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Golf Membership On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Wincanton Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2024 Distance: 1m7f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.54 Place: £1.10 £1.30 £6 Exacta: £4.30 Trifecta: £72.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Navajo Indy (GB) 5 G Good
Tom Symonds 157 lbs 8/15F Won Took keen hold - soon led - headed and pressed leader after 2nd - led again 4 out - jumped right 2 out - soon went clear - good jump last - readily(op 4/7 tchd 1/2)
2nd 10 Northern Air (IRE) 6 M AVG
Fergal O'Brien 150 lbs 5/1 3.25 Took keen hold - held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - tenderly handled and headway before 2 out - pushed along and went second run-in - not reach winner - eyecatcher (inquiry held into the running and riding of mare - which was held up in rear - before beginning to improve her position racing down the side of the course and then continuing her progress through the field under apparent tender handling up home straight to finish 2nd of 10 runners - beaten by 3 1/4l; jockey stated that his instructions were to switch mare off and take his time as mare ran extremely keen in her previous race before weakening in final furlong - a NH flat race at Newbury; he explained that the objective for today's run was to drop mare out and to get her to finish her race strongly as she was ridden handier at Newbury which resulted in mare emptying out and finishing race fairly distressed; he added that mare raced keenly throughout and that as he began to make up ground turning into home straight - he heard mare make a respiratory noise; he continued that being mindful that it was mare's first run over hurdles - he wanted to ensure she finished her race more positively and therefore focused on keeping the bit up in her mouth - being patient and riding her up straight to hit the line; he reported that he was happy with mare's run as she had finished her race strongly today; both trainer and trainer's rep confirmed instructions and were satisfied ride accorded with those instructions.40-day ban: schoolong in public)(op 7/2 tchd 11/2)
3rd 3 Inside I'm Dancin (GB) 5 G Poor
Sheila Lewis 157 lbs 40/1 4.75 Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 1st - mistake 3rd - mistake 2 out - soon no chance with winner - mistake last - no extra and lost second run-in(op 33/1)
4th 7 Coin Basket (IRE) 7 M Poor
Harriet Dickin 147 lbs 11/1 2 Prominent - awkward jump 1st - led after 2nd - not fluent and headed 4 out - lost third then mistake last - no extra run-in(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 6 The Northernlights (IRE) 5 G Poor
Georgina Nicholls 157 lbs 15/2 2.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway when not fluent 3 out - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - jumped right last - kept on(op 6/1)
6th 4 Meraki Mist (FR) 6 G Poor
Simon Earle 157 lbs 80/1 7.5 Always behind(op 66/1)
7th 9 Golden Millie (GB) N/A Poor
Simon Earle 150 lbs 9/1 4.75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway before 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/1)
8th 2 Fort Lauderdale (IRE) 5 G Poor
Charlie Longsdon 157 lbs 50/1 1.25 Prominent - mistake 2nd - lost position home turn - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
9th 1 Admiral Fitz (IRE) 7 G Poor
Harriet Dickin 157 lbs 200/1 4.75 Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 150/1)
10th 8 Far Away West (IRE) 5 M Poor
Daisy Hitchins 150 lbs 150/1 65 Took keen hold - always behind - tailed off(op 125/1)