Newbury Races
Newbury
14:40
British EBF BetVictor 'National Hunt' Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Limited Handicap Hdl) (GBB)
Newbury
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.60
Place: £3.50 £2.80 £7
Exacta: £92.80
Tricast: £1475.39
Trifecta: £1835.40
Non-Runners: Mrs Grimley (self certificate), Passionate Pursuit (unsuitable ground), Presenting A Queen (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ilovethenightlife (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 166 lbs | 9/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - going best 2 out - jumped right last - soon drifted right and hampered rival but led - ridden against near rail run-in - kept on well | ||
| 2nd | 16 | Blue Beach (GB) | N/A | AVG |
Alex Edwards
(3)lbs
|
Mel Rowley | 152 lbs | 17/2 | 2.5 | Towards rear - headway before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - every chance when hampered and switched left just after last - rallied and went second final 110yds(op 10/1) | |
| 3rd | 10 | Great Snow (FR) | N/A | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 160 lbs | 20/1 | 2 | Disputed lead - not fluent 4 out - soon led clearly - ridden 2 out - headed just after last - no extra and lost second final 110yds - just held third | ||
| 4th | 18 | Fortuna Ligna (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 0.05 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - ridden and outpaced 3 out - rallied and went fourth run-in - kept on well(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Lagonda (GB) | 9 M | Poor |
Shane Quinlan
(3)lbs
|
Venetia Williams | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Disputed lead - prominent after 4 out - ridden when not fluent 3 out - held approaching last - lost fourth run-in | |
| 6th | 12 | Phillapa Sue (IRE) | 10 M | AVG |
Jack Hogan
(5)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 153 lbs | 25/1 | 4.25 | Towards rear - some headway 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 22/1) | |
| 7th | 2 | Ruby Island (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Mark Walford | 165 lbs | 13/2 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - ridden and brief headway after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 8th | 17 | Energy One (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 155 lbs | 25/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - headway on inner 3 out - ridden when not fluent 2 out - weakening when mistake last(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Moviddy (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Noel Williams | 165 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Midfield - mistake 4 out - soon ridden - made no impression(op 10/1) | ||
| 10th | 6 | Lets Go To Vegas (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Alastair Ralph | 162 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - disputing second 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 17/2) | ||
| 11th | 11 | Royale Dance (FR) | N/A | AVG | Dan Skelton | 159 lbs | 11/1 | 4.75 | Always towards rear(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Ebonello (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 160 lbs | 25/1 | 44 | Midfield - ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Aubis Walk (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Nicky Richards | 163 lbs | 4/1F | - | Took keen hold - always towards rear - tailed off when pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than report by jockey that mare stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | I Am Gonna Be (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Michael Scudamore | 156 lbs | 22/1 | - | Always towards rear - ridden 4 out - soon pulled up | ||
| 99th | 4 | Annie Magic (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 164 lbs | 16/1 | - | Prominent - lost ground from 5 out - ridden in rear after 4 out - soon pulled up |