Newbury Races
14:25
Ladbrokes "Where The Nation Plays" Intermediate Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) ()
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Epatante (FR) | N/A | Good | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 3/1F | Won | In touch - headway going well 3 out - challenging when awkward 2 out - led before last - ran on well - readily(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | French Crusader (FR) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 6 | Tracked leaders - led approaching 2 out - ridden and headed before last - kept on but not pace of winner(op 11/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Elusive Belle (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen
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Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 4 | Held up - headway 3 out - disputed close 3rd next - soon ridden - outpaced by front pair before last(op 5/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Crooks Peak (GB) | N/A | Poor | Philip Hobbs | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 6 | Mid-division - headway after 3 out - disputed close 3rd 2 out - effort before last - soon outpaced - kept on to regain 4th towards finish(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Scarlet Dragon (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Alan King | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Held up - headway 3 out - ridden between last 2 - went 4th at the last - not pace to get on terms - no extra towards finish(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Beat The Judge (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Gary Moore | 163 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | In touch - tracked leaders 5th - ridden disputing close 3rd after 2 out - soon one pace | ||
| 7th | 12 | Storm Goddess (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Charlie Longsdon | 145 lbs | 14/1 | 8 | Tracked leader - upsides 5th - led next - soon ridden and headed - weakened between last 2 (vet said mare lost its right fore shoe) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Elvis Mail (FR) | 10 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 2.75 | Held up - effort after 3 out - never threatened - weakened between last 2(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Christopher Wood (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 10/1 | 9 | Tracked leaders until outpaced approaching 3 out - weakened between last 2 - eased run-in(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Torcello (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Shaun Lycett | 146 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Led - clear 2nd until 5th - headed next - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Antunes (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 10/1 | - | Held up - headway 3rd - lost place quickly after 5th - pulled up before next (jockey said gelding hung right-handed and stopped quickly)(op 8/1) |