Chris Wills Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Al Sayah (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 160 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Travelled strongly - soon prominent - bit short of room when not fluent 4 out - led before 2 out - soon wandered around - pushed along and went clear approaching last - comfortably(op 11/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Teorie (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Robbie David
(7)lbs
|
Daisy Hitchins | 159 lbs | 9/2 | - | Travelled strongly - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Borderline (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 142 lbs | 9/1 | - | Travelled strongly - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - steady headway after 3 out - went third approaching last - soon no extra(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Escapologist (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Alex Chadwick
(5)lbs
|
James Owen | 163 lbs | 2/1F | - | Pressed leader - led narrowly before 3rd - headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/4 and tchd 5/2) | |
| 5th | 1 | Paddy De Pole (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent - lost ground before 4 out - some headway after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Striking A Pose (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 167 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - not fluent 4 out - weakened on turn after 3 out(tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Bagheera Ginge (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies | 168 lbs | 14/1 | - | Led - raced in second before 3rd - lost position after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(tchd 12/1) |
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