Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Strackan (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 154 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Led narrowly or disputed lead - nudged along and led 4 out - went clear before last - eased towards finish(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Schalke (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Ben Smith
(7)lbs
|
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 147 lbs | 6/1 | 4.5 | Held up in rear - mistake 4th - steady headway before 3 out - disputing second run-in - kept on well(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Plaisir Des Flos (FR) | 6 G | Good |
Jack Hogan
(3)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 165 lbs | 11/4F | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 1st - not fluent 3rd - headway into midfield 7th - went third before 2 out - disputing second run-in - no extra final strides(op 3/1 tchd 16/5) | |
| 4th | 5 | Thanksforthehelp (FR) | 7 G | AVG | David Pipe | 164 lbs | 100/30 | 3.5 | Prominent - raced in second going okay when mistake 2 out - jumped left last - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | El Granjero (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 166 lbs | 10/1 | 11 | Held up in rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders 7th - weakened before last(op 12/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Captain Potter (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
Charlie Maggs
(7)lbs
|
Brian Ellison | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 11 | In touch with leaders - hit 1st - headway before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 40/1) | |
| 7th | 2 | Mahland (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Mel Rowley | 167 lbs | 8/1 | 18 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - weakened before 3 out(op 7/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Neo King (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Isabel Williams
(3)lbs
|
Evan Williams | 151 lbs | 22/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened before 4 out(op 12/1) | |
| 9th | 4 | Astronomic View (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Sue Gardner | 165 lbs | 14/1 | 11 | Taken down early - never better than midfield(op 11/1) |
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