Rea Valley Tractors Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Lightning Flash (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Led at steady pace - joined halfway - headed but prominent 6f out - led again over 2f out - pushed along and quickened clear over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - readily(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Gore Point (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Anthony Honeyball | 154 lbs | 7/2 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - soon outpaced - rallied and headway from 2f out - went third 1f out - kept on and went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Night Stalker (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Sheena West | 154 lbs | 17/2 | 0.2 | Prominent - disputed lead halfway - led narrowly 6f out - faced challenge from 4f out - headed over 2f out - soon no chance with winner - kept on until lost second final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Maria's Flame (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 147 lbs | 3/1F | 3.25 | Held up in last - still plenty to do 3f out - hung right but steady headway from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - nearest finish - eyecatcher(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Carved In Stone (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 154 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position 3f out - hung right and no impression from over 2f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Pierrefonds (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Jack Jones | 154 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - towards rear - pushed along and some headway into midfield 3f out - no impression from over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Macari (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sheena West | 154 lbs | 8/1 | 4 | Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 4f out - lost position from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Bobacious (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Georgina Nicholls | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced from over 2f out - lost position and no chance from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | No Guarantee (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
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Cynthia Woods | 151 lbs | 250/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along and lost position 3f out - struggling from over 2f out - lost touch from over 1f out(op 125/1) | |
| 10th | 10 | Brief Encounter (FR) | 3 F | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 147 lbs | 80/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - headway into midfield 6f out - pushed along 4f out - in touch with leaders 3f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | My Mate Polly (GB) | 5 M | Poor |
Harry Kimber
(3)lbs
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Bill Turner | 144 lbs | 200/1 | 26 | Midfield - lost position and dropped to rear 6f out - struggling from over 3f out - tailed off from over 2f out(op 125/1) |
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