Let's Talk Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Knight Commander (GB) | N/A | Elite |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Sheila Lewis | 152 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Midfield - tracked leaders 7th - led going easily after 2 out - shaken up and 6 lengths ahead last - kept on strongly(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | |
| 2nd | 14 | Easkey Lad (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Dai Burchell | 154 lbs | 100/30F | 12 | Held up in rear - headway 7th - ridden and chased leaders after 3 out - outpaced when jockey dropped whip approaching last - went modest second run-in - no match for winner(op 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Arty Campbell (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Robert Williams
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - headway after 6th - chased leaders and not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and outpaced - went modest third run-in(op 11/2) | |
| 4th | 5 | Agincourt Reef (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Roger Teal | 160 lbs | 20/1 | 1.75 | Midfield until headway 4th - tracked leader 5th - lost second 3 out - rallied and led 2 out - soon ridden and headed - weakened and lost second run-in(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Flintara (GB) | 10 M | AVG | Richard J Bandey | 158 lbs | 50/1 | 6.5 | Led until headed 2 out - soon ridden and weakened gradually(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Blunder Buss (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Tim Vaughan | 157 lbs | 8/1 | 1 | Towards rear - some headway and going okay after 3 out - jumped left and reminder 2 out - soon shaken up - kept on run-in - never on terms - eyecatcher(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Memphis Bleek (GB) | N/A | Poor | Alastair Ralph | 162 lbs | 6/1 | 19 | Tracked leaders - disputing second 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Black Lightning (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(5)lbs
|
Georgie Howell | 154 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | Chased leaders until ridden and lost position 7th - weakened after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Mackie Dee (IRE) | 13 G | Poor |
Philip Armson
(7)lbs
|
Richard Armson | 150 lbs | 80/1 | 1 | Always towards rear - ridden 3 out - soon weakened(op 66/1) | |
| 99th | 6 | Remember The Man (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Neil King | 160 lbs | 4/1 | - | Took keen hold - chased leaders - badly hampered and lost position after 3 out - soon in rear - well behind when pulled up before last | ||
| 99th | 1 | Seasearch (GB) | N/A | Poor | Carroll Gray | 162 lbs | 66/1 | - | Tracked leader until lost second 5th - ridden and weakened quickly 6th - behind when pulled up before 7th(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 13 | Magic Shuffle (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Sean Curran | 154 lbs | 18/1 | - | Towards rear - ridden 6th - lost touch 3 out - pulled up before 2 out - finished lame (vet said gelding finished lame on its right-fore)(op 12/1) |
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