bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Knappers Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Midfield - mistake 4 out - good headway before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon led - ridden out run-in - kept on well(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Boombawn (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Mr Jack Andrews
(5)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 148 lbs | 11/1 | 4.25 | Jumped left on occasions - prominent - disputed lead 4 out - led clearly then pushed along before 2 out - jumped left 2 out - soon headed - ridden approaching last - kept on but no extra run-in | |
| 3rd | 10 | Alto Alto (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 142 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - pushed along before 2 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - held but stayed on run-in - went third towards finish(op 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Hasty Parisian (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Milton Harris | 140 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - hung right run-in - kept on but lost third towards finish | ||
| 5th | 11 | Red Vision (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 142 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - slow jump 3rd - headway before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - briefly went fourth run-in - kept on(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Zacony Rebel (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Toby Lawes | 157 lbs | 33/1 | 6 | In touch with leaders - pushed along before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon ridden - weakened from last | ||
| 7th | 4 | Whizz Kid (GER) | 9 G | AVG | Dr Richard Newland | 158 lbs | 4/1 | 5 | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake 1st - ridden and some headway before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened (trainer said - regards the poor performance - the gelding ran flat on this occasion)(op 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Doctor Parnassus (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 160 lbs | 11/2 | 3 | Always towards rear - pushed along before 2 out - soon weakened (vet said the gelding lost both his front shoes)(op 6/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Dibble Decker (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 8.5 | Led - joined 4 out - pushed along and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Stanley Pincombe (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Angus Cheleda
(5)lbs
|
Chris Gordon | 135 lbs | 50/1 | 8.5 | Raced wide - always towards rear (jockey said the gelding hung left-handed) | |
| 11th | 3 | Head Law (FR) | N/A | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 158 lbs | 6/1 | 19 | Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said the gelding stopped quickly; trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor performance; vet reported the gelding was found to have a large haematoma on his right knee)(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Privatory (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 144 lbs | 28/1 | 21 | Took keen hold - always towards rear - not fluent 2nd - hampered on turn and pushed along briefly after 2nd - not fluent 4 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out(op 25/1) |
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