Happy Birthday The 3 Worst Tipster's Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Johnson's Blue (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Mark Walford | 148 lbs | 5/2F | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - shaken up and headway after 2 out - pushed along when led approaching last - jumped left and bumped rival last - ridden and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Tokaramore (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Miss Ailsa McClung
(7)lbs
|
Iain Jardine | 148 lbs | 9/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - not fluent 4th - stumbled badly and nearly lost jockey after 6th - soon good recovery - pushed along and headway after 2 out - went fourth last - switched left and drifted left run-in - kept on and went second final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said the mare stumbled on the bend entering the final circuit)(op 11/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Glory (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Mr Paddy Barlow
(7)lbs
|
Victor Thompson | 138 lbs | 11/2 | 2.5 | Towards rear - midfield 4th - hit 5th - headway after 3 out - soon prominent - pushed along when briefly led approaching last - keeping on when bumped last - soon hampered - ridden and no extra final 110yds(op 13/2) | |
| 4th | 1 | Follow Your Arrow (FR) | 9 G | Poor |
Jonathon Bewley
(3)lbs
|
George Bewley | 163 lbs | 4/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - prominent 5th - going okay when led before 2 out - ridden when headed approaching last - slightly hampered last - rallied run-in - kept on(op 7/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Thatbeatsbanagher (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ben Haslam | 160 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Prominent - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and lost position approaching last - rallied and kept on run-in(op 7/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Guidedbythescience (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Tom Midgley
(5)lbs
|
Gillian Boanas | 150 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | In rear - pushed along and headway after 2 out - keeping on when slightly hampered after last - never near to challenge(op 7/1) | |
| 7th | 9 | Dan Gun (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Thomas Willmott
(5)lbs
|
Simon Waugh | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 4 | Close up - led before 7th - headed before 2 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened before last - soon held(op 12/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Le Grand Vert (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 165 lbs | 18/1 | 9 | Always towards rear(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Abouttimeyoutoldme (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Ewan Whillans | 140 lbs | 150/1 | 16 | Chased leader on outer - mistake 4th - pushed along and lost position after 2 out - weakened and dropped to rear before last - soon beaten(op 125/1 tchd 100/1 and tchd 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Augharue (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 163 lbs | 6/1 | - | Led - headed and close up before 7th - lost position after 3 out - soon pushed along - dropped to rear before 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor performance)(op 7/1) |
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