Catterick
14:30
Nick Sutton Happy 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Catterick Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Place: £1.10 £3.10 £1.60 Exacta: £18.90 Trifecta: £54.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Imperial Merlin (IRE) 7 G AVG John Quinn 154 lbs 6/4F Won Prominent - led just after 2 out - soon clear - 7 lengths ahead and shaken up when not fluent last - easily(op 6/5)
2nd 1 Fenna's Loss (IRE) 8 G Poor Mark Walford 161 lbs 12/1 17 Prominent - chased leader from 1st - lost second when ridden and not fluent 2 out - went second again approaching last - no chance with winner run-in(tchd 11/1)
3rd 2 Ballyporeen (IRE) 6 G Good Rebecca Menzies 154 lbs 9/2 0.2 Jumped right on occasions - in touch with leaders - lost ground 6th - ridden 2 out - headway and disputing second last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in
4th 3 Cartonne (FR) 8 G AVG Donald McCain 154 lbs 13/8 2.5 Took keen hold - led - soon clear - 8 lengths ahead 6th - reduced lead 3 out - ridden when headed just after 2 out - weakened and lost second approaching last(op 15/8 tchd 2/1)
5th 9 Visite Officielle (FR) 5 M Poor Micky Hammond 141 lbs 14/1 .75 Prominent - lost position when slow jump 1st - towards rear 4th - headway 3 out - ridden and weakened 2 out - jumped left last(op 18/1)
6th 7 Shir I Dont Know (IRE) 5 G AVG Iain Jardine 154 lbs 50/1 12 Always towards rear(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 6 Jimvale (IRE) 6 G Poor Justin Landy 154 lbs 100/1 3 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and lost touch 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
8th 4 Edgar Allan Poe (IRE) 8 G Poor Sue Smith 151 lbs 50/1 21 Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 80/1)
9th 8 Lastordersplease (IRE) N/A Poor Laura Horsfall 144 lbs 250/1 9 Always towards rear(op 200/1 tchd 150/1)