Brett Martin Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Loverdose (FR) | 6 G | Good |
Harry Kimber
(3)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 145 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Prominent - pressed leaders after 1st - led narrowly 5th - ridden after 2 out - kept on well run-in (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 9/2) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Queen Of Steel (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Isabelle Ryder
(7)lbs
|
Mark Usher | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 3.5 | Prominent - led but hit 4th - pressed winner when headed 5th - hit last - kept on(op 6/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | My Granny Lily (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 146 lbs | 7/2 | 14 | Held up in rear - headway 5th - went third before 3 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Killigarth (GB) | N/A | Poor | Kim Bailey | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 32 | Prominent - outpaced after 5th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Parish Star (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 142 lbs | 66/1 | 6 | Prominent - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Inion Tiogair (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Grace Harris | 165 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Led narrowly 1st - wandered on approach 2nd - pressed leaders when headed 4th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Activist (FR) | 5 G | AVG | David Pipe | 170 lbs | 13/8F | - | Pressed leaders - lost position when bit short of room and hampered after 1st - soon prominent but pushed along - weakened after 5th - pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 6/4) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Spice Heaven (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Chris Honour | 156 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - weakened after 5th - pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1) |
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