Worcester Races
Worcester
16:00
FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div II)
Worcester
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.70
Place: £1.50 £1.90 £10.30
Exacta: £25.40
Trifecta: £580.10
Non-Runners: Stray Bullet (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Light Dragoon (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 158 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 5th - pushed along and went second just before 3 out where not fluent - challenging when left in lead 2 out - 5 lengths ahead last - ridden out(op 7/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Definite Dream (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Denis Coakley | 151 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - went third 3 out - badly hampered by faller but left in second 2 out - 5 lengths down last - stayed on(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Highly Recommended (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Mel Rowley | 158 lbs | 100/1 | 23 | In rear - nudged along from 5th - lost touch before 3 out - kept on run-in - went modest third towards finish - eyecatcher(op 66/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Suitably Surprised (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Sam England | 151 lbs | 250/1 | 1.5 | Jumped right - in rear - some headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Trust House (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 100/30 | 7.5 | In touch with leaders - soon weakened - hung right on turn and lost position before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed on bend)(op 5/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Gordon Grey (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | B F Brookhouse | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Disputed lead - lost position and raced in second 3rd - lost second just before 3 out - weakening when left in third 2 out - lost three places run-in (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Saint Vic (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
James Turner
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Anthony Day | 151 lbs | 80/1 | 11 | Midfield - awkward jump 3rd - dropped to rear and struggling 4 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 50/1 and tchd 100/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Dreams Fled Away (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Barry Brennan | 158 lbs | 80/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - mistake 5th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Sox's Sun (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Tracey Barfoot-Saunt | 158 lbs | 300/1 | 93 | In rear - lost touch 5th - bad mistake 4 out - tailed off (enquiry was held to consider why jockey had continued in race after gelding had become tailed off - finishing 93 lengths behind his closest rival; jockey explained that gelding had become detached having raced greenly and jumped poorly down back straight; he added that he then continued to finish the race as he felt that gelding was not tired and that he could finish the race safely after gelding's jumping started to improve)(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Disco Davis (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 13/8F | - | Disputed lead - led clearly 3rd - faced challenge when fell 2 out(op 9/4) |