield - weakened before 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
10th 10 Hidden Belle (GB) 4 F Poor Tim Vaughan 147 lbs 250/1 2.25 Always behind(op 200/1)
11th 7 Vinnie Sparkles (IRE) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 149 lbs 50/1 20 Always behind - jumped badly left 1st - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)