Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Osprey Call (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Alex Edwards
(3)lbs
|
Alastair Ralph | 161 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in behind leaders - going okay home turn - pushed along and went second before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on strongly to lead inside final 110yds(op 11/1) | |
| 2nd | 4 | Dibble Decker (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 160 lbs | 3/1 | .75 | Close up - led after 2nd - ridden before 2 out - faced challenge and kept on well after 2 out - hit last - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Elham Valley (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Peter Kavanagh
(7)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 155 lbs | 9/1 | 8.5 | Towards rear - midfield 3rd - pushed along after 3 out - ridden when chased leaders 2 out - no extra before last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 4th | 1 | Fine Casting (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 166 lbs | 2/1F | 2.5 | Chased leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden but no extra - weakened from 2 out(op 15/8 tchd 85/40) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Horizon D'Ainay (FR) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 155 lbs | 7/2 | 7.5 | Towards rear - awkward jump 1st - ridden after 3 out - no extra from 2 out(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Master Blaze (FR) | 4 G | Poor | David Pipe | 146 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Chased leaders - dropped to rear 3rd - became detached and ridden 3 out - soon no impression - not fluent 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Genuflex (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Milton Harris | 149 lbs | 11/2 | - | Led - headed and tracked leader after 2nd - mistake 3rd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5 out - ridden 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said that he pulled up - as he felt the gelding had lost his action; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1) |
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