European Breeders' Fund Paddy Power "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Complete Unknown (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 157 lbs | 11/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead 2 out - soon 2 lengths ahead - mistake last - kept on strongly - ridden out(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Marble Sands (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 150 lbs | 11/1 | 3 | Midfield - headway and every chance when not fluent 2 out - soon chased winner and ridden - stayed on but always held (vet said gelding had suffered from post-race heat stress)(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Dubrovnik Harry (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Harry Fry | 156 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - soon ridden - went third last - stayed on(op 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 14 | Mumbo Jumbo (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 148 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - mistake 3 out - headway 2 out - soon ridden - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Peejaybee (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Richard Spencer | 160 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | Tracked leaders - ridden after 2 out - disputing third last - kept on until no extra final 110yds(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Arizona Cardinal (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 148 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | Led - joined after 3rd - headed before 2 out - soon ridden and held - kept on(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Surrey Quest (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Mr Nathan Brennan
(7)lbs
|
Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden when lost position after 3 out - kept on but held from 2 out(op 22/1) | |
| 8th | 8 | Triple Trade (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 155 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - good headway to lead before 2 out - soon headed and ridden - weakened approaching last(op 20/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Thunder Rock (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 160 lbs | 8/1 | 1.75 | Tracked leaders - lost position 6th - headway before 2 out - soon ridden - weakened last (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 6/1) | ||
| 10th | 16 | Mucho Mas (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 147 lbs | 40/1 | 2.25 | Tracked leaders - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last | ||
| 11th | 17 | Georges Saint (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 147 lbs | 16/1 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - headway 2nd - disputed lead after 3rd - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 14/1) | ||
| 12th | 15 | Jet Plane (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Tristan Durrell
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 141 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - ridden after 2 out - made no impression(op 18/1) | |
| 13th | 9 | Our Jet (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 153 lbs | 6/1 | 23 | Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - soon ridden - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 5/1) | ||
| 14th | 10 | Kingofthewest (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
David Pipe | 148 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened(op 12/1) | |
| 15th | 1 | Knappers Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 9/2F | .5 | Tracked leaders - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as Soft on this occasion - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 4/1) | ||
| 16th | 3 | Jerrash (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 20/1 | 20 | Midfield - ridden home turn - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 17th | 11 | Hometown Hero (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 151 lbs | 40/1 | 17 | Always towards rear - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 33/1) |
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