Hereford Races
Hereford
14:57
Horse Racing On Another Planet Podcast Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Hereford
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20
Place: £1.20 £2.60
Exacta: £7.50
Trifecta: £23.70
Non-Runners: River Of Joy (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Politacus (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 168 lbs | 6/5F | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - steady headway 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - led and ridden when hung left on turn before last - kept on well final 110yds(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Mistral Milly (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Emma Lavelle | 166 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway and prominent halfway - pressed leader 4 out - lost second when not fluent and outpaced 2 out - rallied and went second again last - kept on(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Spring Gale (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Henry Daly | 167 lbs | 9/2 | 1.75 | Jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly - headed on turn before last - lost second and no extra last(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Marmalade Time (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Mel Rowley | 167 lbs | 9/2 | 19 | Pressed leader - lost two places 4 out - jumped left 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Chase Park (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 18 | Raced in last throughout - tailed off | ||
| 99th | 2 | Queshi Bridge (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Alastair Ralph | 167 lbs | 8/1 | - | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders 1st - mistake and unseated 1st |