Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Knappers Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 4/9F | Won | Travelled strongly - prominent - going okay when challenging after 3 out - good jump and led 2 out - quickened and went clear approaching last - good jump last - nudged out - readily(op 4/11 tchd 1/3) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Diligent (FR) | 11 G | AVG |
Kieren Buckley
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Nigel Hawke | 161 lbs | 5/2 | 3.75 | Led - faced challenge from 3 out - pushed along when headed 2 out - edged right when outpaced approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Cadeau D'Or (FR) | N/A | Poor | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 7.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 4th - awkward jump 6th - mistake 3 out - soon shaken up - pushed along and outpaced before 2 out - no extra approaching last - no match for first two (vet said gelding struck into himself on his right fore)(op 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Geni De La Cour (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Gillard | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 4 | In rear but in touch with leaders - going okay and headway before 3 out - soon prominent - shaken up and outpaced before 2 out - pushed along when edged left approaching last - no extra and held when mistake last(op 15/2) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Diamond Jack (FR) | 5 G | Poor | David Bridgwater | 154 lbs | 250/1 | - | Novicey jumping - in rear - lost ground after 2nd - got behind and reminder after 4th - tailed off after 5th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding hung right handed; vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 100/1 tchd 300/1) |
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