Southwell
16:30
Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle
Southwell Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.80 Place: £3.70 £1.70 £1.70 Exacta: £53.80 Tricast: £150.11 Trifecta: £285.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 The Questioner (IRE) 9 G AVG Oliver Greenall 149 lbs 10/1 Won Chased leaders - ridden and led 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - faced challenge when edged right final 110yds - kept on well - finished 1st - placed 2nd - reinstated on appeal (trainer's rep said - regarding apparent improvement in form - that the gelding had benefitted from the step up in trip and the application of first time cheekpieces)(op 9/1)
2nd 3 Hillview (IRE) N/A Poor Gary Hanmer 162 lbs 7/2 2.75 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - soon ridden - went second approaching last - staying on when hampered final 110yds - not recover - finished 2nd - placed 1st - demoted to 2nd on appeal
3rd 10 Miss M (IRE) N/A Poor David Pipe 138 lbs 4/1 8.5 Held up in rear - pushed along and headway 4 out - tracked leaders after 3 out - ridden and pressed leader after 2 out - lost second approaching last - weakened run-in
4th 11 Ratoute Yutty (GB) N/A Poor Caroline Fryer 135 lbs 25/1 2 Held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - headway 2 out - weakened approaching last
5th 7 Bunny Boru (GB) 8 M Poor Lawney Hill 147 lbs 33/1 4.75 Chased leaders - dropped to midfield 9th - pushed along 4 out - rallied 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon well held
6th 1 Gibberwell (IRE) 9 G Poor Jake Thomas Coulson 166 lbs 18/1 4 Led - awkward jump and joined 3rd - ridden after 3 out - headed and mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 6 Cloudy Wednesday (IRE) 9 G AVG Caroline Fryer 151 lbs 20/1 48 Midfield - headway going easily 4 out - joined leaders 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 22/1)
99th 2 Optimistic Bias (IRE) N/A Poor James Evans 157 lbs 7/1 - Prominent - ridden after 3 out - lost second before 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last - finished lame (vet reported that the gelding finished lame on his right-hind)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
99th 4 Uisce Ur (IRE) N/A Poor L J Morgan 158 lbs 16/1 - Chased leaders - niggled along with one circuit to go - not fluent and lost position 9th - dropped to rear and ridden 4 out - well behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 14/1)
99th 8 Bendy Bow (GB) N/A Poor Mark Bradstock 142 lbs 20/1 - Chased leaders - disputed lead 3rd - headed but prominent 6th - not fluent and stumbled 9th - pushed along 4 out - weakened after 3 out - in rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
99th 5 Train Hill (IRE) 6 G Poor Charlie Longsdon 156 lbs 3/1F - Midfield - ridden after 3 out - weakened and pulled up before 2 out
99th 12 Fitz The Brief (IRE) N/A Poor Robin Dickin 140 lbs 66/1 - Always towards rear - behind when pulled up before 2 out
99th 13 Jump Over The Moon (IRE) N/A Poor Neil Mulholland 140 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear of midfield - slow jump 3rd - reminders with one circuit to go - ridden 4 out - weakened 3 out - well behind when pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1)