Rainier Developments & Strategic Land Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Byzantium (FR) | 4 G | AVG |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 4 out - led just before 2 out - shaken up when not fluent last - pushed along and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 7/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 2nd | 4 | Realistic Optimism (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Isabelle Ryder
(7)lbs
|
Jamie Snowden | 154 lbs | 5/1 | 7.5 | Towards rear - hit 5th - headway after 3 out - went second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | |
| 3rd | 5 | Red Panda (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Charlie Longsdon | 156 lbs | 17/2 | 5.5 | Led - headed before 2 out - hampered 2 out - lost ground when not fluent last - rallied and went third run-in(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Definite Dream (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Denis Coakley | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent before 4 out - briefly led before 2 out - mistake 2 out - weakened run-in(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Hardy Buck (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Alexander Gibbons | 149 lbs | 25/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Fourtowns (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jamie Gambin
(10)lbs
|
Sarah Humphrey | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 12 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 4 out - soon prominent on outer - weakened on turn before 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 17/2) | |
| 7th | 6 | Stiletto (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Sophie Leech | 150 lbs | 11/4F | 35 | Held up in rear - slow jump 1st - dropped to last after 2nd - slow jump 6th - soon struggling (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Rockbeare (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Gordon Treacy | 149 lbs | 40/1 | - | Midfield - headway before 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out - carried right by stricken horse and soon pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Ballymena Boy (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Robbie Llewellyn | 146 lbs | 18/1 | - | Took keen hold - didn't always jump with fluency - raced in second - lost position 3 out - weakening and looked to go wrong when unseated before 2 out - fatally injured(op 14/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1) |
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