Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Stayers Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Samuel Spade (GER) | 5 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 168 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - switched left and disputing second just before last - good jump last - soon led - kept on well and went clear final 110yds(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Blue Hop (IRE) | 8 G | Good | B F Brookhouse | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 4.75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 5th - went second and challenging before 2 out - led after 2 out - ridden and headed just after last - soon no extra (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Thank You Ma'am (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Miss Olive Nicholls
(7)lbs
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Georgina Nicholls | 161 lbs | 9/2F | 1.25 | Pressed leader - led narrowly 7th - ridden and headed after 2 out - no extra from last(op 6/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Jilaijone (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Freddie Mitchell
(5)lbs
|
David Pipe | 163 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | In rear - headway from 7th - went third 2 out - ridden after 2 out - soon no extra(op 15/2) | |
| 5th | 10 | Greyval (FR) | 6 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 158 lbs | 10/1 | 12 | Midfield on outer - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Striking A Pose (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 159 lbs | 33/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - weakened after 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 28/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Molto Bene (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Charlie Longsdon | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 3.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 16 | Ithaka (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Ryan Potter | 147 lbs | 28/1 | 23 | Took keen hold early - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent 6th - went second 7th - lost second before 2 out - soon weakened(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Dubrovnik Harry (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Harry Fry | 167 lbs | 16/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - weakened before 2 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Dans Le Vent (FR) | 12 G | Poor |
Isabel Williams
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 18 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - never on terms (jockey said gelding jumped poorly throughout; trainer said gelding never travelled)(op 16/1) | |
| 11th | 15 | Boston Boy (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 155 lbs | 20/1 | 20 | Held up in midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 7th - weakened before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 14 | Pinnacle Peak (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Daire McConville
(7)lbs
|
Martin Keighley | 149 lbs | 50/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position and not fluent 5th - soon dropped to rear and struggling - pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat)(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 17 | Golden Cosmos (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Luke Scott
(5)lbs
|
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole | 141 lbs | 16/1 | - | Reminder after 3rd - outpaced and struggling after 7th - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding was lame on his left fore)(tchd 18/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Hardy Fella (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 160 lbs | 8/1 | - | Led narrowly - took keen hold early - mistake and headed 7th - soon eased and pulled up - fatally injured (vet reported gelding had been struck into on his left-fore)(op 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Bertie B (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Lewis Saunders
(7)lbs
|
Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 154 lbs | 17/2 | - | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Bective Abbey (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 13/2 | - | Held up in midfield - bit short of room and lost position before 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before last (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good - good to soft in places on this occasion and in his opinion the track was riding dead - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | Jatiluwih (FR) | 11 G | Poor | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 156 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - headway and in touch with leaders when unseated 4 out(tchd 66/1) |
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