SSS Super Alloys Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Unanswered Prayers (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 153 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Made virtually all - awkward jump 1st - not fluent 6th - joined 12th - led clearly before 2 out where jumped right - 2 lengths ahead last - hung right and faced strong challenge run-in - kept on(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Railway Hurricane (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 157 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - mistake 1st - headway after 3 out - pecked on landing 2 out - soon went second - 2 lengths down last - ridden and switched left run-in - soon every chance - held towards finish | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Hereditary Rule (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 164 lbs | 4/1 | 9.5 | In rear - mistake when hampered 1st - pushed along and headway 3 out - went second before 2 out - lost second and weakened approaching last(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Pull Again Green (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 164 lbs | 11/4 | 3.25 | Jumped right on occasions - prominent - disputed lead 12th - ridden and lost position before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Super Six (GB) | 5 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 153 lbs | 6/1 | 6.5 | Prominent - bad mistake 12th - ridden before 2 out - weakening when mistake last(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Milanford (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
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Syd Hosie | 146 lbs | 80/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - ridden 3 out - soon weakened(op 66/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Honneur d'Ajonc (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Jane Williams | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - mistake 9th - lost position 13th - behind from 3 out - minor headway run-in (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake jumping the fourth last; vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Stimulating Song (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 155 lbs | 14/1 | - | Novicey jumping - prominent when slow jump 1st - dropped to rear 3rd - struggling 9th - pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 20/1) |
Cheltenham Races