Balfours Llp And Lycetts Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Go To War (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 166 lbs | 4/7F | Won | Prominent - went second after 5th - clear with one other home turn - jumped right and slightly hampered 2 out - led last - kept on well - won going away(op 8/15) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Court In The Act (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Harry Derham | 166 lbs | 13/8 | 3 | Led - went clear with winner home turn - headed last - no extra run-in(op 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Express Surprise (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 159 lbs | 25/1 | 23 | Raced in second - not fluent 2nd - lost second and prominent after 5th - outpaced home turn - no match for first two(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Mambo Beat (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
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Bernard Llewellyn | 156 lbs | 125/1 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - jumped right and bumped rival 2nd - not fluent 3rd - outpaced but went modest fourth 3 out - no impression - lost hind shoes (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise; vet said gelding lost both hind shoes)(tchd 150/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Take A Hike (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | D J Jeffreys | 152 lbs | 80/1 | 11 | In rear - bumped 2nd - outpaced home turn - soon no chance(op 50/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | No More Bolero (GB) | 6 G | Poor | David Bridgwater | 159 lbs | 50/1 | 13 | Prominent - lost position and outpaced home turn - soon no chance - tailed off when mistake last(op 40/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Bettwyn (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Sarah-Jayne Davies | 152 lbs | 250/1 | 27 | Never better than midfield - struggling 4th - dropped to last and lost touch from 6th - tailed off(op 200/1) |
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