Remembering Tommy Williams Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | The Wire Flyer (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Elizabeth Gale
(7)lbs
|
Alison Thorpe | 135 lbs | 66/1 | Won | Towards rear - not fluent 6th - dropped to last 7th - headway on near side of group 3 out - ridden before 2 out - led approaching last - edged right but went clear run-in - comfortably (trainer's rep had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Getuptheyard (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 155 lbs | 7/2J | 5 | Prominent - pressed leader 7th - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - switched right and rallied approaching last - stayed on run-in - went second again final 110yds - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Coup De Gold (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Miss Eleanor Williams
(7)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 141 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - rapid headway on outer after 7th - not fluent and lost position 3 out - rallied approaching last - ridden run-in - ran on well final 110yds - went third final stride - eyecatcher(op 7/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Dessie Haze (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Phillip Dando | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - slow jump and lost ground 2 out - kept on run-in - went third inside final 110yds - lost third final stride(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Clinton Lane (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Mark Gillard | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | Led - went clear after 3 out - reduced lead when mistake 2 out - headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Karaktere d'Enfer (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Tom Symonds | 168 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - smooth headway 3 out - hung left and pushed along when mistake 2 out - weakened last(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 8 | All Under Control (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Ryan Potter | 152 lbs | 7/2J | .5 | Prominent - lost position 5th - pushed along 7th - outpaced towards rear 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 13/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Master Dunraven (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 161 lbs | 15/2 | 9 | Midfield - hung left and weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Goguenard (FR) | 9 G | AVG | D J Jeffreys | 149 lbs | 18/1 | 5 | Prominent - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Prince Rhinegold (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Linda Blackford | 142 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - bad mistake 1st - lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 1st hurdle)(op 4/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Presenting Nelly (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Alison Thorpe | 156 lbs | 40/1 | - | Held up in rear - slow jump 5th - weakened quickly home turn - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1) |
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