Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Copperless (GB) | 6 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 144 lbs | 9/2F | Won | Midfield on inner - smooth headway after 3 out - led and cruising before last - not fluent last - shaken up and quickened clear run-in - readily(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Cormier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 148 lbs | 12/1 | 8.5 | Towards rear - steady headway going easily when not clear run before 2 out - hampered after 2 out - soon ridden and switched right - headway and went second final 110yds - kept on - no match for winner(op 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Camprond (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 152 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear on inner - pushed along and headway after 2 out - chased winner last - ridden and lost second final 110yds - no match for first two(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Rowland Ward (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 150 lbs | 10/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - mistake 4 out - steady headway on outer and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - ridden before last - went fourth final 110yds - made no impression (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth last hurdle)(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Scarlet Dragon (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Alan King | 150 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - steady headway 2 out - ridden and disputing second when hit last - outpaced final 110yds(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Any News (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - steady headway going easily and prominent 2 out - bumped and ridden after 2 out - edged left and weakened run-in - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Nordic Combined (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
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David Pipe | 141 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Midfield - smooth headway on outer and went second before 2 out - shaken up when edged left and bumped after 2 out - ridden and weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 8th | 13 | Ballinsker (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 144 lbs | 8/1 | 12 | Led - jumped right 1st - ridden 2 out - headed before last - weakening when not fluent last(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 15 | Defining Battle (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - tracked leader - lost second when mistake 2 out - soon outpaced and bumped - ridden and weakened before last(op 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Politicise (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Adrian McGuinness | 155 lbs | 40/1 | 6.5 | Tracked leaders - pushed along 2 out - ridden and weakened before last(op 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Shanroe (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Karl Thornton | 162 lbs | 11/2 | 2.75 | Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - ridden and lost position before 2 out - soon dropped to rear - beaten before last(op 5/1) | ||
| 12th | 16 | Celestial Force (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 141 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent 3rd - pushed along and lost position after 3 out - soon bit short of room and dropped to rear - beaten after 2 out (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise) | ||
| 13th | 8 | Historic Heart (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 149 lbs | 22/1 | 7 | Raced wide - midfield - pushed along after 4 out - struggling and dropped to rear before 3 out - soon beaten(op 20/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 14th | 17 | Thistimenextyear (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Richard Spencer | 140 lbs | 14/1 | 18 | Didn't jump with fluency - held up in last - pushed along and struggling before 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 12/1) |
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