John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 1, 9 runners)
- Winner £34,206
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 52.40s
- Off time: 13:45:35
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 Peddlers Cross (IRE) | D McCain Jnr | 5 | 11-4 | J M Maguire | 5/4f | |
| SP 5/4f Tracked leaders and keen, led approaching 2 out, not fluent last, ridden flat, kept on well opened 6/5 £5500-£4000 £1100-£800(x5) £10000-£8000 £5000-£4000(x2) £2500-£2000(x2) £1250-£1000(x3) £1000-£800(x2) £750-£600 £500-£400(x3) | |||||||
| 2nd | 2 | 2 Duke Of Lucca (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 5 | 11-4 | R Johnson | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Held up towards rear, making headway when hampered 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on towards finish opened 8/1 touched 13/2 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2¾ | 5 Najaf (FR) | P F Nicholls | 5 | 11-4 | R Walsh | 4/1 |
| SP 4/1 In touch, outpaced 7th, pushed along and hit 3 out, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on to take 3rd flat opened 9/2 £2500-£500 £2250-£500 | |||||||
| 4th | 7 | 1 Bygones of Brid (IRE) | Karen Mclintock | 7 | 11-4 | G Lee | 15/2 |
| SP 15/2 Led, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last opened 8/1 | |||||||
| 5th | ¾ | 7 Sleepy Hollow | H Morrison | 5 | 11-4 | D C Costello | 18/1 |
| SP 18/1 Tracked leader and keen, not fluent 5th, challenged 3 out, mistake next, soon weakened opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 6th | nse | 4 Lucky William (IRE) | T Cooper | 6 | 11-4 | D J Casey | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Held up towards rear, hampered 3 out, headway 2 out, ridden approaching last, no extra flat | |||||||
| 7th | 10 | 9 Vino Griego (FR) | G L Moore | 5 | 11-4 | J E Moore | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Mid-division, headway 7th, disputing 3rd when blundered badly 3 out, soon weakened opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 16 | 8 Solway Sam | Miss L Harrison | 7 | 11-4 | R McGrath | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened | |||||||
| 9th | dist | 3 J'Adhere (FR) | Tim Vaughan | 5 | 11-4 | R J Killoran | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up towards rear and keen, headway 5th, mistake 7th, soon lost place opened 66/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.30 Tote Place £1.10 £1.90 £1.80 Straight Forecast £10.71 Exacta £8.20 Trifecta £32.20 Swingers 1&2 £3.40, 2&3 £4.20, 1&3 £1.80
Jackpot £56,151.60, Pool: £79086.78, 1.0 winning tickets
Placepot £90.80, Pool: £445195.47, 3577.02 winning tickets
Quadpot £67.40, Pool: £20794.49, 228.02 winning tickets