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attheraces.com/marketmovers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Newcastle Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £29.40 Place: £3.70 £1.10 £1.50 Exacta: £80.40 Trifecta: £227.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 The Gray Ghost (IRE) 6 G AVG
Robbie Llewellyn 164 lbs 28/1 Won In rear - steady headway from 4 out - went second 2 out - challenging approaching last - led final 110yds - kept on well towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
2nd 4 Juventus De Brion (FR) 5 G Poor
Dan Skelton 164 lbs 4/9F 2 Prominent - disputed lead before 3 out - led 3 out - hung left and faced challenge approaching last - hung left and headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(tchd 1/2)
3rd 1 Benmore (IRE) 5 G AVG
L J Morgan 164 lbs 5/1 5.5 Led narrowly or disputed lead - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3rd - not fluent and headed 3 out - lost second then no extra from 2 out(op 11/2)
4th 7 Norah's Legacy (IRE) 5 G Poor
Philip Kirby 161 lbs 33/1 6.5 In touch with leaders - outpaced 4 out - rallied and disputing third 3 out - no extra when hit 2 out(tchd 40/1)
5th 6 Miami Steve (IRE) 5 G Poor
Donald McCain 164 lbs 14/1 .75 In touch with leaders - prominent before 5th - outpaced 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon no chance(tchd 16/1)
6th 5 King Of Answers (IRE) 6 G AVG
Lucinda Russell 164 lbs 10/1 4.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
7th 2 French Emperor (FR) 4 G Good
Nicky Martin 164 lbs 6/1 1.75 Led narrowly or disputed lead - weakened just before 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 5/1)
8th 10 Worth The Walk (IRE) 7 M Poor
Micky Hammond 157 lbs 125/1 17 In rear throughout(op 66/1 tchd 150/1)
99th 9 Alltheroadrunning (GB) 7 M Poor
James Ewart 157 lbs 150/1 - In rear - fell 5th - fatally injured(op 100/1)
99th 3 Frontier Force (GB) 5 G Poor
Peter Niven 161 lbs 300/1 - In touch with leaders - towards rear 2nd - reminder after 4th - badly hampered by faller 5th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by a faller at 1st hurdle in back straight - causing him to pull gelding up)(op 150/1)