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Leicester
13:10
Croxton Park Novices' Hurdle
Leicester Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £20 Place: £4.60 £1.10 £3.20 Exacta: £69.20 Trifecta: £864
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 The Captains Inn (IRE) N/A AVG
Ben Pauling 159 lbs 20/1 Won Raced wide - chased leader - led briefly 4th - soon headed and allowed leader to go clear again - closed and pushed along to challenge before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - led just before last - stayed on to assert flat
2nd 1 Chef D'Equipe (FR) N/A Poor
Philip Hobbs 160 lbs 5/4F 3.75 Took keen hold to post - led - ballooned 1st - headed briefly 4th - soon led again and clear next - urged along and hard pressed before 2 out - headed just before last - no extra and outpaced final 150yds
3rd 5 Mon Port (IRE) N/A Poor
Olly Murphy 165 lbs 14/1 12 Took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway into midfield 6th - effort to chase leading pair 2 out - soon ridden and no impression between last 2 - weakened flat
4th 2 Clondaw Anchor (IRE) N/A Poor
Dan Skelton 165 lbs 9/4 4.5 Held up towards rear - progress after 4th - chased leaders 7th - mistake 3 out - ridden and no impression before next - 4th and weakened before last
5th 4 Laughing Luis (GB) N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 162 lbs 10/1 7 Held up in midfield - bumped 3rd - effort before 3 out - driven and no impression before 2 out - weakened before last
6th 8 Mr Palmtree (IRE) N/A AVG
Robin Dickin 159 lbs 100/1 21 Took keen hold - jumped right - held up in rear - jumped big 1st and 2nd - some progress into midfield after 7th - never getting on terms with leaders and well held next - weakened - tailed off
7th 9 Roccowithlove (GB) N/A AVG
Warren Greatrex 159 lbs 50/1 1.75 Took keen hold early - held up in midfield - ridden and beaten after 7th - soon well behind - tailed off
8th 6 Fortescue (GB) 11 G AVG
Henry Daly 152 lbs 100/1 6 Took keen hold - jumped left - chased leaders until 2nd - jumped left and bumped rival next - dropped to rear 5th - never on terms after - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off
9th 7 Jen's Boy (GB) 9 G Poor
Nicky Henderson 159 lbs 10/1 2.5 Raced wide - mistakes - took keen hold early - midfield - lost place 7th - well behind next - tailed off
10th 3 Imperial Acolyte (GB) 7 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 165 lbs 10/1 24 Held up in midfield - headway 5th - chased leaders and mistake 3 out - beaten before next - faded - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for gelding's poor performance other than it would prefer a faster surface)
99th 10 Royal Reef (IRE) N/A Poor
Claire Dyson 154 lbs 100/1 - Took keen hold - chased leaders 2nd - losing place when mistake 7th - well behind when pulled up next
99th 11 Super Mac (IRE) N/A Poor
Donald McCain 159 lbs 100/1 - Midfield - went wide in back straight before 7th - ridden and no impression before 3 out - soon beaten and behind when pulled up 2 out