Newbury Races
Newbury
14:35
BetVictor EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Newbury
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.10 £1.20 £3.10
Exacta: £5.70
Trifecta: £38.40
Non-Runners: Catch Catchfire (unsuitable ground), Champetre (unsuitable ground), Sonification (unsuitable ground), Thunder N Lightnin (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Gidleigh Park (GB) | 6 G | Elite | Harry Fry | 160 lbs | EvensF | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - led going easily before 2 out - shaken up and went clear run-in - impressive(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Fire Flyer (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 100/30 | 9 | In touch with leaders - mistake 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon went second - hung badly right run-in - kept on - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Theformismighty (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Held up in rear - good headway before 3 out - went third before 2 out - wandered around before last - no extra run-in(op 40/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | East India Express (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 9/4 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders on outer - not fluent 5 out - bit short of room and switched right before 2 out - hung left before last - soon outpaced | ||
| 5th | 9 | Pic Roc (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 40/1 | 4.5 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - lost position 3 out - soon edged left - no impression from 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Touch Of Thunder (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Camilla Poulton | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 17 | In rear - struggling before 3 out - never on terms(op 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Itseemslikeit (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David Pipe | 160 lbs | 16/1 | 10 | Led - headed after 3 out - soon edged left - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened quickly(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Jolyjump (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
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Gary Moore | 151 lbs | 100/1 | 7 | Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - outpaced 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 150/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Last In Line (GB) | N/A | Poor | Geoffrey Deacon | 154 lbs | 400/1 | - | In rear - jumped left 6th - soon struggling - awkward jump 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 250/1) |