Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Milldam (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Jamie Snowden | 164 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway and led 4th - soon pestered - not fluent 2 out - soon headed - pushed along to lead approaching last - ridden when sustained duel with runner-up run-in - kept on(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | The Churchill Lad (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 164 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - led - raced in second after 2nd - pressed leader from 4 out - led again just after 2 out - headed approaching last - mistake last - ridden when sustained duel with winner run-in - no extra towards finish(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | El Jefe (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Conor Rabbitt
(5)lbs
|
Andrew Hamilton | 144 lbs | 3/1 | 13 | Held up in rear - headway on turn before 2 out - soon went third - kept on but no match for first two(op 11/4) | |
| 4th | 5 | Moonlight Glory (IRE) | 9 M | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Mark Walford | 158 lbs | 15/2 | 8 | Held up in rear - some headway before 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - no impression(tchd 17/2) | |
| 5th | 2 | For Pleasure (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 167 lbs | 5/2F | 6 | Raced in second - led narrowly after 2nd - lost position 4th - soon lost ground - weakened before 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by being taken on for the lead on this occasion)(op 11/4) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Very Excellent (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Aaron Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Mike Sowersby | 144 lbs | 16/1 | 11 | In touch with leaders - lost ground after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Carrarea (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Edward Austin
(5)lbs
|
Hannah McMahon | 155 lbs | 80/1 | 14 | Towards rear - struggling from 3 out - never dangerous(op 33/1) |
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