Thatchers Cider Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Tip Top Cat (IRE) | N/A | Good |
Liam Harrison
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 153 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway when short of room 3 out - about four wide home turn - shaken up and went third 2 out - led last - ridden and ran on well run-in - readily(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Time To Tinker (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Prominent - chased leaders home turn - ridden to challenge 2 out - every chance when not fluent last - ran on run-in - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Sizable Sam (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 166 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Pressed leader - joined leader 7th - hit 3 out - ridden and led narrowly before 2 out - headed last - got tired final 110yds - lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Le Musee (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Kieren Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 156 lbs | 22/1 | 2 | Towards rear - good headway on outer after 3 out - went fourth home turn - ridden approaching last - no extra and weakened run-in(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Bard Of Brittany (GB) | N/A | Poor | Sheena West | 161 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Prominent - midfield halfway - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - struggling 2 out - some headway run-in - not pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 4 | Taste The Fear (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - slow jump 8th - ridden and headed before 2 out - mistake 2 out - lost position and weakened approaching last | ||
| 7th | 10 | Some Detail (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 157 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | In rear - never on terms(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Vaziani (FR) | N/A | Poor | Robert Walford | 149 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Prominent - chased leaders 8th - pushed along 3 out - ridden and lost position home turn - weakened from 2 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Alrightjack (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jamie Snowden | 160 lbs | 18/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and outpaced home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Hell Red (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Tom Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Towards rear - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 11th | 9 | Only The Bold (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 158 lbs | 11/2 | 34 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and lost position home turn - soon got behind |
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