Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Bolsover Bill (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(7)lbs
|
Warren Greatrex | 143 lbs | 13/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - led 3 out - going easily 3 out - went clear before 2 out - kept on strongly - readily(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | |
| 2nd | 9 | Menapian (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Helen Nelmes | 137 lbs | 22/1 | 21 | Towards rear - niggled along briefly after 5th - ridden and outpaced after 5 out - some headway and went fourth after 3 out - left in modest second last - kept on - no match for winner(op 40/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Vanderbilt (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Mark Gillard | 148 lbs | 11/1 | 9 | Towards rear - not fluent 5 out - ridden before 4 out - struggling after 3 out - keeping on when left in modest third last - never dangerous(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Mad About Sally (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Oliver Signy | 166 lbs | 10/1 | 10 | Close up - briefly led 4 out - lost ground after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Kotki (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Philip Armson
(7)lbs
|
David Pipe | 152 lbs | 7/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - pushed along and outpaced after 5 out - jumped left 3 out - soon struggling - held 2 out(op 10/3) | |
| 6th | 7 | Doyens De Ante (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Max Young | 148 lbs | 4/1 | 2.5 | Led - headed and ridden 4 out - lost ground quickly after 3 out - beaten when raced awkwardly before 2 out(op 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Geordie Washington (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Kieren Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 152 lbs | 16/1 | 20 | In rear - pushed along and struggling 5 out - well beaten 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) | |
| 99th | 10 | Millie's Flying (GB) | N/A | Poor |
David Prichard
(5)lbs
|
Sarah Robinson | 135 lbs | 250/1 | - | In rear - ridden and struggling after 6th - soon detached - tailed off when pulled up after 5 out (trainer said the mare was unsuited by the tight track)(op 150/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Toad Of Toad Hall (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 142 lbs | 28/1 | - | Took keen hold - tracked leaders - jumped right 2nd - pushed along and lost position after 5 out - detached after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said the gelding hung badly right-handed)(op 40/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Go Sacre Go (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 165 lbs | 5/2F | - | Tracked leader - shaken up and went second after 3 out - keeping on but 5 lengths second when swerved left and unseated rider last(op 9/4) |
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