Taunton Races
Taunton
15:25
British EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
Taunton
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.20
Place: £1.10 £1.90
Exacta: £2.80
Trifecta: £7.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Before Midnight (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 4/9F | Won | Prominent - challenged 2 out - led soon after last - stayed on - ridden out(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Smackwater Jack (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 162 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Tracked leaders - ridden in close 3rd approaching 2 out - stayed on to go 2nd after last - held towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | At Its Own Expense (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs | 153 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Led - ridden home bend - joined next - headed after last - stayed on but no extra | |
| 4th | 4 | Jasmin Des Bordes (FR) | N/A | Poor | David Pipe | 156 lbs | 11/2 | 17 | Tracked leaders - not fluent 6th - ridden after next - weakened after 3 out(op 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Movie Theatre (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jack R Barber | 156 lbs | 66/1 | 37 | Held up - weakened after 3 out - tailed off | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ruffling Feathers (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 5 | Slow 1st - in last pair but in touch - pushed along after 5th - lost touch from 7th - tailed off(tchd 33/1) |