Southwell Races
Southwell
16:00
Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Southwell
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £71.90
Place: £5.80 £1.10 £2.50
Exacta: £151.30
Trifecta: £949.80
Non-Runners: Dunworley (unsuitable ground), Mount Gallion (unsuitable ground), Nothinelsematters (unsuitable ground), Snow Forecast (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Nick The Greek (GB) | N/A | AVG | Jake Thomas Coulson | 159 lbs | 40/1 | Won | Pressed leader - led before 3 out - ridden and faced challenge before last - stayed on(op 28/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Rumoursareflying (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Pam Sly | 159 lbs | 5/4 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway and went second 3 out - pressed winner when hit and lost ground last - rallied final 110yds(op 11/8) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Backbyjet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 166 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Prominent on inner - outpaced after 3 out - rallied after 2 out - kept on - no match for first two | ||
| 4th | 6 | Illico De Montave (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Rosemary Gasson | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Raced wide - midfield - steady headway 4 out - outpaced on turn before 2 out - rallied before last - edged left and no extra run-in(op 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Sea Grey (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 166 lbs | 11/10F | 15 | Midfield - headway going easily after 3 out - pushed along and weakened 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding did not appreciate the going - officially described as heavy - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/11) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Stick With Me Sam (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Tom Gretton | 159 lbs | 28/1 | 8 | Always behind | ||
| 7th | 12 | Reine Des Tartes (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | L J Morgan | 152 lbs | 66/1 | 10 | Never better than midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Hope Hill (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Sue Smith | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 4.5 | Always behind | ||
| 9th | 4 | Haafback (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Emma-Jane Bishop | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 10 | Led - headed before 3 out - weakened quickly on turn before 2 out |