Paddy Power Feel Like A Favourite Intermediate Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Gowel Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 164 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Chased leader - mistake 5th - led after 2 out - soon ridden - kept on well run-in | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Unexpected Party (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 150 lbs | 3/1F | 2.5 | Held up in rear - jumped right 5th - headway going easily 3 out - went second home turn - hung right approaching last - edged left run-in - stayed on but always held | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Mackelduff (FR) | N/A | Good | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 6/1 | 3.75 | Midfield - pressed leaders and pushed along 3 out - bit short of room and lost ground home turn - soon ridden - stayed on run-in - went third final strides | ||
| 4th | 12 | Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 142 lbs | 10/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - towards rear 4th - headway on outer 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went third run-in - kept on but lost third final strides | ||
| 5th | 1 | Benson (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 166 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - tracked leaders - ridden 2 out - 4 1/2 lengths down last - weakened and lost two places run-in | ||
| 6th | 6 | Good Time Jonny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | A J Martin | 156 lbs | 100/30 | 3 | Held up in rear - ridden 3 out - headway approaching last - kept on but not reach leaders | ||
| 7th | 7 | Pyramid Place (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - ridden after 4 out - no impression until headway approaching last - stayed on | ||
| 8th | 3 | Breffniboy (FR) | N/A | AVG |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Chased leaders - not fluent 3 out - lost position 2 out - soon ridden and well held | |
| 9th | 5 | Severance (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Luca Morgan
(5)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 152 lbs | 28/1 | 7 | Pulled hard - in rear - headway and in touch with leaders 4th - ridden 2 out - weakened before last (jockey said gelding ran too free) | |
| 10th | 9 | Small Bad Bob (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Henderson | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 2.25 | Led - increased tempo 4 out - ridden 2 out - soon headed - lost second home turn - weakened approaching last | ||
| 11th | 2 | Capilano Bridge (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Shane Fitzgerald
(5)lbs
|
Conor O'Dwyer | 161 lbs | 18/1 | 7 | Chased leaders - not fluent 1st - lost position 4 out - ridden when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding had a wound on its right fore and that it had lost its right hind shoe) |
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