Hereford
15:00
Hereford Countryside Raceday This Sunday Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
Hereford Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £1.70 £4.10 £2 Exacta: £89.30 Tricast: £555.09 Trifecta: £669.40
Non-Runners: Another Lord (unsuitable ground), Buck Of Maine (unsuitable ground), Ceejaybe (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Shillanavogy (IRE) 6 G AVG Warren Greatrex 155 lbs 4/1 Won In touch with leaders - switched right after 2 out - led on inner home turn - pushed along when good jump last - ridden and kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 9/2)
2nd 8 Ionity (FR) 5 G AVG Evan Williams 154 lbs 25/1 6 Pressed leader - briefly led 2nd - led again when bumped 4th - headed 3 out - pushed along and briefly led after 2 out - outpaced when not fluent last - weakened gradually run-in - no match for winner(op 22/1)
3rd 12 Whynotnowroy (IRE) 6 G Poor Keiran Burke 148 lbs 11/2 1.75 Held up in rear - good headway 6th - pressed leader going easily 7th - led when hit 3 out - headed after 2 out - outpaced home turn - kept on but no impression run-in(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
4th 10 Silver Atom (IRE) 5 G Poor Archie Watson 147 lbs 5/1 1 Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - outpaced but went fourth home turn - kept on run-in - never dangerous(op 11/2)
5th 1 Black Occ (IRE) 5 G Poor Sheila Lewis 161 lbs 17/2 0.2 Prominent - pressed leader when edged right and bumped rival 4th - lost position 7th - outpaced 2 out - kept on run-in - no impression(tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)
6th 2 Crystal Mer (GB) 6 G AVG Paul Webber 163 lbs 17/2 14 In touch with leaders - headway 6th - mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened quickly approaching last(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
7th 4 Princess Of Mercia (GB) 7 M Poor Michael Scudamore 159 lbs 100/1 19 Held up in rear - brief headway 3 out - outpaced 2 out - soon hung badly left and weakened - tailed off(op 80/1)
8th 13 Sally's Girl (GB) 7 M Poor Julian Smith 145 lbs 150/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to rear 5th - hampered by faller 6th - detached when jumped left 3 out - tailed off(op 80/1)
99th 5 Rocky Hill (GB) 7 G AVG Tom Lacey 158 lbs 15/8F - Led - not fluent 1st - mistake and briefly headed 2nd - headed and lost position 4th - soon ridden - in touch with leaders but pushed along when mistake and fell 6th(op 7/4 tchd 2/1)
99th 11 Minella Majestic (IRE) 9 G Poor Andy Irvine 147 lbs 33/1 - Raced wide - towards rear - hampered by faller 6th - weakened quickly 2 out - pulled up approaching last(tchd 40/1)