William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 | Deep Cave (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Christian Williams | 156 lbs | 28/1 | Won | Midfield - headway before 2 out - prominent when not clear run and switched right before last - soon ridden - edged left and led inside final 110yds - stayed on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the race at Sandown on heavy ground may have come too soon - having only ran 13 days prior)(op 40/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Timmy Tuesday (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 11/2 | 1 | Led - headed and prominent after 1st - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - headway and led when hung left before last - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 17 | Double Powerful (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Neil Mulholland | 158 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Taken down early - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway on inner 3 out - went third run-in - stayed on(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 14 | Park Of Kings (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 159 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - slightly hampered 8th - headway before 2 out - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 19 | Catch Him Derry (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 3.25 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - hampered by faller 8th - headway before 3 out - went fourth before last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Push The Button (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 162 lbs | 16/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - steady headway 3 out - switched right before last - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Act Of Authority (FR) | 6 G | Good |
Lewis Saunders
(7)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 4/1F | 3.25 | Held up in rear - slightly hampered 8th - headway 2 out - hung left approaching last - weakened run-in | |
| 8th | 7 | Dartan (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
James Smith
(5)lbs
|
Matthew J Smith | 159 lbs | 66/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - pressed leader 8th - clear with one other after 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon hung left and weakened(op 80/1) | |
| 9th | 13 | Building Bridges (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
Mr O McGill
(5)lbs
|
Gary McGill | 156 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly after 1st - clear with one other after 4 out - hung left and headed before last - soon weakened(tchd 40/1) | |
| 10th | 5 | Kamsinas (FR) | 7 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 165 lbs | 14/1 | 6 | Towards rear throughout | ||
| 11th | 21 | Shanagh Bob (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 12th | 3 | Rushmount (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Jonathan Sweeney | 167 lbs | 9/1 | 33 | Slowly into stride - didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 15/2) | ||
| 13th | 6 | Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Aidan Kelly
(3)lbs
|
Jarlath P Fahey | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 10 | In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Bill Joyce (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 163 lbs | 6/1 | - | Took keen hold - midfield - fell 8th | ||
| 99th | 15 | Dinons | 12 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 159 lbs | 50/1 | - | Slowly into stride - raced wide - midfield - struggling 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 18 | Jipcot (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 158 lbs | 25/1 | - | Pressed leader - hit 2nd - in touch with leaders 8th - weakening when bad mistake 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 3rd last hurdle)(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Barry Lyndon (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
Dermot A McLoughlin | 159 lbs | 18/1 | - | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear when not fluent 2nd - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 20/1) |
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