Sandown Races
Sandown
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betting.betfair.com "Introductory" Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Sandown
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.30 £2.80
Exacta: £9.60
Trifecta: £33.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Castelfort (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Jane Williams | 156 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Disputed lead at slow pace - led narrowly from 2nd - slow jump 3rd - slow jump 4th - pushed along and headed before 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and 2 lengths down run-in - rallied and led again final strides(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Ithaca's Arrow (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 156 lbs | 10/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - mistake but led narrowly 2 out - hit last - ridden and 2 lengths ahead run-in - no extra and headed final strides(op 12/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Royal Way (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 156 lbs | 6/1 | 13 | Disputed lead at slow pace - pulled hard early - not fluent and prominent 2nd - jumped left 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - jumped left and not fluent last - weakened run-in - lost right-front shoe (jockey said gelding ran too free in the early stages; vet reported gelding lost his right fore shoe)(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Goblet Of Fire (GB) | 4 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 3/1 | 1.75 | Disputed lead at slow pace - pressed leader from 2nd - jumped right and bumped rival 5th - briefly led before 2 out - not fluent and headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Zooks (FR) | 5 M | Poor | Ian Williams | 149 lbs | 80/1 | 7.5 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - some headway 3 out - weakened after 2 out | ||
| 6th | 5 | Macari (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sheena West | 156 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened after 2 out(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Galactic Jack (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Anthony Charlton | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 3.25 | Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - slow jump and lost position 4th - dropped to last after 3 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding made several jumping mistakes)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) |