Higgy's 70th Birthday Bash Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Ithaka (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Ryan Potter | 165 lbs | 22/1 | Won | Midfield - raced wide when dropped to rear after 7th - headway after 8th - went second after 9th - led after 3 out - clear when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - stayed on(op 18/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Just Chasing May (GB) | 5 G | Good |
Callum Pritchard
(7)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 158 lbs | 5/1 | - | Led - headed after 3 out - stayed on(tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | No Rematch (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Miss Imogen Mathias
(7)lbs
|
John & Rhys Flint | 157 lbs | 22/1 | - | In touch with leaders - prominent from 6th - went third before 3 out - stayed on but not pace to challenge(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | Twp Stori (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 159 lbs | 4/1 | - | Midfield - short of room with one circuit to go - lost ground and struggling after 8th - headway before 3 out - soon went fourth - stayed on(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Ca Plane Pour Moi (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 158 lbs | 3/1F | - | Prominent - pushed along home turn - weakened after 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Scottish King (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(3)lbs
|
Richard Armson | 165 lbs | 25/1 | - | Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - headway into midfield 9th - no impression from 3 out(op 18/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Quite The Getaway (GB) | 7 M | Poor |
Finn Lambert
(3)lbs
|
Robert Bevis | 154 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 9th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Iontach Cheval (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Murray Dodd
(7)lbs
|
Alastair Ralph | 161 lbs | 25/1 | - | Prominent - weakened after 9th - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| PU | 3 | Clovis Boy (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 168 lbs | 16/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 12/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| PU | 12 | Lady Harriett (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Peter & Michael Bowen | 155 lbs | 18/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| PU | 4 | Dish Of The Day (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nicky Martin | 166 lbs | 12/1 | - | Pressed leader early - prominent from 4th - weakened after 9th - tailed off when pulled up before last(tchd 14/1) | ||
| PU | 13 | All Under Control (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Robert Walford | 154 lbs | 13/2 | - | Midfield - struggling after 8th - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before last (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare was never travelling on this occasion)(op 4/1) | ||
| PU | 14 | Hill Of Scarriff (GB) | 5 M | Poor |
Mr Ben Sutton
(5)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 148 lbs | 22/1 | - | Midfield - reminder after 6th - weakened after 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 14/1) | |
| PU | 8 | Moor End (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Emma-Jane Bishop | 163 lbs | 11/1 | - | Towards rear - headway into midfield but hit 8th - weakened after 9th - pulled up before 3 out(tchd 12/1) |
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