Bob Walker The Bookies' Friend Novices' Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f
- (4yo+, 2m 3f, Class 4, 15 runners)
- Winner £3,252
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 31.80s
- Off time: 16:00:08
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 Mollys Garden (IRE) | C E Longsdon | 6 | 11-5 | S E Durack | 10/1 | |
| SP 10/1 Held up, headway approaching last, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden out opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 2nd | 1¾ | 3 Blazing Desert | A King | 5 | 11-9 | R Thornton | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Towards rear, headway approaching last, kept on to take 2nd close home opened 14/1 £2400-£150 | |||||||
| 3rd | 1¼ | 14 Petrus De Sormain (FR) | H J Evans | 6 | 11-2 | D R Dennis | 18/1 |
| SP 18/1 Towards rear, headway approaching last, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra opened 20/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 3 | 13 Bring It On Home | G L Moore | 5 | 11-4 b | J E Moore | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Tracked leaders, led after last, headed approaching 3f out opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 9 | 1 Prince des Marais (FR) | Mrs Caroline Bailey | 6 | 11-12 | A Thornton | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Pulled hard, soon prominent, mistake 3rd, ridden and weakened 3f out | |||||||
| 6th | nk | 6 Istron Bay | R Lee | 7 | 11-7 | C Poste (3) | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Held up mid-division, headway 2 out, led 5f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out opened 20/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 8 | 8 Transvestite (IRE) | Miss Tor Sturgis | 7 | 11-6 | A P McCoy | 9/4f |
| SP 9/4f Towards rear, headway approaching last, held final 4f opened 3/1 £1100-£400(x3) £2000-£800(x2) £1000-£400(x3) | |||||||
| 8th | 2¼ | 9 Santarctique (FR) | B G Powell | 5 | 11-5 | R P Mclernon (5) | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out opened 22/1 | |||||||
| 9th | ¾ | 7 Haldibari (IRE) | S Lycett | 5 | 11-7 | K Mercer | 9/1 |
| SP 9/1 Led 1st, headed soon after, weakened approaching last | |||||||
| 10th | 6 | 12 Inchloch | Miss C Dyson | 7 | 11-4 | J M Davies | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 In touch, weakened 2f out | |||||||
| 11th | 1 | 15 Zelos (IRE) | D G Bridgwater | 5 | 11-2 | W Marston | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Always in rear opened 80/1 | |||||||
| 12th | 2¾ | 4 Milan Deux Mille (FR) | D Pipe | 7 | 11-8 t | T Scudamore | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Led after 1st, headed approaching last, soon weakened opened 8/1 touched 13/2 | |||||||
| 13th | ¾ | 2 Katalak (IRE) | J A T de Giles | 6 | 11-12 | Felix De Giles (3) | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up, hampered after 4th, never dangerous | |||||||
| PU | 5 Archie Gunn | R J Hodges | 7 | 11-8 | T J Murphy | 9/2 | |
| SP 9/2 Tracked leaders, pulled up after 4th £1750-£350 | |||||||
| F | 11 Farmers Cross (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 5 | 11-5 | R Johnson | 10/1 | |
| SP 10/1 Fell 1st opened 9/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £13.50 Tote Place £3.50 £4.80 £5.50 Straight Forecast £149.64 Exacta £185.30 Swingers 1&2 £23.90, 2&3 £34.80, 1&3 £24.70
Jackpot £37,611.77 carried forward to Exeter, 3rd Mar
Placepot £1,085.80, Pool: £86139.33, 57.91 winning tickets
Quadpot £365.00, Pool: £4982.64, 10.1 winning tickets