bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Herbiers (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall | 148 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Held up in rear on inner - steady headway going easily before 2 out - led last - soon ridden and edged left - kept on strongly final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Flic Ou Voyou (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 3 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - steady headway and close up 4 out - led before 2 out - ridden and headed last - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | On To Victory (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 158 lbs | 7/2F | 4.75 | Mounted in chute - taken down early - prominent on inner - pushed along and headway 2 out - 2 lengths third when not fluent last - soon ridden - outpaced inside final 110yds (vet said gelding was suffering from post-race ataxia)(op 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 14 | Royaume Uni (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 142 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Midfield - hit 3 out - headway and switched left on turn before 2 out - close up and ridden 2 out - outpaced before last - kept on final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Celestial Force (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Lorcan Williams
(3)lbs
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Paul Nicholls | 153 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Close up - shaken up and went second before 2 out - lost position and ridden before last - soon outpaced - beaten final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Sheldon (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Kevin Jones
(3)lbs
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Seamus Mullins | 148 lbs | 4/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - pushed along when not fluent 2 out - ridden and weakening when drifted right after last(op 9/1) | |
| 7th | 13 | Gylo (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Dan Skelton | 148 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - pushed along and some headway on outer before 2 out - ridden and outpaced when jumped right last - soon beaten (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Isolate (FR) | N/A | AVG | Alan King | 157 lbs | 14/1 | 4.75 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - raced wide and some headway before 2 out - pushed along after 2 out - weakened before last(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Rockstar Ronnie (IRE) | N/A | Good | Dan Skelton | 163 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - mistake 2nd - ridden and struggling before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said he felt something was amiss; vet said there were no abnormalities)(op 11/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Get Back Get Back (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Harry Fry | 159 lbs | 66/1 | 8 | Raced wide - held up in rear - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1) | ||
| 11th | 3 | Pasvolsky (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Chris Gordon | 159 lbs | 14/1 | 6.5 | Led on inner - headed but every chance 3rd - led again after 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Lilly Pedlar (GB) | N/A | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 14/1 | - | Pressed leader - led 3rd - headed after 3 out - ridden and lost ground quickly before 2 out - soon pulled up (trainer said mare was unsuited by the good - good to firm in places going on this occasion and would prefer a softer surface)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Twominutes Turkish (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Chris Gordon | 153 lbs | 20/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - midfield - pushed along and dropped to last 3 out - soon ridden and struggling - pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 11 | Faitque de L'Isle (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Ed de Giles | 148 lbs | 50/1 | - | Took keen hold - close up on outer - ridden and lost position on turn before 2 out - soon dropped to rear - pulled up just before 2 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 33/1) |
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