Worcester
18:10
Les Ballard A Lifetime Of Laughter Maiden Hurdle
Worcester Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £2.30 £1.80 £4.30 Exacta: £34.30 Trifecta: £730.80
Non-Runners: Pennant Legacy (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Took keen hold - didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - towards rear 2nd - headway from 8th - on outer when prominent before 2 out - ridden inside final 110yds - led towards finish - kept on(op 5/1)
6 G Good Peter & Michael Bowen 161 lbs 17/2 Won
2nd
Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway and prominent 3 out - kept on and went second towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
7 G Good Neil Mulholland 161 lbs 4/1 .5
3rd
Midfield - in touch with leaders before 4th - headway before 4 out - going easily when joined leader 3 out - led just before last - headed then lost second towards finish(op 22/1 and tchd 25/1)
6 M AVG David Pipe 154 lbs 16/1 1
4th
Prominent - not fluent 2nd - lost position 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on run-in(op 66/1)
6 M Poor Jamie Snowden 154 lbs 100/1 1
5th
Jumped slightly right throughout - led - not fluent 3rd - joined 3 out - headed just before last - weakened run-in(op 9/4)
6 G Poor Dan Skelton 161 lbs 5/2F 8
6th
Towards rear - headway when not fluent 4 out - not fluent last - soon weakened gradually(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor Jonjo & A J O'Neill 161 lbs 11/1 2.25
7th
Midfield - lost position after 8th - some headway before 3 out - weakened run-in(op 15/2)
5 G AVG Gary Brown 151 lbs 10/1 1.25
8th
Held up in rear - some headway when not fluent 3 out - no telling impression(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
6 G AVG Olly Murphy 161 lbs 7/1 13
9th
Prominent - mistake 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 150/1 and tchd 200/1)
6 G Poor Jonjo & A J O'Neill 161 lbs 100/1 20
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 150/1 tchd 400/1)
13 G Poor Gary Hanmer 154 lbs 250/1 -
99th
Towards rear - unseated 6th (vet reported gelding lost both of his front shoes)(op 13/2)
8 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 4/1 -