Newbury
12:05
Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Newbury Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.50 £2.40 £2.60 Exacta: £27.90 Tricast: £235.53 Trifecta: £170.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Spring Note (IRE) 6 M Good Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 11/4F Won Made all - jumped well - went well clear from 3 out - unchallenged (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare benefitted from a drop in trip)(op 10/3)
2nd 5 Amelia's Dance (IRE) 7 M Poor Robert Walford 157 lbs 9/1 16 Midfield - headway 4 out - kept on from 2 out - went modest second run-in(op 12/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 7 Walk Of No Shame (IRE) 7 M AVG Jonjo O'Neill 154 lbs 11/1 3 In touch with leaders - lost ground before 3 out - kept on from 2 out - went modest third run-in(op 9/1)
4th 1 Magical Maggie (GB) 7 M AVG Alastair Ralph 163 lbs 11/2 .5 Raced in second - went clear with winner 3 out - weakened from 2 out - lost two places run-in(op 6/1)
5th 3 Mucuna (GER) 5 M AVG Anthony Charlton 157 lbs 66/1 1.5 Held up in rear - kept on from 3 out - never near to challenge(op 33/1)
6th 2 Greyval (FR) 6 M AVG Fergal O'Brien 163 lbs 6/1 4.5 Midfield - weakened 3 out(op 4/1)
7th 9 Parikarma (IRE) 7 M AVG Gary Moore 143 lbs 9/2 4.25 Midfield - not fluent and ridden 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 13/2)
8th 6 Mary (IRE) 5 M Poor Ian Williams 157 lbs 7/1 33 Towards rear throughout - lost touch from 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
99th 4 Lime Avenue (IRE) N/A Good Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 11/1 - Took keen hold - held up in rear - hung right and weakened 3 out - soon pulled up - made respiratory noise (jockey said mare hung right-handed; trainer's rep said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 6/1)