Betfair Daily Rewards December Handicap Hurdle () (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Samarrive (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 147 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway and tracked leaders after 3 out - pushed along to lead when good jump 2 out - ridden last - edged right against far rail run-in - kept on strongly - won going away(tchd 15/2 and 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Zambezi Fix (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Bernard Llewellyn | 143 lbs | 12/1 | 8.5 | Towards rear - mistake 3 out - good headway and chased leader 2 out - shaken up to challenge when mistake last - soon ridden - kept on but no match for winner(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Thibault (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Jack Tudor
(3)lbs
|
Adam West | 137 lbs | 16/1 | 4.25 | Held up in rear - good headway and tracked leaders before 2 out - soon ridden - no impression from last(op 22/1) | |
| 4th | 4 | Benson (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 152 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Midfield - not fluent and pushed along briefly 2nd - ridden after 3 out - switched left and some headway when edged left last - went fourth final strides (vet said gelding had lost his right fore shoe)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Miss Heritage (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 149 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway on inner 2 out - soon close up and ridden - disputing fourth last - kept on | ||
| 6th | 5 | Hudson De Grugy (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 151 lbs | 7/2 | 2 | Held up in behind leaders - not fluent 4 out - close up when ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Elegant Escape (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Colin Tizzard | 163 lbs | 66/1 | 5.5 | Disputed lead - tracked leaders after 2nd - outpaced and dropped to midfield 5 out - soon pushed along - ridden and outpaced in rear 4 out - well behind but stayed on approaching last - not pace to challenge(op 125/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Elham Valley (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 141 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - not fluent 3 out - ridden before 2 out - hung right and weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Heure De Gloire (FR) | 7 M | AVG |
Philip Armson
(7)lbs
|
David Pipe | 133 lbs | 40/1 | 6.5 | Disputed lead - tracked leader after 2nd - led before 3rd - ridden and headed before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 25/1) | |
| 10th | 1 | Navajo Pass (GB) | N/A | Poor | Donald McCain | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 13 | Took keen hold - disputed lead - mistake 1st - led clearly after 2nd - headed and tracked leader before 3rd - mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Metier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 161 lbs | 100/30F | - | Raced freely - held up in behind leaders - tracked leader 4 out - weakened quickly just before 2 out - pulled up just after 2 out (jockey said that the gelding hung badly left-handed throughout and as a result was unsteerable. He added that he felt something was amiss with the gelding so felt it prudent to pull up; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 3/1 tchd 4/1) |
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