Michael Costello Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Donnacha (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Hawke | 165 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Prominent - mistake 3rd - led 3 out - ridden when headed after 2 out - rallied run-in - led again final 110yds - ran on(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Klitschko (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Alan King | 166 lbs | 3/1 | 1.75 | Slowly away - raced in last - bad mistake 1st - soon detached - headway after 5th - hit 3 out - went third 2 out - kept on run-in - went second final stride (jockey said gelding was slowly into stride)(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Koenigsstern (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Nick Gifford | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Prominent - led after 5th - pressed winner when headed 3 out - led again after 2 out - headed run-in - kept on but lost second final stride(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Word Has It (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
William Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Donald McCain | 163 lbs | 17/2 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - headway after 4th - went third after 3 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 10/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Risk d'Argent (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Alastair Ralph | 158 lbs | 3/1 | 0.05 | Held up in rear - headway when hit 4th - outpaced 5th - stayed on from 2 out(op 10/3) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Totterdown (GB) | 13 G | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
|
Richard Phillips | 162 lbs | 16/1 | 16 | Led - headed after 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 18/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Western Soldier (GER) | 5 G | AVG | Anthony Charlton | 151 lbs | 33/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Commodore Miller (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Danni O'Neill | 143 lbs | 66/1 | 20 | Raced in second - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 100/1 tchd 50/1) |
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