Betfair Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Iberico Lord (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 162 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Towards rear - awkward jump 1st - headway on inner before 2 out - good jump and went second last - soon ridden and challenging - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | L'Eau du Sud (FR) | 7 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 157 lbs | 28/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - good headway after 4 out - disputed lead just before 2 out - soon led clearly - jumped left last - soon faced challenge - headed final 110yds | ||
| 3rd | 16 | Go Dante (GB) | 8 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 157 lbs | 14/1 | 6 | Raced wide - midfield - good headway before 4 out - briefly disputed lead just before 2 out - outpaced from last - just held third | ||
| 4th | 11 | Doddiethegreat (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 18/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - not fluent 4 out - headway when bit short of room before 2 out - mistake 2 out - still plenty to do last - kept on well run-in - went fourth towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Faivoir (FR) | 7 G | Good |
Miss Heidi Palin
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 50/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 2 out - rallied and briefly went fourth run-in - kept on | |
| 6th | 4 | Knickerbockerglory (IRE) | 9 G | Good |
Tristan Durrell
(3)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 22/1 | 1.75 | Led - headed just before 2 out - weakened gradually from last(op 20/1) | |
| 7th | 19 | Our Champ (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Freddie Gordon
(5)lbs
|
Chris Gordon | 147 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - good headway 3 out - briefly disputed lead just before 2 out - mistake 2 out - soon hung left - weakened run-in(op 22/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Ocastle Des Mottes (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 7/2F | 3.75 | Re-shod - midfield on inner - mistake 2nd - switched right and headway before 2 out - no extra approaching last - weakened run-in(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 9th | 20 | Moveit Like Minnie (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 147 lbs | 50/1 | 2 | Prominent - pressed leader after 1st - mistake 5 out - weakened from 2 out | |
| 10th | 13 | Kamsinas (FR) | 7 G | Good |
Jack Hogan
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 157 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - soon dropped to midfield - in rear after 2nd - hit 4 out - some headway from 2 out - never dangerous(op 33/1) | |
| 11th | 24 | Donnacha (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Hawke | 147 lbs | 25/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent and lost ground 2nd - hung right after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 12th | 17 | Norman Fletcher (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 25/1 | 3.75 | Never better than midfield(op 22/1) | ||
| 13th | 18 | Jilaijone (FR) | 6 G | Poor | David Pipe | 153 lbs | 66/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - always behind | ||
| 14th | 14 | Altobelli (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Harry Fry | 160 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - always behind(op 11/2) | ||
| 15th | 2 | Spirit d'Aunou (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Caoilin Quinn
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 164 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Always behind (jockey said gelding never travelled) | |
| 16th | 5 | Lookaway (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Neil King | 165 lbs | 8/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 17th | 22 | Yorksea (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 151 lbs | 66/1 | 5 | Kept away from others at start - always behind - struggling 4 out(op 50/1) | ||
| 18th | 25 | Onlyamatteroftime (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 143 lbs | 8/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost position before 3 out - eased before 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 19th | 12 | Aurigny Mill (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Victor Dartnall | 160 lbs | 22/1 | 20 | Never better than midfield(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 23 | Ito Ditto (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Martin | 149 lbs | 25/1 | - | Raced wide - midfield - not fluent 1st - in rear 5 out - soon struggling - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was restless in preliminaries)(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 21 | Alvaniy (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 151 lbs | 50/1 | - | Always behind - mistake 4 out - pulled up home turn (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 33/1) |
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