Carlisle
13:05
Rhino.Bet British EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Carlisle Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.90 £1.30 Exacta: £10.70 Trifecta: £39.70
Non-Runners: Nearly Wed (unsuitable ground), Rob Roy Macgregor (travel problems), Valleyview Tommy (travel problems), Walk My Way (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Forged Well (IRE) 6 G AVG Martin Todhunter 151 lbs 4/1 Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - hampered 1st - hampered 2nd - badly hampered and nearly lost jockey 4th - jumped right from 5 out - headway before 2 out - ridden and went second approaching last - led run-in - kept on well(op 5/2)
2nd 1 Askmore (IRE) N/A Poor Rebecca Menzies 154 lbs 11/8F 3.5 Led at steady pace - increased tempo after 3 out - faced challenge after last - no extra and headed run-in(op 2/1)
3rd 4 Hubbel Bubbel (GB) N/A Poor Philip Kirby 154 lbs 9/1 21 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2 out - went third approaching last - weakened run-in(op 6/1)
4th 6 Righteous Ruane (IRE) 4 G Poor John Wainwright 154 lbs 50/1 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader before 2 out - soon lost two places - rallied and went modest fourth run-in(op 20/1)
5th 2 Beep Beep Burrow (IRE) N/A Poor Jedd O'Keeffe 154 lbs 2/1 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced before 2 out - briefly went fourth approaching last - weakened run-in - finished lame (vet said gelding was found to be lame on his right-fore during a post-race examination)(op 7/2)
99th 8 Time To Upgrade (IRE) N/A Poor Martin Todhunter 154 lbs 18/1 - Took keen hold - held up in rear - jumped left and hampered rival 1st - jumped left and hampered rival 2nd - jumped left and badly hampered rival 4th - struggling after 3 out - soon pulled up(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)