Tattersalls Cheltenham Supporting Breeders' Day "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Castle Ivers (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 5/6F | Won | In touch with leaders - smooth headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon switched left and pressed leader - ridden and clear with one other approaching last - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(op 10/11) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Don't Mind If I Do (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Alan King | 156 lbs | 100/30 | .5 | In touch with leaders - smooth headway after 3 out - led 2 out - went clear with winner approaching last - edged right run-in - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Aviation (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 11 | Led - briefly headed 3 out - headed 2 out - outpaced when not fluent last - no match for first two(op 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Dangerous Touch (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 3 | In touch with leaders - briefly went third 3 out - outpaced approaching last - weakened final 110yds(op 66/1) | ||
| 5th | 12 | Lanesborough (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 156 lbs | 4/1 | 11 | Pressed leader - mistake and swerved left 4th - mistake and lost position 5th - rallied after 3 out - weakened quickly approaching last(op 9/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Seek Him There (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Case | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 10 | Prominent - dropped to midfield 4th - weakened gradually after 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Klic Boum (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 156 lbs | 250/1 | .5 | Midfield - outpaced 5th - reminder 3 out - tenderly handled from 2 out - kept on approaching last - never on terms (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to drop in towards rear with the intention of finishing strongly; having jumped well over first few hurdles - gelding was flat out as field progressed down the hill and into back straight - unable to make any ground on those in front; having jumped the third last he used his whip on one occasion and gelding began to hang right-handed and continued to do so up home straight; when questioned on his inactivity from turning in - he said this was down to gelding hanging; trainer's rep was unaware of the instructions which had been given by the trainer over the phone and had no further opinion to offer; jockey said he had spoken to trainer over the phone after the race and trainer was satisfied with ride - adding that the focus was on finishing his race strongly but having gone through gelding's previous runs with rider - there appeared to be little difference in tactics and/or riding - who despite already running the required three times over hurdles as stated in paragraph 13 of the 'Weights and Handicapping Code' - had not been allocated a handicap mark)(op 200/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Beaufort Breeze (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | D J Jeffreys | 156 lbs | 150/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - outpaced 5th - no impression(op 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Jumbo Mills (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - outpaced 5th - no impression(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 15 | Polly Pi (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Evan Williams | 149 lbs | 200/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - outpaced 5th - no impression(op 125/1 tchd 250/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Granemore Road (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - pressed leader 5th - briefly led 3 out - hung left and lost position before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 66/1) | ||
| 12th | 16 | Runaway Bride (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | David Dennis | 149 lbs | 250/1 | 11 | Held up in rear - outpaced 5th - always behind | ||
| 13th | 3 | Call Your Bluff (GB) | 5 G | Poor | T Ellis | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - outpaced 5th - always behind(op 66/1) | ||
| 14th | 13 | Out Out (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
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Dan Skelton | 153 lbs | 25/1 | 10 | Midfield - outpaced 5th - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 22/1 and 33/1) | |
| 15th | 9 | Jafimgoso (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - outpaced 5th - lost touch 2 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 16th | 6 | Diskatek (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Mel Rowley | 156 lbs | 18/1 | 14 | Pulled hard - raced wide - held up in rear - mistake 2nd - not fluent 3rd - outpaced 5th - mistake 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) |
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