Doncaster
12:55
Happy 60th Birthday Neil Young Handicap Hurdle (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) (Div II)
Doncaster Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.60 Place: £3.10 £4.10 Exacta: £72.10 Tricast: £347.87 Trifecta: £410
Non-Runners: Watergrange Jack (vet's certificate), Zafar (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) 7 G AVG Neil King 160 lbs 15/2 Won Took keen hold - midfield - dropped to rear 6th - nudged along and headway 2 out - disputed lead last - ridden to lead run-in - soon clear(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
2nd 1 Vintage Fizz (GB) 8 G AVG Jedd O'Keeffe 169 lbs 17/2 1.75 Towards rear - headway 4 out - made challenge 3 out - every chance last - ridden run-in - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
3rd 3 Norley (IRE) 9 G AVG Ben Pauling 154 lbs 5/1 1.25 Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 5th - disputed lead 2 out - every chance last - ridden and no extra run-in(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
4th 8 Gilbertina (GB) 7 M AVG Nick Kent 156 lbs 2/1F .5 Led - shaken up and joined when not fluent 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - weakened run-in(op 85/40)
5th 6 Trevada (GB) 9 G Poor Oliver Sherwood 158 lbs 9/2 1.5 Midfield - pushed along and headway 3 out - ridden and weakened approaching last
6th 7 Keepyourdreamsbig (FR) N/A AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 157 lbs 10/1 2.25 Prominent - ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1)
7th 2 Big Bad Bear (IRE) 11 G AVG Nicky Richards 159 lbs 13/2 26 Always towards rear - niggled along on turn after 3rd - lost touch from 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1)