Aintree Races
Aintree
11:10
Boylesports Money Back 2nd Meeting Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)
Aintree
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.40 £1.20 £6.30
Exacta: £9.50
Trifecta: £120
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 160 lbs | 11/4 | Won | In touch with leaders - went second after 6th - led after 3 out - kept on well run-in - pushed out(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Goonhilly (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 2/1F | 3.75 | Midfield - headway after 6th - went second after 3 out - went clear with winner after 2 out - hung left run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Fresh Speculation (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 154 lbs | 28/1 | 35 | Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - went modest third after 2 out - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Raffles Wonder (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 7.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 5th - hampered on turn before 3 out - headway before 2 out - soon went third - weakened before last - tailed off(op 14/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Wild Grouse (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 40 | Prominent - weakened after 2 out - tailed off(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Gower Prince (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | Led - went clear before 4th - reduced lead when not fluent 6th - headed after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Le Jeune Bresil (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Brian Ellison | 154 lbs | 100/30 | - | Raced in second - weakened quickly after 4th - pulled up after 5th - irregular heartbeat (vet said a post-race examination found gelding to have an irregular heartbeat)(op 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Industrialist (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Henry Daly | 154 lbs | 22/1 | - | In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - hampered on turn before 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Old Gregorian (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Patrick Wadge
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Lucinda Russell | 157 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - mistake 5th - weakened after 6th - hampered on turn before 3 out - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion)(tchd 7/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Honey Jack (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 154 lbs | 100/1 | - | Midfield - struggling after 3rd - weakened after 5th - soon pulled up (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion)(op 50/1 tchd 125/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Into The Park (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 154 lbs | 66/1 | - | Held up in rear - headway and going okay when stumbled badly and unseated before 3 out(op 80/1) |