Uttoxeter
15:50
Carlsberg Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Uttoxeter Date: Sat, 06 May 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £29.80 Place: £5 £2.50 £5 Exacta: £201.60 Tricast: £3244.11 Trifecta: £1342.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Elfride (GB) 9 M Poor Richard Phillips 143 lbs 18/1 Won In rear - pushed along and headway after 3 out - went second approaching last - led last - kept on well
2nd 12 Loch Garman Aris (IRE) N/A Poor Gary Hanmer 145 lbs 8/1 3.25 Towards rear of midfield - headway and pushed along when went second after 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - ridden and led approaching last - headed and edged left last - no extra run-in(op 14/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 14 Tre A Peni (GB) 5 M Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 137 lbs 22/1 3 In rear - still plenty to do and pushed along when not fluent 3 out - headway approaching last - ridden and went third run-in - kept on - no match for first two(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
4th 2 Townhill (IRE) 6 G AVG Tom Lacey 160 lbs 12/1 0.2 In rear - reminder after 9th - headway approaching last - ridden and drifted left but went fourth run-in - kept on - never near to challenge(op 6/1)
5th 8 Dragoon Springs (IRE) 5 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 5/1J 4 Midfield - ridden and prominent in chasing group after 3 out - went third and not fluent last - lost two places run-in(op 13/2)
6th 5 Astroman (GB) 7 G Poor Syd Hosie 161 lbs 18/1 9 Pressed leader - raced in second after 3rd - led 8th - ridden and lost two places before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 14/1)
7th 15 Ideallko (FR) 6 G AVG Evan Williams 142 lbs 15/2 .5 Prominent - went second 9th - ridden and briefly led before 2 out - headed and not fluent 2 out - lost two places and no extra approaching last - weakened run-in(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
8th 10 Tango Arumba (IRE) 5 M AVG David Pipe 156 lbs 14/1 5.5 Prominent - went third home turn - challenging and not fluent 3 out - pushed along and led 2 out - ridden and lost two places approaching last - weakened run-in(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
9th 16 Miss Blennerhasset (IRE) N/A Poor Mike Sowersby 137 lbs 80/1 0.3 Held up in rear - mistake 6th - headway on outer home turn - midfield when not fluent 2 out - weakening when mistake last(op 50/1)
10th 11 The Bandit (IRE) 8 G Poor Neil King 153 lbs 8/1 .75 Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - not clear run home turn - never dangerous(op 9/1)
11th 6 Doireann (IRE) 5 M Poor Stuart Edmunds 160 lbs 11/1 2 Pressed leaders - led after 3rd - headed 9th - ridden and lost position home turn - dropped to rear from 2 out(op 14/1)
12th 3 Awesome Foursome (GB) 8 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 167 lbs 17/2 7.5 Midfield - not fluent 7th - bit short of room home turn - soon pushed along and no response - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
13th 7 Barnards Green (IRE) N/A Poor Neil Mulholland 159 lbs 16/1 99 Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 4th - reminder after 9th - short of room home turn - dropped to rear and no response when ridden 3 out - eased from last - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
99th 1 Embolden (IRE) 7 G Poor Clare Hobson 163 lbs 25/1 - Led - lost two places and prominent after 3rd - ridden and lost position home turn - tailed off when pulled up last(op 18/1)
99th 17 Isla Diamonds (GB) 7 M Poor Mike Sowersby 142 lbs 125/1 - Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along and struggling when slow jump 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up last
99th 9 Dear Ralphy (IRE) 9 G Poor Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 5/1J - Midfield - bad mistake 1st - headway and prominent 9th - went fourth home turn - ridden and outpaced 3 out - lost ground quickly and dropped to rear when hit 2 out - tailed off when pulled up last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding had made a bad mistake at the first flight)(op 4/1)
99th 4 Hey Mister Dj (IRE) 7 G Poor Alastair Ralph 156 lbs 25/1 - In touch with leaders - pushed along and struggling when mistake 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up last (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft going on this occasion and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)