Wetherby
12:25
William Hill More Top Prices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
Wetherby Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.10 £1.20 £2.30 Exacta: £4.70 Trifecta: £14.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Maghlaak (GB) 6 G AVG Adrian Paul Keatley 154 lbs 7/4 Won In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - pressed leader and going easily 3 out - not fluent 2 out - switched right and rallying before last - ridden to lead run-in - won going away(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
2nd 1 Kingston James (IRE) 6 G Good Lucinda Russell 156 lbs 5/4F - Led - faced challenge from 3 out - good jump 2 out - 1 length ahead last - no extra and headed run-in - no match for winner(op 6/4 and tchd 7/4)
3rd 3 Born In The West (IRE) 6 G Poor Sam England 154 lbs 10/1 - Held up in rear - steady headway from 4 out - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 3 out - went third 2 out - no chance before last(op 8/1)
4th 8 Solent Gateway (IRE) 6 G AVG Donald McCain 154 lbs 11/2 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - jumped left 1st - not fluent 4th - jumped badly left and hampered rivals 5th - soon reminders - badly hampered rival 4 out - pressed leaders 3 out - lost third 2 out - weakened before last (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 7/1)
5th 5 Farmer Jimmy (GB) 5 G AVG Mark Walford 154 lbs 25/1 - Midfield - not fluent and lost ground 4th - struggling before 3 out - no chance from 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 2 Big Storm Brewing (GB) 6 G Poor Tristan Davidson 154 lbs 33/1 - Held up in last - not fluent 3rd - smooth headway on outer from 4 out - no impression from 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 25/1)
7th 7 Soldier Dan (IRE) 6 G Poor L J Morgan 154 lbs 40/1 - Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders 4th - slightly hampered 5th - lost ground quickly from 4 out - no chance from 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
8th 9 Lazy Bones (IRE) 6 M Poor John Norton 142 lbs 80/1 - Took keen hold - midfield on outer - dropped to rear 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
9th 4 Burglar's Dream (IRE) 4 G Poor Tim Easterby 154 lbs 50/1 - Midfield - hampered 5th - badly hampered 4 out - lost ground quickly home turn - no chance when bad mistake 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding was hampered at final two hurdles in back straight)(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)