Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Latin Verse (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 156 lbs | 4/1J | Won | Prominent - went second 4th - led just before 3 out - soon shaken up - clear 2 out - eased towards finish(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Royal Deeside (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Alan King | 144 lbs | 4/1J | 19 | Midfield - headway 4 out - went second 3 out - 6 lengths down when jumped left and weakened 2 out - jumped left last(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Despereaux (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Jane Williams | 167 lbs | 15/2 | 16 | Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4th - no chance from 3 out - went modest third towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Thankyourluckystar (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Alastair Ralph | 159 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Midfield - awkward jump 1st - headway and pressed leaders after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - lost third towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | John Betjeman (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Gillard | 169 lbs | 11/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - lost position after 3 out - soon weakened - disputing modest third last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Gower Prince (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 160 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Led - headed and lost second before 3 out - soon weakened - disputing modest third last(op 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Black Occ (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Sheila Lewis | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 9 | Towards rear - weakened 3 out - mistake 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Mr Hope Street (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Tristan Durrell
(3)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 150 lbs | 22/1 | 3 | Always behind(op 14/1) | |
| 9th | 4 | Evenwood Sonofagun (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 27 | In rear - headway into midfield 4th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 10th | 6 | Heross Du Seuil (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Ryan Potter | 160 lbs | 33/1 | 2.25 | In rear - lost touch 4 out - tailed off(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Little Pi (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Matt Sheppard | 152 lbs | 6/1 | - | In rear - mistake 1st - pushed along 4th - some headway 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) |
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