Virgin Bet Silver Plate Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Switch Hitter (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Close up and disputed lead - ridden before 2 out - soon led - hard pressed when not fluent last - ran on - just did enough(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Breffniboy (FR) | N/A | AVG |
Kevin Brogan
(5)lbs
|
Johnny Farrelly | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Chased leaders - ridden when not fluent 2 out - soon challenging - every chance last - kept on - just held(tchd 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 2 | Nightboattoclyro (GB) | N/A | Good |
Jack Tudor
(3)lbs
|
Samuel Drinkwater | 158 lbs | 15/8F | 5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - headway before 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last where 3 1/2 lengths down - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) | |
| 4th | 5 | Didtheyleaveuoutto (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Nick Gifford | 160 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - headway approaching last - stayed on - not pace to challenge(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Vive Le Roi (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tony Carroll | 158 lbs | 13/2 | 1.75 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden and headed when not fluent 2 out - lost third approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Lord Accord (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 158 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4 out - ridden before 2 out - soon outpaced and lost position - kept on run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Vorashann (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 157 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - pushed along and in touch with leaders before 2 out - soon outpaced and well held(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Diese Des Bieffes (FR) | 11 G | Poor |
Angus Cheleda
(7)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 7 | Tracked leaders - close up and ridden when mistake and stumbled 2 out - soon eased and beaten (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the 2nd last flight and lost its action)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) |
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