Leicester Races
Leicester
14:55
EBF British Stallion Studs "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Leicester
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.10 £1.10
Exacta: £2.60
Trifecta: £10.10
Non-Runners: Big John Wayne (self certificate), Rocket Ronald (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Awaythelad (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Beau Morgan
(5)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 157 lbs | EvensF | Won | Made all - increased tempo after 3 out - ridden and kept on run-in - all out(op 6/5) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Roger Pol (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Jamie Snowden | 162 lbs | 6/5 | 0.3 | Raced in second - pressed leader before 3 out - ridden and kept on run-in - just held(op Evens) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Giacosa (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sophie Leech | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - mistake 4th - headway and briefly went second after 3 out - lost ground approaching last - weakened run-in(op 28/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Bennettsbridge (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 16/1 | 29 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Professor Higgins (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Gary Hanmer | 156 lbs | 300/1 | 81 | Held up in rear - detached after 1st - tailed off with one circuit to go - never on terms(op 125/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | N/A | Poor | Venetia Williams | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 7 | Ran green throughout - held up in rear - slowed dramatically 1st - soon dropped to last and detached - tailed off with one circuit to go - never on terms (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |