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Uttoxeter
13:40
Brit Direct Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
Uttoxeter Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Place: £1.10 £1.60 £1.10 Exacta: £9.70 Trifecta: £13.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Virtual Rock (IRE) N/A AVG
Robert Eddery 156 lbs 6/4 Won Made all - went clear with one circuit to go - not fluent 5th - reduced lead but going okay 3 out - hit last - kept on - comfortably - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on his right-fore)(op 11/4)
2nd 2 Bowling Buddy (IRE) 6 G Good
Olly Murphy 156 lbs 4/1 5 Prominent - went second and 6 lengths down 3 out - soon ridden - kept on but no impression approaching last(op 10/3 tchd 3/1 and tchd 9/2)
3rd 1 Guard Duty (GB) 7 G Good
Emma Lavelle 163 lbs EvensF 10 Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - headway from 6th - jumped left and not fluent 3 out - went third just after 2 out - hit last - no impression (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 10/11)
4th 9 Baby Evie (IRE) 5 M Poor
James Moffatt 149 lbs 50/1 5.5 Prominent - prominent behind clear leader with one circuit to go - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - no chance approaching last(op 40/1)
5th 13 Molly Mischief (GB) 4 F AVG
Jennie Candlish 145 lbs 12/1 1.75 Midfield - no chance from 3 out - kept on run-in (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to drop filly in - get her to relax and to do her best - having previously run freely in her races; he explained that early in the race when there was no pace filly was again keen in early stages - jumping without fluency which he reported to scales although - as pace lifted down back straight she had settled and her jumping improved -; however when pressure came upsides rounding final bend - filly began to run free again yet - despite asking her for effort to go with that runner - she did not have the pace to make any significant progress so he kept her balanced and she finished staying on at one pace gaining no ground on first four placed horses and so had - in his opinion - achieved best possible placing; he added that he considered filly may benefit from a sharper track - on a quicker surface - to give her best possible chance of staying in her races; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and that he was satisfied with ride given adding that they may consider whether it would be a better option to return to running filly on the Flat - which was noted)(op 9/1)
6th 5 Dark Soldier (IRE) 5 G Poor
Sheila Lewis 156 lbs 150/1 2.75 Raced in second 3 out - chased clear leader with one circuit to go - lost second and struggling 3 out - weakened and lost position gradually from 2 out(tchd 125/1)
7th 10 My Bobby's Lass (GB) 6 M AVG
Mel Rowley 149 lbs 66/1 1 Never better than midfield(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
8th 11 Traditude Tara (IRE) 5 M Poor
Peter & Michael Bowen 149 lbs 80/1 8 Never better than midfield - no chance when not fluent last(tchd 66/1)
9th 12 Habibi (IRE) 5 M Poor
Jake Thomas Coulson 142 lbs 200/1 9 Anticipated start - took keen hold - always behind - tailed off(op 150/1)
10th 4 Connolly (IRE) 6 G Poor
Sarah-Jayne Davies 156 lbs 200/1 11 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 5th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1)
11th 7 Wheresmemoneygone (IRE) 6 G AVG
Max Young 156 lbs 250/1 6 Never better than midfield - weakened from 3 out - tailed off(op 125/1)
12th 8 Line Out (FR) 4 G Poor
L J Morgan 152 lbs 200/1 25 Took keen hold - always behind - tailed off(op 125/1)
99th 3 Burrows Close (FR) N/A Poor
Sue Smith 153 lbs 50/1 - Jumped right on occasions - always behind - tailed off when pulled up 3 out(op 66/1)