Wincanton Races
Wincanton
15:30
Andy Mcdonald's 70th Birthday "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Wincanton
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Distance: 1m7f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.10 £1.10
Exacta: £2.40
Trifecta: £8.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Zaochen Enki (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 150 lbs | EvensF | Won | Travelled strongly - raced in second - led before 2 out - clear last - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Disguisedlimit (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 160 lbs | 5/4 | 5 | Led - raced in second when headed before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in home straight)(tchd 11/8) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Barford Groover (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Kayley Woollacott | 153 lbs | 25/1 | 10 | Prominent - jumped right on occasions - lost ground 3rd - headway 3 out - kept on from 2 out - no match for first two(op 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Lusso Milan (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Mark Gillard | 153 lbs | 40/1 | 15 | Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - went modest fourth home turn - never dangerous (jockey said mare made a respiratory noise)(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Saddlers Dream (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Bill Turner | 160 lbs | 150/1 | 13 | Prominent - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 200/1 and tchd 250/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Bara Tara (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 160 lbs | 8/1 | 32 | Didn't jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Now I Know (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Chris Gordon | 160 lbs | 80/1 | - | Ducked sharply left start - refused to race(op 200/1) |