William Hill Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Forged Well (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Martin Todhunter | 152 lbs | 11/4 | Won | In touch with leaders - going okay 3 out - went second 2 out - bit short of room and switched right before last - ridden and challenging run-in - sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds - led final strides(tchd 5/2 and 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Harper Valley (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - niggled along briefly after 6th - good headway 3 out - led before 2 out - edged left before last - faced challenge run-in - sustained duel with winner final 110yds - headed final strides(op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Luckie Seven (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nicky Richards | 160 lbs | 7/4F | 5.5 | Held up in last - not fluent 3 out - steady headway before 2 out - keeping on when jinked left approaching last - no extra when edged left run-in - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 13/8 and 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Clear White Light (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 168 lbs | 50/1 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - lost position before 3 out - rallied from 2 out - no impression before last(op 40/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | The Navigator (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Peter Kavanagh
(3)lbs
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Dianne Sayer | 146 lbs | 14/1 | 16 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - prominent 5th - lost ground when mistake and pecked on landing 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Velasco (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Susan Corbett | 160 lbs | 33/1 | 19 | Mounted in chute - led - not fluent 6th - jumped slightly right and bumped rival 8th - faced challenges 3 out - soon headed and lost position - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Romeo Brown (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 5 | Prominent - pressed leader briefly 4th - bumped 8th - led but pestered after 3 out - headed and lost ground quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Bois Guillbert (FR) | 5 G | AVG |
Patrick Wadge
(3)lbs
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Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 4/1 | - | Towards rear - some headway 7th - raced wide and lost ground quickly from 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding)(op 9/2) |
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