Berry Bros & Rudd 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle 2m 5f
- (5yo+, 2m 5f, Class 4, 13 runners)
- Winner £2,602 2nd £764 3rd £382 4th £191
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 12.90s
- Off time: 14:55:43
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 Handy Andy (IRE) | C L Tizzard | 5 | 10-12 | J Tizzard | 11/1 | |
| SP 11/1 Held up towards rear on outside, headway after 7th, went 2nd, led narrowly before last, stayed on strongly to draw clear final 150 yards opened 7/1 | |||||||
| 2nd | 3¾ | 2 Our Father (IRE) | D Pipe | 5 | 11-4 | T J Murphy | 11/10f |
| SP 11/10f Always prominent, not fluent 3 out, led before next, headed narrowly approaching last, stayed on, no impression on winner final 150 yards opened 6/4 £1750-£1000 £1400-£800(x4) £700-£400(x2) £1875-£1500 £2660-£1400 £550-£400 £750-£600 £500-£400 | |||||||
| 3rd | 6 | 13 Victoria Rose (IRE) | S C Burrough | 6 | 10-5 | Nathan Sweeney (7) | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Led until 1st, led after 3rd until next and again from 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, 3rd and beaten last, stayed on same pace opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 16 | 12 The White Admiral (IRE) | N J Henderson | 6 | 10-12 | B J Geraghty | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 In touch, not much room 1st, pushed along after 7th, well held approaching 3 out opened 25/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 3¼ | 6 Good Order | T R George | 6 | 10-12 | P J Brennan | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up in rear, no impression 3 out, never in contention | |||||||
| 6th | ½ | 8 Lariat Sam (IRE) | A King | 6 | 10-12 | S Thomas | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden after 5th, well behind approaching 3 out, stayed on steadily, never nearer | |||||||
| 7th | 11 | 5 Forlovenormoney (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 7 | 10-12 | D Jacob | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 1¼ | 3 Abitofargybargy (IRE) | R J Price | 9 | 10-12 | L Treadwell (3) | 250/1 |
| SP 250/1 Took keen hold, led 1st until after 3rd, led 4th until next, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 3 out | |||||||
| 9th | ½ | 9 Our Golden Boy (IRE) | M D I Usher | 5 | 10-12 | J M Davies | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, mistake next, jumped right and weakened 3 out | |||||||
| 10th | 24 | 10 Prominent Hill (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 6 | 10-12 t1 | R Johnson | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Mid-division on outside, lost place 5th, not fluent next, mistake and well beaten 7th, tailed off opened 40/1 | |||||||
| PU | 4 Dixie Bull (IRE) | C R Egerton | 6 | 10-12 | A P McCoy | 4/1 | |
| SP 4/1 Tracked leaders, jumped left and inclined to hang left, blundered 7th, soon lost place and eased, pulled up before 3 out £1800-£400 | |||||||
| F | 1 Soir D'estruval (FR) | A King | 5 | 11-8 | W Hutchinson | 13/2 | |
| SP 13/2 Held up on inside towards rear, headway 4th, edged right and ridden after 3 out, 4th and weakening when fell last £4000-£500 | |||||||
| UR | 11 Shrewd Investment | A King | 5 | 10-12 | Gerard Tumelty | 50/1 | |
| SP 50/1 Held up towards, mistake 7th, 7th and no impression after 3 out, blundered and unseated rider 2 out opened 40/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £8.10 Tote Place £2.10 £1.10 £2.50 Straight Forecast £23.97 Exacta £30.10 Swingers 1&2 £5.50, 2&3 £3.50, 1&3 £10.00
Jackpot £82,709.33 carried forward to Newbury, 5th Mar
Placepot £183.80, Pool: £93752.85, 372.25 winning tickets
Quadpot £22.40, Pool: £8868.31, 292.3 winning tickets