Norfolk's Finest Drinkers Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Be My Sea (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 164 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Chased leaders - effort under pressure after 2 out - led last - held on well final 100yds - ridden out(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | McCrackens Gate (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Colm McCormack
(3)lbs
|
Justin Landy | 149 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Well in touch in midfield - effort after 3 out - driven between last 2 - went 2nd and pressing winner soon after last - kept on but held final 100yds(op 6/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Cougar Kid (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Miss Brodie Hampson
(3)lbs
|
John O'Shea | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 3.75 | Jumped left at times - held up in rear - mistake 4th - headway to press leaders and mistake 9th - led next - headed 3 out - still every chance and ridden to lead bend approaching last - headed and mistake last - lost 2nd - edged left and weakened final 150yds(op 16/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Perfect Moment (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Roberts | 166 lbs | 9/4F | 3 | Tracked leaders until joined leader after 10th - led 3 out - ridden and headed bend approaching last - no extra and weakened flat(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Caro Des Flos (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Julian Smith | 165 lbs | 8/1 | 15 | Took keen hold - held up in touch in rear of main group - close 6th and mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Somekindofstar (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Maxime Tissier
(5)lbs
|
Lucy Wadham | 163 lbs | 8/1 | 4 | Held up in touch in rear of main group - closed 3 out - weakened under pressure between last 2(op 6/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Moroval (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Ben Hicks
(7)lbs
|
Tracey Leeson | 141 lbs | 28/1 | 6 | Ran in snatches - chased leader until 10th - soon dropped to rear and well beaten next (vet said gelding lostright-fore shoe)(op 25/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Fawsley Spirit (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Luca Morgan
(7)lbs
|
Ben Pauling | 157 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | Led - not fluent 1st - headed 10th - dropped to rear and beaten when mistake next - weakened(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) |
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