Country Inns - Pubs Restaurants & Rooms Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Alexandra Romanov (IRE) | 7 M | Good | Sheena West | 165 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Travelled strongly - midfield - smooth headway home turn - led going easily 2 out - pushed along approaching last - good jump last - ridden and edged left final 110yds - kept on strongly(op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Hesbehindyou (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Andy Irvine | 142 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Towards rear - pushed along before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and some headway approaching last - soon bit short of room and steadied - mistake last - kept on well run-in - went second towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Vengeance (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Harry Whittington | 167 lbs | 4/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - headway home turn - waiting for room before 2 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and stayed on approaching last - hit last - kept on run-in - lost second towards finish(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | San Pedro (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Henderson | 157 lbs | 100/30F | 1.75 | Prominent - pushed along to lead home turn - pushed along and headed 2 out - ridden approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Aikenbreakinheart (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
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Richard Rowe | 146 lbs | 20/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - led 4th - pushed along and headed home turn - ridden and lost position gradually approaching last - no extra run-in(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Dusky Days (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 11 | Midfield - pushed along and brief headway before 2 out - ridden and held approaching last - weakened run-in(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | El Hageb Rose (FR) | N/A | Poor | Paddy Butler | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 20 | Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along before 2 out - soon lost touch - got well behind approaching last(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Prison Break (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Tim Vaughan | 166 lbs | 10/1 | - | Led - headed and reminders 4th - lost ground quickly with one circuit to go - soon became detached and pulled up (vet said gelding had bled from the nose)(op 7/1) |
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