Leicester
15:40
Next Meeting @LeicesterRaces Sunday 1st December Handicap Hurdle
Leicester Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £16.70 Place: £4.30 £6.20 £2.10 Exacta: £304.20 Tricast: £1252.54 Trifecta: £2526.50
Non-Runners: Dominic's Fault (vet's certificate, lame), Don Virginia (withdrawn; loose before start)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Activist (FR) 5 G AVG David Pipe 160 lbs 12/1 Won Disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - nudged along to lead before 2 out - went clear before last - reduced lead inside final 110yds - kept on well (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appeared to have benefitted from a long break)(Mkt1: tchd 14/1)
2nd 2 Salley Gardens (IRE) 8 G AVG Olly Murphy 163 lbs 20/1 .75 Held up in rear - short of room when headway before 2 out - went second approaching last - stayed on(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 25/1; Mkt2 op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
3rd 6 Bobby Socks (GB) 7 G AVG Olly Murphy 160 lbs 9/2 5.5 In rear - not fluent 1st - steady headway into midfield before 4 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra run-in(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
4th 3 Wise Guy (FR) 5 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 166 lbs 85/40F .5 Took keen hold - disputed lead early - led after 1st - not fluent 4th - headed before 2 out - no extra approaching last(Mkt1: op 3/1 tchd 5/2; Mkt2 tchd 2/1)
5th 5 Rumoursareflying (GB) 7 G AVG Pam Sly 166 lbs 100/30 .5 Took keen hold - raced in third - not fluent 4th - not fluent 3 out - not fluent when weakening last(Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2; Mkt2 op 7/2 tchd 16/5)
6th 12 Ghasham (IRE) 6 G Poor Ian Williams 156 lbs 66/1 2.5 Midfield - headway 3 out - short of room and jockey lost iron after last - not recover(Mkt1: op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
7th 11 King Ottokar (FR) 8 G Poor Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 10/1 0.2 Towards rear throughout - hung right when no chance before last(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 11/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/1)
8th 9 Roccos Inspiration (IRE) 8 M Poor Olly Murphy 160 lbs 22/1 1.25 Always behind(Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
9th 4 Ballybreeze (GB) 9 G AVG Samuel Drinkwater 166 lbs 15/2 .5 Held up in rear - steady headway before 4 out - mistake 2 out - soon no impression(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 8/1)
10th 10 Moonlight Glory (IRE) 9 M AVG Mark Walford 157 lbs 12/1 6.5 Taken down early - midfield - weakened before 2 out(Mkt1: op 14/1; Mkt2 tchd 14/1)