Safe Journey Home Maiden Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Manamite (FR) | N/A | Good | Ben Haslam | 154 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Held up on outside - steady headway before 2 out - pressed leader before last - challenged and ridden run-in - kept on to lead towards finish (trainer said - as to the apparent improvement in form - the gelding has regained its confidence having suffered from a fibrillating heart previously)(op 11/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Mountain Hawk (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tim Easterby | 154 lbs | 4/1 | 0.2 | Pressed leader - ridden to lead between last 2 - ridden and hard pressed run-in - kept on - headed close home(op 5/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Lost Frequency (GB) | N/A | Poor |
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Lucinda Russell | 147 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | In touch - steady headway when not fluent 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last(op 16/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 4th | 6 | Sporting Press (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 154 lbs | 8/11F | 18 | Led at modest gallop - ridden and headed between last 2 - soon weakened (vet reported the gelding lost its left fore shoe)(op 4/6 tchd 8/13 and tchd 5/6) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Skyhill (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Alison Hamilton | 154 lbs | 10/1 | 9 | Held up in touch - outpaced after 3 out (usual 4 out) - driven and weakened from next (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the heavy - soft in places ground on this occasion and would prefer a sounder surface)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Dark Ruler (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jason Ward | 154 lbs | 9/2 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 1st - hit 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakened before 2 out - pulled up before last(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) |
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