Coral "Fail To Finish" Free Bets Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Go North Lady Buttons Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Ask Blossomfort (IRE) | 5 M | Elite | Brian Francis Cawley | 155 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Held up in behind leaders - headway 9th - made challenge going easily after 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on strongly and went clear run-in - readily(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Topkapi Star (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Ewan Whillans | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Held up in rear - ridden 3 out - good headway 2 out - went third when mistake approaching last - stayed on run-in - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Off The Hook (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Bruce Lynn
(5)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 155 lbs | 7/2F | 1.25 | Led - set good pace approaching last - faced challenge before 3 out - ridden and joined 2 out - headed approaching last - close up when bad mistake last - outpaced run-in - no extra and lost second final 110yds(op 5/1) | |
| 4th | 1 | Lily's Gem (IRE) | N/A | AVG | S R B Crawford | 166 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | Raced wide - midfield - ridden and headway on outer 2 out - went fourth approaching last - not fluent and held last - rallied run-in - not pace to challenge(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Sarvi (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Jim Goldie | 151 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Held up in midfield - headway on inner before 3 out - shaken up before 2 out - ridden and found little approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Jessiemac (IRE) | 9 M | Poor |
Thomas Willmott
(5)lbs
|
Ian Duncan | 149 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Towards rear - mistake 9th - soon ridden - outpaced and well held before 3 out - rallied 2 out - kept on well approaching last - stayed on(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) | |
| 7th | 6 | Ravenscar (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Philip Kirby | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 2.25 | Chased leader - ridden after 9th - close up before 3 out - not fluent 3 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - weakened gradually approaching last(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Pammi (GB) | 6 M | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(7)lbs
|
Jim Goldie | 157 lbs | 7/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - ridden 3 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - dropped to rear approaching last - no impression run-in(tchd 13/2 and 15/2) | |
| 9th | 9 | Joie De Vivre (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Martin Todhunter | 153 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - ridden and outpaced 3 out - brief headway 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/2) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Deo Bellator (IRE) | 10 M | Poor |
Mr N Gault
(7)lbs
|
S Michael Millar | 147 lbs | 15/2 | 3.5 | Held up in last - pushed along and outpaced 8th - ridden and became detached 9th - made no impression (was kicked by another runner at the start. Having been checked by the vet - the mare was deemed fit to race; jockey said mare was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 11th | 4 | Dora De Janeiro (FR) | 10 M | Poor | Simon West | 156 lbs | 17/2 | 1 | Tracked leaders - ridden and close up before 3 out - outpaced and held before 2 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) |
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