William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Half Shot (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 149 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - headway going easily before 2 out - led approaching last - shaken up and edged right run-in - kept on well(op 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Jetaway Joey (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 168 lbs | 11/2 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - hampered on turn after 5th - reminder after 6th - ridden and headway after 2 out - chased winner run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Castletown (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 142 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - headway on outer before 4th - ridden before 2 out - disputing second last - no extra run-in(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Universal Folly (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Conor Rabbitt
(10)lbs
|
Nicky Richards | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 11 | Chased leaders - ridden before 2 out - soon outpaced - kept on and went fourth run-in(op 17/2 tchd 11/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Theatre Legend (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Alan Doyle
(7)lbs
|
Chris Grant | 159 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Chased leader - led before 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Collingham (GER) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 154 lbs | 9/2J | 0.3 | Held up in rear - headway and mistake 2 out - soon ridden - no impression approaching last(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | O Connell Street (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
William Shanahan
(7)lbs
|
Kevin Frost | 147 lbs | 33/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - headway and mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened before 2 out(tchd 40/1) | |
| 8th | 6 | Theocrat (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Kieren Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 156 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - ridden when stumbled 2 out - never dangerous(op 15/2) | |
| 9th | 8 | Limerick Leader (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Rose Dobbin | 155 lbs | 25/1 | 12 | Hung left throughout - chased leaders - ridden and weakened before 2 out (trainer's rep said that the gelding hung badly left-handed throughout; vet reported that a post-race exanimation failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Ask Paddington (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 163 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 11th | 4 | I'm To Blame (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | Led - ridden and headed before 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding weakened quickly having made the running; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Lignou (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 159 lbs | 9/2J | 5.5 | Held up in midfield - headway and mistake 5th - ridden and weakened before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1) |
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