Hogmanay Ball At Western House Hotel Mares' Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | The Player Queen (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Rose Dobbin | 154 lbs | 8/13F | Won | Prominent - awkward jump 5th - pressed leader from 8th - going okay when led 9th - faced challenge 3 out - 1 length ahead when hit 2 out - shaken up when going best approaching last - good jump last - pushed out run-in - readily(op 4/9) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Fiadh (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Oakley Brown
(5)lbs
|
Chris Grant | 149 lbs | 9/4 | 7 | Prominent - not fluent 2nd - slow jump 4th - pressed leader from 8th - went second home turn - made challenge 3 out - pushed along and not fluent when 1 length down 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/4) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Maura Jeanne (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Ian Duncan | 152 lbs | 11/2 | 10 | Jumped left on occasions - raced in last - awkward jump 2nd - jumped left 4th - slow jump 8th - going okay but got behind before 9th - headway before 3 out - pushed along but still plenty to do before 2 out - kept on well but never near to challenge (jockey said the filly hung right-handed and jumped left throughout)(op 15/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Granny Mags (GB) | N/A | Poor |
William Shanahan
(7)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 147 lbs | 50/1 | 20 | Chased leader - slow jump and lost ground 8th - pushed along and behind after 9th - rallied before 2 out - kept on but no impression approaching last(op 33/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Worldly Approach (IRE) | N/A | Poor | R Mike Smith | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Chased leader - close up 9th - lost ground before 3 out - pushed along and rallied after 3 out - soon went third - weakened approaching last - soon beaten(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Silver Star Mix (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Edward Austin
(7)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 147 lbs | 250/1 | 24 | Took keen hold - led - mistake 5th - not fluent 6th - ran green before 7th - not fluent when headed 9th - lost second home turn - pushed along and lost third after 3 out - dropped to last and awkward jump when saddle slipped 2 out (jockey said the saddle slipped after the mare made a mistake at the second last hurdle)(op 150/1) |
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