Michael Foster Memorial Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Belvedere Blast (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Dylan Johnston
(7)lbs
|
Adrian Paul Keatley | 169 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - disputing lead when not fluent 3 out - led narrowly 2 out - pushed along but going best before last - ridden out against near rail run-in - comfortably(op 3/1) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Minella Youngy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Iain Jardine | 159 lbs | 11/4F | 3 | Midfield - pushed along and steady headway after 2 out - ridden before last - kept on against near rail run-in - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Nastasiya (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 144 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and steady headway after 2 out - ridden and went third last - kept on run-in - no extra towards finish | ||
| 4th | 9 | Bushmill Boy (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Conor Rabbitt
(7)lbs
|
David Thompson | 136 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - in touch with leaders after 2nd - slightly hampered 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - chased clear leader before last - ridden run-in - no extra final 110yds - weakened and lost two places towards finish(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2) | |
| 5th | 5 | Jessica Rabbit (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Susan Corbett | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Raced in last - mistake 2nd - headway into midfield but still plenty to do before 2 out - pushed along and keeping on before last - ridden run-in - no impression final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Coup De Gold (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Joshua Thompson
(7)lbs
|
David Thompson | 139 lbs | 9/1 | 3.25 | Towards rear of midfield - niggled along briefly after 3rd - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden and no impression before last - weakened gradually run-in(op 7/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Sunshine Girl (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Mr S Connor
(7)lbs
|
S R B Crawford | 143 lbs | 28/1 | 13 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent 2 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and lost position before last - weakened quickly run-in(op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Pateen (IRE) | 13 G | AVG |
Aaron Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Jessica Bedi | 152 lbs | 13/2 | 6 | Towards rear - outpaced and pushed along before 2 out - soon ridden and struggling - lost touch before last(op 10/1) | |
| 9th | 10 | Iheardupainthouses (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paula Smith | 142 lbs | 125/1 | 18 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced slightly wide back straight - pushed along when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and lost position - tailed off before last(op 80/1) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Abouttimeyoutoldme (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Stuart Coltherd | 143 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - joined 3 out - headed before 2 out - soon pushed along and lost position - ridden and weakened quickly before last - tailed off | ||
| 11th | 3 | Lightening Company (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 159 lbs | 4/1 | 6 | In rear - niggled along briefly after 4th - pushed along after 5th - struggling before 2 out - soon eased - tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Diamant Sur Canape (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Ewan Whillans | 142 lbs | 125/1 | - | Took keen hold - led - headed but prominent after 1st - in touch with leaders after 4th - not fluent 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 80/1) |
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