Worcester
17:05
FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Div II)
Worcester Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.20 Place: £1.80 £3.80 £1.20 Exacta: £72.70 Trifecta: £240.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Hobie (FR) 8 G AVG David Dennis 158 lbs 4/1 Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway 3rd - led 4th - joined 2 out (usual 3 out) - headed and not fluent last (usual 2 out) - ridden and led again run-in - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have appreciated the drop back in trip from 2m4f to 2m on this occasion)(op 6/1 tchd 7/2)
2nd 6 Elusive Enemy (IRE) 6 G Poor Alexander Gibbons 145 lbs 16/1 1.5 Pulled hard - held up in rear - not fluent 1st - hit 2nd - headway 4th - challenging going easily 2 out (usual 3 out) - led narrowly last (usual 2 out) - ridden and headed run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
3rd 5 Satono Japan (JPN) 5 G AVG Adam West 158 lbs 7/4F 8 In touch with leaders - went third going easily 2 out (usual 3 out) - shaken up before last (usual 2 out) - ridden run-in - weakened final 110yds(op 10/3)
4th 7 Autumn Blaze (GB) N/A Poor Sarah-Jayne Davies 146 lbs 200/1 28 Prominent - ridden before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 150/1 tchd 125/1)
5th 1 Emanate (GB) 6 G Poor Neil Mulholland 158 lbs 8/1 3.25 In rear - shaken up 3 out (usual 4 out) - some headway before 2 out (usual 3 out) - weakened before last (usual 2 out)(op 7/1 tchd 17/2)
6th 2 Harry Gulliver (GB) 6 G AVG Alex Hales 158 lbs 7/2 4.5 Took keen hold - prominent - ridden before 2 out (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)
7th 8 Black Sam Vicki (GB) 5 M Poor Alastair Ralph 151 lbs 33/1 13 Prominent - pecked on landing 1st - lost position 3rd - dropped to rear 4th - ridden 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened 2 out (usual 3 out) - mistake last (usual 2 out)
8th 4 Prince Of Newton (GB) N/A Poor Ben Pauling 151 lbs 9/1 49 Led - headed and not fluent 4th - ridden and weakened after 3 out (usual 4 out) - tailed off(op 5/1)
99th 9 Theatrical Light (IRE) N/A Poor Donald McCain 151 lbs 12/1 - In rear - bad mistake 4th - pushed along 3 out (usual 4 out) - soon pulled up(op 13/2)