Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Embole (FR) | N/A | Good | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Held up in rear - steady headway into midfield 5th - joined leader and cruising after 2 out - led before last - soon niggled along briefly and quickened clear - readily(tchd 6/1 and 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Caro Des Flos (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Julian Smith | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 9.5 | Held up in midfield - close up on inner 5th - joined leader and going easily 3 out - led and ridden 2 out - headed after 2 out - no chance with winner from last(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Ajay's Ways (IRE) | N/A | Good | Graeme McPherson | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - not fluent 7th - headway and prominent after 4 out - ridden after 2 out - slow jump last - made no impression(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 15 | Classic Tune (GB) | 12 G | AVG | Claire Dyson | 156 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Pressed leader - led 4th - joined 3 out - ridden and headed 2 out - lost position approaching last - soon no extra (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 12 | First Du Charmil (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Lorcan Williams
(3)lbs
|
Ryan Potter | 154 lbs | 66/1 | 0.2 | In rear and niggled along before 2nd - steady headway after 3 out - soon pushed along and outpaced - no impression from 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | |
| 6th | 5 | Mr Chua (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Bryan Carver
(3)lbs
|
Michael Scudamore | 161 lbs | 4/5F | 0.3 | Led - headed but pressed leader 4th - mistake 4 out - joined leader 3 out - ridden and lost ground 2 out - held when jumped left last(op 5/6 tchd 10/11) | |
| 7th | 3 | Jaunty Soria (GB) | 9 M | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 165 lbs | 12/1 | 14 | Midfield - bit short of room and hit rail after 4th - steady headway and prominent when not fluent 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Fleursals (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Tom Symonds | 156 lbs | 50/1 | - | Held up in rear - mistake 1st - steady headway 4 out - shaken up and 4 lengths down when fell 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | It's Your Move (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jacqueline Coward | 156 lbs | 80/1 | - | Raced wide - midfield - lost position and reminders 5th - ridden and in rear with one circuit to go - pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 1 | Our Bubba (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Stuart Edmunds | 166 lbs | 40/1 | - | Raced wide - prominent - dropped to rear 5th - lost touch and pulled up before 6th (trainer said gelding bled from the nose)(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Three Bullet Gate (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Robin Dickin | 162 lbs | 40/1 | - | Towards rear - ridden before 5 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Eglantier (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Bradstock | 153 lbs | 22/1 | - | Prominent - lost position 7th - ridden and lost touch 3 out - pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 4 | Thais Toir (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Adrian Wintle | 164 lbs | 80/1 | - | Prominent - lost position 5th - ridden and towards rear 4 out - soon struggling - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Cyrus Keep (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Kevin Brogan
(5)lbs
|
Ruth Jefferson | 155 lbs | 17/2 | - | Midfield - ridden and struggling before 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 99th | 2 | Bring The Action (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Kieren Buckley
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 159 lbs | 10/1 | - | In touch with leaders - headway and raced wide before 5th - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - soon struggling - weakened and pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a slower surface)(tchd 9/1) |
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