Dorothy Bridle Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Townhill (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 163 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Soon led - headed but prominent after 1st - pushed along disputing second home turn - keeping on and 1 length down when left in lead 2 out - clear approaching last - kept on well - comfortably(op 6/4 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Masterdream (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Miss Thomasina Eyston
(7)lbs
|
Neil Mulholland | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out - keeping on when left in second 2 out - no chance with winner from last(op 9/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Astroman (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Syd Hosie | 161 lbs | 18/1 | 4 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - went third 3 out - outpaced approaching last(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Fortune Forever (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Tom Broughton
(5)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 160 lbs | 11/4 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - prominent 3 out - weakening when left in fourth 2 out(op 9/4) | |
| 5th | 12 | Crookbarrow (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Cynthia Woods | 142 lbs | 100/1 | 20 | Towards rear - keeping on when not fluent 3 out - no extra before 2 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Rum Cove (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Nick Gifford | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Never better than midfield - outpaced before 3 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Tying The Knot (USA) | 3 C | Poor | Daniel O'Brien | 155 lbs | 100/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Vintage Icon (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Andy Irvine | 139 lbs | 125/1 | 4.75 | Towards rear - brief headway 4 out - no impression from 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely in the early stages)(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 167 lbs | 18/1 | - | In touch with leaders early - lost position and towards rear after 3rd - detached 6th - pulled up after 8th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Endersen (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Richard Rowe | 155 lbs | 40/1 | - | In touch with leaders on outer - dropped to midfield 2nd - dropped to rear 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Simon The Seagull (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Diana Grissell | 142 lbs | 20/1 | - | Towards rear throughout - pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 1 | The Turtle Said (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Joe Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Neil Mulholland | 163 lbs | 6/1 | - | Travelled strongly - prominent - led after 1st - raced wide home turn - 1 length ahead and going best when ran out 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed)(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) |
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