Kempton Races
Kempton
15:40
Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Kempton
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.70 £3.20
Exacta: £18.40
Trifecta: £63.20
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Rubaud (FR) | 6 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 159 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Made all - ridden after 2 out - hard pressed but kept on well run-in(op 5/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Mullenbeg (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Milton Harris | 152 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway after 3 out - went second after 2 out - pushed along but hung right approaching last - ridden and pressed leader run-in - no extra towards finish(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Ukantango (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 7/2 | 12 | Prominent - pressed leader after 3 out - ridden and lost second after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Imperial Bede (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Jonjo O'Neill | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 1 | Midfield - awkward jump 1st - in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along and weakened 2 out(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Hansard (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 159 lbs | 9/4F | .75 | Took keen hold - towards rear - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and weakened (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said post-race examination of gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/4) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Postmark (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Milton Harris | 147 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Towards rear - pushed along and weakened before 2 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Kayf Legend (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 159 lbs | 25/1 | - | Raced in second - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd - not fluent but pressed leader 4 out - pushed along and weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 33/1) |