Aintree
13:40
William Hill Epic Value Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £3 £3.50 Exacta: £54.50 Trifecta: £209.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Bingoo (GB) 9 G Good James Moffatt 139 lbs 13/2 Won Raced in fourth - went third after 4 out - went second and pressed leader 3 out - led and going easily before 2 out - mistake last - ridden and faced challenge run-in - kept on well final 110yds - always doing enough(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
2nd 2 Ted Hastings (IRE) 9 G AVG Gordon Elliott 149 lbs 15/2 1.75 Towards rear - steady headway 3 out - went second 2 out - pushed along before last - kept on and challenging run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1)
3rd 3 Resplendent Grey (IRE) 7 G Good Olly Murphy 145 lbs 7/2 6 Held up in rear - headway on inner 3 out - went third but not fluent 2 out - no impression before last - no match for first two(op 4/1)
4th 5 Bucksy Des Epeires (FR) 6 G AVG Venetia Williams 143 lbs 11/4F 9 Raced in third - disputing second 6th - lost third after 4 out - lost position when mistake 2 out - no chance but rallied before last(op 2/1)
5th 7 Classic Lord (GER) 6 G AVG Tim Vaughan 135 lbs 13/2 7 Raced in second - led narrowly but faced challenge when mistake 3 out - soon headed and lost second - weakened quickly from 2 out(op 5/1)
6th 4 Sholokjack (IRE) 8 G AVG Dan Skelton 143 lbs 6/1 16 Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - awkward jump 3rd - not fluent 4 out - brief headway 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out - tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
7th 1 Minella Drama (IRE) 9 G Good Donald McCain 168 lbs 7/1 5.5 Led - not fluent 3rd - headed and lost second before 3 out - dropped to rear before 2 out - weakened quickly before last - tailed off(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)