Southwell Races
Southwell
16:15
Heb Group 'The Power Behind Everyday' Maiden Hurdle (Arc Summer Novices Brush Hurdle Series) (GBB)
Southwell
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2025
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.40
Place: £2 £1.40 £2.10
Exacta: £21.30
Trifecta: £122.60
Non-Runners: Jumper Watt (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Banderas (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Sam England | 158 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - smooth headway 3 out - led home turn - good jump 2 out - pushed along when not fluent last - kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 15/2 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Betty's Tiara (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Ben Pauling | 151 lbs | 11/4J | 4.75 | Prominent - bit short of room and outpaced after 3 out - rallied and chased clear leader before 2 out - not fluent last - no match for winner(op 13/8) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Little Dipper (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Mel Rowley | 158 lbs | 13/2 | 10 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 9th - lost position with one circuit to go - rallied 3 out - went third 2 out - outpaced approaching last - no match for first two(op 16/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Final Straw (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 11/4J | 1.25 | Held up in rear - niggled along 5th - outpaced 9th - kept on from 2 out - went fourth towards finish - better for race (jockey said gelding ran green and hung left-handed)(op 18/5) | ||
| 5th | 1 | At Mangan Bridge (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Stuart Edmunds | 158 lbs | 25/1 | .75 | Towards rear - outpaced 3 out - kept on from 2 out(op 33/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Tree Top Tyson (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Patrick Neville | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - outpaced and lost position gradually before 2 out - weakened and lost two places final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Sea Thrift (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Robbie David
(7)lbs
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Daisy Hitchins | 144 lbs | 150/1 | 12 | Held up in rear - outpaced 9th - always behind (jockey said mare hung left-handed)(op 125/1 tchd 250/1) | |
| 99th | 4 | Ilestdancingspirit (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Jonjo & A J O'Neill | 158 lbs | 5/1 | - | Led - headed home turn - soon weakening - pecked on landing 2 out - lost touch and pulled up approaching last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report)(op 7/2) |