Uttoxeter
17:55
Happy Birthday To Simon Roberts' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Uttoxeter Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20 Place: £1.50 £1.30 £3.60 Exacta: £19.50 Trifecta: £154
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Miss Maverick (GB) 8 M AVG Gary Hanmer 157 lbs 4/1 Won Took keen hold - led - clear before 4th - reduced lead after 4 out - mistake and headed 3 out - 3 lengths down when left in lead and hampered last - kept on run-in(op 7/2)
2nd 4 Disco Daisy (GB) 6 M Good Emma Lavelle 157 lbs 7/2 4.5 Midfield but in touch with leaders - headway and went third before 2 out - mistake and slipped 2 out - left in second and hampered last - kept on run-in - no match for winner (vet said mare lost her right-hind shoe)(op 10/3)
3rd 8 Scottish King (IRE) 8 G Poor Richard Armson 154 lbs 22/1 4.5 In rear - kept on from 2 out - left in third last - kept on well run-in - not reach leaders(op 20/1)
4th 6 Galway Reel (IRE) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 157 lbs 50/1 3.5 Midfield - headway and went third after 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 9 Misting (GB) 6 M Poor Neil King 150 lbs 150/1 13 Never better than midfield(op 100/1)
99th 1 Gwash (IRE) 6 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 164 lbs 6/1 - Raced in second - pressed leader after 4 out - going easily when led 3 out - pushed along and went further clear before 2 out - 3 lengths ahead when fell last
99th 3 Dexterity (IRE) 8 G Good Olly Murphy 157 lbs 5/4F - Prominent - niggled along before 4 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding stopped quickly)
99th 2 Ballywite (IRE) 5 G Poor Dan Skelton 157 lbs 50/1 - Always behind - pulled up approaching last(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 5 Dun Dancing (GB) 5 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154 lbs 16/1 - Always behind - pulled up approaching last(op 33/1)