Haydock Races
Haydock
12:50
Betfred TV EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Haydock
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023
Distance: 1m7½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.20 £1.10
Exacta: £2.80
Trifecta: £5.60
Non-Runners: Kingofthegame (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Bertie's Ballet (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 154 lbs | 5/4 | Won | Raced in second - lost second after 3rd - went second home turn - good jump and challenging 3 out - pressed leader and going best 2 out - shaken up and led narrowly last - pushed out final 110yds - comfortably(op Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
James Turner
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 157 lbs | 11/10F | 1.5 | Led - set slow pace - increased tempo home turn - faced challenge 3 out - headed last - ridden run-in - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(tchd 5/4) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Jo Arengeot Bey AA (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 12 | Raced in third - went second after 3rd - lost second home turn - slow jump 3 out - weakened gradually from 2 out - tired jump last(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Top Of The Bay (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Toby Wynne
(3)lbs
|
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 151 lbs | 200/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3rd - outpaced before 3 out - no chance but rallied after 2 out(op 125/1) | |
| 5th | 3 | Fresh Speculation (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - pushed along home turn - struggling from 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Orbys River (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Sam Allwood | 147 lbs | 250/1 | 10 | Held up in last - struggling from 3 out - lost touch from 2 out(op 200/1 tchd 150/1) |