Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Fringill Dike (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jedd O'Keeffe | 162 lbs | 2/5F | Won | Led narrowly - headed and pressed leader after 1st - led again before 2 out - going easily and went clear approaching last - mistake last - kept on - easily(op 8/13 tchd 4/6) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Burrows Hall (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Thomas Willmott
(3)lbs
|
Sue Smith | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 9.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along and went modest fourth before 2 out - kept on and went second approaching last - no match for winner(op 22/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Maillot Blanc (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Sophie Leech | 155 lbs | 8/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - held up in midfield - mistake 5th - some headway after 2 out - went third and not fluent last - never on terms(tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 10 | My Macho Man (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Maurice Barnes | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 9.5 | Chased leaders - jumped right and not fluent 3rd - went second and ridden after 2 out - outpaced and well beaten when lost two places last - weakened run-in(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Retrospect (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 3.25 | Pressed leader - led narrowly after 1st - headed and pressed leader 2 out - ridden and lost second after 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Belvedere Blast (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Adrian Paul Keatley | 147 lbs | 50/1 | 7.5 | Never better than mid-division - pushed along before 2 out - made no impression(op 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Hard Iron (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Nicky Richards | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 4 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - made no impression(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Monaghan Boy (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 155 lbs | 20/1 | .75 | Always towards rear - not fluent 3rd - pushed along briefly 4th - ridden before 2 out - never on terms(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Diamant Sur Canape (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 147 lbs | 66/1 | 8.5 | Chased leaders - outpaced and lost fourth before 2 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Hey Boy (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Theo Gillard
(3)lbs
|
Sue Smith | 152 lbs | 50/1 | 7 | Never better than mid-division - ridden and weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1) | |
| 11th | 5 | Eden Mill (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Donald Whillans | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Always towards rear - behind from 3 out - tailed off(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Askalli (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jonathon Bewley
(3)lbs
|
George Bewley | 152 lbs | 300/1 | - | Kept away from others at start - always towards rear - well behind when pulled up approaching last(op 250/1) |
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