Southwell Races
Southwell
15:15
Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hdl Qualifier) (GBB)
Southwell
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.90 £2.80
Exacta: £21.20
Trifecta: £47
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Serious Challenge (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 168 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Made all - increased tempo before 2 out - pushed out run-in(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | John Barbour (GB) | 5 G | Good |
Jack Hogan
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 3rd - headway before 2 out - kept on and went second run-in(tchd 12/1) | |
| 3rd | 2 | Sorceleur (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 168 lbs | 2/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - lost ground when not fluent last - weakened and lost position run-in(op 15/8) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Kientzheim (FR) | 4 F | Good | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 10/11F | 0.05 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 4 out - not fluent 2 out - lost ground when not fluent last - no extra run-in(tchd 5/6 and tchd Evens) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Monticello (FR) | 4 G | AVG |
Ned Fox
(3)lbs
|
Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 153 lbs | 300/1 | 35 | Held up in rear - outpaced before 2 out - soon struggling(op 250/1) |