Hereford
12:25
Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Hereford Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.02 £1.20 £6.20 Exacta: £3.40 Trifecta: £33.30
Non-Runners: Glengolly (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Handstands (IRE) 6 G Elite Ben Pauling 154 lbs 13/8 Won Took keen hold - prominent - went second 3 out - pushed along to lead home turn - jumped right last - comfortably(op 7/4 tchd 9/4)
2nd 1 Parade Away (IRE) 5 G AVG Anthony Charlton 156 lbs 10/11F 6.5 Raced in second - led 3 out - not fluent 2 out - headed home turn - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/6 tchd 8/13)
3rd 9 Spice Boy (GB) 4 G Poor Martin Keighley 154 lbs 40/1 17 In touch with leaders - wandered on approach 1st - went third before 2 out - weakened before last(tchd 28/1)
4th 12 Faha Belle (IRE) 6 M Poor Fergal O'Brien 140 lbs 13/2 21 Midfield - dropped to rear 4th - no chance 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went modest fourth approaching last(tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1)
5th 4 Ionity (FR) 5 G AVG Evan Williams 151 lbs 250/1 12 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - some headway 5th - outpaced from 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 300/1)
6th 7 Pep Talking (GB) 7 G Good Paul Webber 154 lbs 100/1 9.5 Led - mistake and headed 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 66/1)
7th 11 All Under Control (IRE) 5 M Poor Sheila Lewis 144 lbs 300/1 11 Never better than midfield - 20 lengths down when not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 150/1)
99th 10 Tampico Rocco (IRE) 6 G Poor Dave Roberts 149 lbs 250/1 - Slowly away - always behind - pulled up last(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 13 Lady Corrib (IRE) 5 M Poor Evan Williams 147 lbs 250/1 - Midfield - not fluent 2nd - dropped to rear 5th - tailed off when pulled up last(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 5 Johns Dream (IRE) 6 G Poor Sheila Lewis 154 lbs 125/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position 4th - slow jump 5th - no chance from 3 out - mistake 2 out - pulled up last(op 100/1 tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1)
99th 8 Radharc Na Slaine (IRE) 7 G Poor David Rees 154 lbs 300/1 - In rear - lost touch 6th - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 100/1 tchd 400/1)
99th 14 No No Fizz (IRE) 6 M AVG Charlie Longsdon 147 lbs 28/1 - In rear throughout - reminder after 1st - tailed off when pulled up last(op 22/1)
99th 15 Shibuya Song (GB) 6 M Poor Richard Phillips 142 lbs 150/1 - In rear - slow jump 2nd - bad mistake and unseated 3rd(op 100/1)
99th 6 Mersey Street (IRE) 6 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 151 lbs 12/1 - Prominent - bad mistake and unseated 6th(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)