eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Hard Dealt (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Henry Daly | 156 lbs | 7/4 | Won | Prominent - led before 3 out - ridden and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 4/1 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Plus Point (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Billy Aprahamian | 156 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - steady headway before 6th - went second before last - no match for winner(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Top Tier Gossip (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on turn before 3 out - went modest third approaching last - no extra inside final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Jena d'Oudairies (FR) | 5 M | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 4/5F | 5 | Disputed lead - led before 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headed before 3 out - lost two places before last - weakened run-in (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 2/5 tchd Evens) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Brooklyn Callin (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 27 | In touch with leaders - steady headway before 6th - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Ciakat (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
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Fergal O'Brien | 149 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 28/1 and tchd 66/1) | |
| 7th | 2 | Arctic Blue (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Stuart Kittow | 156 lbs | 200/1 | 14 | Taken down early - towards rear throughout - mistake 6th - mistake 4 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Mistletoe (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Joe Tickle | 156 lbs | 20/1 | 7 | Disputed lead - prominent before 2nd - weakened on turn before 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) |
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