Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 22nd June Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Hazy Dream (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Joe Tickle | 142 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Prominent early - raced in last but in touch with leaders after 2nd - headway after 8th - led 2 out - kept on well - ridden out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Pentire Head (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Freddie Gingell
(5)lbs
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Paul Nicholls | 163 lbs | 6/5F | 6.5 | Took keen hold early - raced in second - led after 3 out - headed 2 out - kept on but no match for winner (vet said gelding showed signs of post-race ataxia)(op 11/10 tchd Evens and tchd 5/4) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Illogical Logic (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 33 | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Technology (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Alan King | 164 lbs | 9/1 | 7 | Set good pace - hung left from 8th - headed after 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Sparkling Duke (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 165 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Prominent early - dropped to last when not fluent 3rd - struggling 6th - detached from 8th - tailed off(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Nordic Storm (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 157 lbs | 4/1 | 21 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - struggling after 7th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 9/2) |
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