Plumpton Races
Plumpton
14:25
Mighty Trotter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
Plumpton
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.80 £2.80
Exacta: £23.80
Trifecta: £361.80
Non-Runners: Demilion (unsuitable ground), Good Too (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Touquet (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Unruly beforehand - took keen hold - prominent - led before 3rd - headway before 3 out - going best before 2 out - ridden and ran green approaching last - went clear run-in(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Luna Effect (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Gary & Josh Moore | 153 lbs | 8/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4th - went second before 2 out - challenging when not fluent last - weakened run-in(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Birthday Angel (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Lydia Richards | 153 lbs | 50/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4th - outpaced when jumped left 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Ami Bondhu (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nick Gifford | 154 lbs | 6/4F | - | Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 7/4 tchd 7/5) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Realistic Optimism (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 154 lbs | 11/4 | - | Took keen hold - led - headed but prominent before 3rd - lost position before 5th - weakened before 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 3/1 tchd 5/2 and tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Lord Maher (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Karen Jewell | 153 lbs | 10/1 | - | Prominent - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - soon weakened(op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Mon The Hoops (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Chris Honour | 146 lbs | 300/1 | - | Held up in rear - not fluent 3rd - no impression from 4 out(op 150/1) |