Hereford Races
Hereford
13:30
Bet £10 Get £10 At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)
Hereford
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.20 £1.10 £2.90
Exacta: £11.60
Trifecta: £68
Non-Runners: Just One Surf (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Below The Radar (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 159 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Disputed lead - slow jump 1st - lost position and raced in second after 3rd - not fluent 3 out - pushed along 2 out - led last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Monks Meadow (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 159 lbs | 9/4 | 3.25 | Disputed lead - led clearly after 3rd - jumped left 5th - headed last - weakened final 110yds(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Big John Wayne (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 14/1 | 7 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - went third after 3 out - outpaced before last - no impression run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Rock House (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Tristan Durrell
(3)lbs
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Dan Skelton | 163 lbs | 6/4F | 29 | Prominent - weakened 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 15/8) | |
| 5th | 4 | Just Chasing May (GB) | 5 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 159 lbs | 50/1 | 37 | Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 5th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Mistral Blue (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 159 lbs | 15/2 | 12 | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear when stumbled 1st - pecked on landing 6th - lost touch 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that mare jumped novicey and was unsuited by the sharp track on this occasion)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Raindance Queen (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | William de Best-Turner | 152 lbs | 300/1 | - | In rear - struggling with one circuit to go - tailed off 6th - pulled up 2 out(op 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Pearlymoon (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Belinda Clarke | 159 lbs | 300/1 | - | In rear - mistake 2nd - lost touch 5th - tailed off when pulled up 6th(op 200/1 tchd 400/1) |