Newton King Estate Agents Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Brave Kingdom (FR) | 9 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 159 lbs | 8/13F | Won | Made all - shaken up and 4 lengths ahead before 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on well final 110yds - comfortably(op 8/15) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Ballyblack (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 152 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - headway after 3 out - pushed along and went second before 2 out - chased winner approaching last - kept on well but held run-in - promising(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Here Hare Here (FR) | N/A | Poor | Warren Greatrex | 152 lbs | 100/1 | 18 | Midfield - ridden after 7th - struggling home turn - keeping on and went modest third last - no impression run-in(op 80/1 tchd 150/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Fergus Gillard
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David Pipe | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - mistake 2nd - dropped to midfield 4th - pushed along after 3 out - minor headway approaching last - kept on and went modest fourth run-in(op 18/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Last Royal (GB) | N/A | Poor | Keiran Burke | 152 lbs | 11/4 | 1.5 | Prominent in chasing group - dropped to midfield 3rd - nudged along after 5th - chased leaders after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - lost position and weakened after last | ||
| 6th | 9 | Monviel (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 152 lbs | 28/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - midfield - close up after 3 out - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - weakened before last(op 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Wolfspear (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Close up - ridden and lost position before 2 out - jumped left and mistake 2 out - soon well held | ||
| 8th | 6 | Justified (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Neil King | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 11 | Close up - slow jump 7th - ridden and lost position 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Groom De Cotte (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Sean Curran | 152 lbs | 150/1 | 8 | In rear - got behind 6th - never on terms(op 125/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Kayf Baha (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 152 lbs | 66/1 | 32 | In rear - never on terms(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Social City (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 152 lbs | 33/1 | - | Midfield - pushed along 7th - going okay when fell 3 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | My Rockstar (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Helen Rees | 152 lbs | 200/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear and struggling before 3 out - detached when pulled up before 2 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Sure Listen (FR) | N/A | AVG | Fiona Shaw | 152 lbs | 300/1 | - | Prominent - lost position and pushed along 5th - became detached and pulled up after 6th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said gelding was found to be stiff behind)(op 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Scealoghan (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Carroll Gray | 145 lbs | 250/1 | - | In rear - slow jump 1st - pushed along after 3rd - mistake 4th - detached with one circuit to go - pulled up after 6th(op 200/1) |
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