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Bangor-on-Dee
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tote Placepot - Your First Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80 Place: £1.10 £2 £2 Exacta: £10 Trifecta: £44
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
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1st
Close up - led 3rd - hit 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - not fluent last - ran on run-in - readily(op 6/5 tchd 10/11)
10 G AVG Donald McCain 154 lbs EvensF Won
2nd
Midfield - headway and close up before 3 out - pushed along and went second before 2 out - ridden and kept on approaching last - no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
10 G Poor Sophie Leech 154 lbs 15/2 11
3rd
Midfield - not fluent 1st - pushed along and headway before 2 out - ridden and stayed on approaching last - not pace to challenge(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
N/A Poor Olly Murphy 154 lbs 6/1 2
4th
Took keen hold - held up in midfield - nudged along from 3 out - still plenty to do 2 out - reminder before last - kept on run-in - never near to challenge - eyecatcher (An enquiry was held into the running and riding - the rider and the trainer's representative were interviewed and shown recordings of the race and the Veterinary Officer reported that a post-race examination of the filly during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities - the rider stated his instructions had been to gain cover and settle the filly in mid to rear of the field in an effort to get the filly to relax as she had been racing keenly on previous occasions and was not seeing out her races as a result - he added that although she failed to settle on this occasion - she had travelled and jumped well throughout and after jumping the second last hurdle - he maintained that the filly had only stayed on one-paced to the line - passing beaten horses to in his opinion achieve the best possible placing - the trainer's rep confirmed the instructions - however did express some reservations regarding how the horse had been ridden after the second last hurdle)(op 40/1)
N/A Poor Neil Mulholland 140 lbs 50/1 .75
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5th
Prominent - pushed along and lost position before 2 out - ridden and weakened approaching last (vet said gelding was lame on its left hind)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
7 G Poor Alistair Whillans 154 lbs 5/1 9.5
6th
Towards rear - awkward jump 1st - not fluent 5th - outpaced after 3 out - ridden and stayed on approaching last - made no impression(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
N/A Poor Tom Lacey 152 lbs 11/1 2.75
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7th
#10
Took keen hold - close up - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3 out - ridden and lost position after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
N/A Poor Oliver Greenall 152 lbs 18/1 13
8th
Jumped right on occasions - always towards rear - detached with one circuit to go - never on terms(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor Sean Curran 152 lbs 12/1 3.25
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9th
#6
Held up in rear - headway and close up before 4th - ridden and weakened after 3 out - soon beaten - tailed off(op 50/1)
N/A Poor Tracey Barfoot-Saunt 151 lbs 66/1 5.5
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10th
#3
Took keen hold - led - mistake 2nd - headed 3rd - not fluent 4th - lost position 4 out - ridden and weakened 3 out - soon tailed off(op 50/1)
N/A Poor Mark Bradstock 154 lbs 100/1 5
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11th
Prominent - lost position before 4th - reminders and dropped to rear before 5th - soon beaten - tailed off(op 100/1)
N/A Poor Philip Kirby 154 lbs 150/1 75