Taunton
17:15
League Of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £44.50 Place: £9.70 £4.30 £6.50 Exacta: £825.60 Tricast: £8335.05 Trifecta: £1580.60
Non-Runners: Dora's Addrezz (declared in error), Malina Jamila (withdrawn; kicked by another runner)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent early - midfield after 2nd - headway 6th - led 3 out - ridden when headed approaching last - led again run-in - won going away (stewards noted - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had cheekpieces and a tongue tie fitted for the first time; mare was routine tested)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
6 M Poor Tom Gretton 143 lbs 33/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway after 9th - pressed winner after 3 out - led narrowly approaching last - headed run-in - soon no extra(tchd 12/1)
8 M AVG Tim Dennis 149 lbs 14/1 5
3rd
Prominent early - midfield 5th - not fluent 6th - headway after 3 out - went third after 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 20/1)
8 M Poor Harriet Brown 146 lbs 25/1 5
4th
Prominent - outpaced before 2 out - kept on run-in - went fourth final strides(op 17/2)
5 M Poor Harry Derham 164 lbs 11/1 5.5
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5th
Held up in rear - headway from 6th - went third after 3 out - lost third after 2 out - no extra towards finish
8 M AVG Joe Tickle 154 lbs 11/4F 0.3
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6th
Midfield - lost position 9th - headway 2 out - stayed on run-in(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
9 M Poor Keiran Burke 153 lbs 7/1 0.2
7th
Led - headed 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off (jockey said mare ran too free; vet reported that mare was showing signs of post-race ataxia)(op 22/1)
7 M Poor Henrietta C Knight 154 lbs 66/1 27
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8th
Jumped slightly left throughout - pressed leaders early - raced in second 3rd - lost position 9th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
6 M Poor Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 8/1 2.75
9th
Always behind - hampered 1st - tailed off (jockey said mare was badly hampered at first hurdle; vet reported mare lost her left-fore shoe)
6 M Poor Seamus Mullins 148 lbs 14/1 3.75
10th
Held up in rear - midfield 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
6 M Poor Max Young 149 lbs 100/1 2.75
11th
Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 10/1)
6 M Poor Chris Gordon 148 lbs 12/1 .5
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99th
Midfield - pushed along from 4th - dropped to rear after 7th - tailed off when pulled up before 9th(op 10/1)
7 M Poor Jamie Snowden 164 lbs 17/2 -
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99th
Pressed leaders early - prominent from 3rd - weakened after 9th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 7/1)
5 M AVG Anthony Honeyball 168 lbs 9/1 -
99th
Always behind - lost touch after 7th - pulled up 8th(op 25/1)
5 M Poor Neil King 159 lbs 33/1 -