Bangor-on-Dee
15:00
Field & Falcon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
Bangor-on-Dee Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50 Place: £1.60 £1.20 £7.30 Exacta: £26.30 Trifecta: £605.10
Non-Runners: Winchmore Hill (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Gentleman Bill (IRE) 7 G Good Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154 lbs 13/2 Won Prominent - pressed leader when not fluent 3 out - challenging 2 out - 1 length down when left in lead but slightly hampered last - sustained duel with runner-up final 110yds - just did enough(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
2nd 7 I'm A Lumberjack (GB) 6 G AVG Alan King 154 lbs 9/4 0.1 Took keen hold - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - went third 6th - prominent behind clear leaders before 2 out - switched right and keeping on when left in second last - sustained duel with winner final 110yds - just held(tchd 11/4)
3rd 8 Kadjar Des Mottes (FR) 4 G Poor Donald McCain 154 lbs 40/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - outpaced 3 out - rallying when mistake and left in third last - soon hampered - no match for first two (jockey said gelding lost left-hind shoe)(op 66/1)
4th 10 Royal King (FR) 5 G Poor T Ellis 151 lbs 8/1 9 Towards rear - some headway when not fluent 6th - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 3 out - soon no chance - left in modest fourth last (jockey said gelding made a jumping error at 3rd last hurdle)(op 18/1)
5th 6 Gwennie May Star (FR) 4 G AVG Dan Skelton 154 lbs 40/1 31 In rear - struggling when not fluent 6th - tailed off from 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
6th 1 Badbury Rings (GB) 6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 200/1 .5 Midfield early - towards rear 3rd - struggling from 6th - tailed off from 3 out(op 100/1)
7th 2 Dangerous Touch (IRE) 6 G AVG Olly Murphy 154 lbs 28/1 7 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - not fluent 2nd - tailed off from 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 5 Good Company (GB) 5 G Poor Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 154 lbs 125/1 - Unseated rider on way to start - towards rear - not fluent 5th - outpaced 6th - rallied and some headway from 3 out - no chance when stumbled and fell after 2 out(op 66/1)
99th 9 Oh My Johnny (IRE) 4 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 154 lbs 11/2 - Led - jumped right 2nd - clear with one other but faced challenge 2 out - 1 length ahead and going best when fell last(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
99th 3 Doctor Kildare (FR) 4 G Good Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 13/8F - Prominent - awkward jump 1st - lost ground quickly before 5th - soon dropped to rear - pulled up quickly after 6th (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 15/8)