Kingston Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Hudson De Grugy (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 166 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Held up in rear and in touch with leaders - headway and pushed along before 2 out - ridden and made strong challenge approaching last - mistake last - ridden and led run-in - kept on - went clear final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Will Sting (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Lucy Wadham | 156 lbs | 7/2 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - tracked leaders - went second 4th - challenging 2 out - led narrowly last - ridden and headed run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Lively Citizen (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | D J Jeffreys | 149 lbs | 11/2 | 1.75 | Led - ridden and hard pressed approaching last - headed and lost two places last - no extra run-in - weakened towards finish - just held third(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | On To Victory (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 162 lbs | 6/4F | 0.3 | Taken down early - held up in midfield - headway and went fourth just before 2 out - ridden and no impression approaching last - switched left and kept on run-in(op 15/8) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Laughing Luis (GB) | N/A | Poor | Adam West | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 7 | Held up in last - headway before 2 out - ridden and jumped left 2 out - soon outpaced and beaten - weakened run-in - finished lame (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding found him to be lame on its right-fore leg)(op 40/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | For Langy (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Mr David Maxwell
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Philip Hobbs | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - chased leader - lost two places just after 2 out - lost position and dropped to last last - ridden and edged left run-in(op 12/1) |
Sandown Races