Leicester Races
Leicester
14:35
EBF British Stallion Studs 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Leicester
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50
Place: £1.30 £2.10
Exacta: £7.80
Trifecta: £24.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Cuthbert Dibble (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 156 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Held up in last - raced wide back straight - headway after 3 out (usual 4 out) - led before 2 out - soon pushed along - 11 lengths ahead when jumped left and not fluent last - kept on well(op 11/8) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Georges Saint (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Venetia Williams | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 19 | Towards rear - pushed along after 3 out (usual 4 out) - went second before 2 out - soon ridden - weakened before last(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Gunnery Officer (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 162 lbs | 5/1 | 3.75 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden and lost position before 2 out - soon weakened(op 6/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Val Dancer (IRE) | 8 G | Good |
Alex Edwards
(3)lbs
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Mel Rowley | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 6 | Prominent - ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 14/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | O'Connell (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Sue Smith | 156 lbs | 25/1 | 19 | Led - ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out) - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | American Sniper (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 166 lbs | 7/2 | - | Raced wide - prominent - lost second 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon ridden - weakened and pulled up before 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) |