Newton Abbot Races
14:28
Weatherbys e-Passport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Metier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 152 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Tracked leaders - went second 4th - led and pecked on landing 5th - clear from 2 out - comfortably(op 10/3and tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Oneupmanship (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Jack R Barber | 152 lbs | 11/4 | 10 | Midfield - headway after 5th - went second home turn - soon ridden - kept on but held from 2 out(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Gold Link (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 152 lbs | 9/2 | 34 | Midfield - not fluent 4th - went second back straight - ridden and lost second home turn - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Majestic Merlin (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Sean Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Philip Hobbs | 149 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Led - tracked leader when headed 2nd - lost second after 5th - soon ridden - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 12/1 and tchd 14/1) | |
| 5th | 3 | Hatchet Jack (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Paul Henderson | 152 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | Held up in rear - struggling after 4th - never on terms - tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Wavering Down (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Rex Dingle
(3)lbs
|
Jeremy Scott | 149 lbs | 14/1 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - ridden after 5th - never on terms - tailed off (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Tarrona (GB) | N/A | Poor | Alan Phillips | 152 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | Tracked leaders - ridden after 5th - weakened home turn - tailed off(tchd 40/1 and tchd 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Fs Lola (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 145 lbs | 200/1 | 31 | Midfield - hampered 1st - headway to lead 2nd - headed 5th - weakened home turn - tailed off (jockey said mare ran too free)(op 150/1 tchd 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Istorius (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Venetia Williams | 152 lbs | 8/1 | 6.5 | Always towards rear - tailed off(op 9/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Sinistry (GB) | N/A | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 145 lbs | 200/1 | 19 | Midfield - ridden after 5th - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Willies Dream (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Tom Cheesman
(5)lbs
|
Richard Hawker | 147 lbs | 150/1 | - | Midfield - ridden and weakened after 5th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 125/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Antidote (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 152 lbs | 33/1 | - | Prominent - tracked leaders after 2nd - ridden after 5th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as heavy on this occasion - and would prefer a faster surface)(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Dr Jane (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Robert Walford | 145 lbs | 300/1 | - | In touch with leaders - slow jump and dropped to midfield 1st - weakened after 5th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 200/1) |