Dont Retire Without My Pension Expert Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hdl Qualifier) (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Spirits Bay (GB) | 7 G | Good | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 156 lbs | 4/6F | Won | Travelled strongly - held up in rear - good headway on outer and went second before 3 out - ridden 3 out - not fluent and lost ground 2 out - rallied before last - led but edged right run-in - kept on well - cosily(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Ten Lengths Tom (IRE) | N/A | Good | Tom Lacey | 163 lbs | 5/4 | 2.25 | Led - not fluent 2nd - faced challenge after 3 out - hung left before 2 out - hung left and headed run-in - kept on - no match for winner | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Elusiveness (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 149 lbs | 11/1 | 17 | Prominent - lost ground before 3 out - rallied and went third before last - kept on run-in - no match for first two | ||
| 4th | 3 | Bredon Hill Dart (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Sue Gardner | 156 lbs | 100/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - went fourth last - no impression run-in | ||
| 5th | 4 | Royal Juniper (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Helen Nelmes | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 15 | In touch with leaders - hung left and lost third after 2 out - lost fourth approaching last - weakened run-in | ||
| 6th | 6 | Confused Again (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Jackie Du Plessis | 149 lbs | 100/1 | 7 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 4th - dropped to rear before 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Benville Bridge (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Ben Godfrey
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Fiona Shaw | 153 lbs | 150/1 | 14 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 200/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Spice Heaven (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Chris Honour | 149 lbs | 22/1 | - | In rear - struggling and detached before 3 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 25/1) |
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