Happy 70th Birthday Mike Howard Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f
- (4yo+, 2m 1f, Class 4, 10 runners)
- Winner £3,080 2nd £898 3rd £449
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 3m 56.50s
- Off time: 16:11:39
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 Changing The Guard | Dr R D P Newland | 6 | 11-12 pt | T J O'Brien | 9/4f | |
| SP 9/4f Chased leading pair, went 2nd after 3 out, led last, quickened clear opened 5/2 | |||||||
| 2nd | 2½ | 1 First Beauty (IRE) | J L Flint | 8 | 11-12 b | Thomas Flint (7) | 9/2 |
| SP 9/2 Chased leader, upsides from 3rd, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, kept on same pace flat opened 4/1 touched 5/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | 8 | 12 Home Run (GER) | D Pipe | 4 | 10-0 p | C O'Farrell | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Held up towards rear, headway to 4th at 5th, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace and no chance with leading duo opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 10 | 8 Bernisdale | J L Flint | 4 | 10-13 | Donal Fahy | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Prominent until mistake and dropped to 4th place 1st, mistake next, slow 5th, stayed on same pace from next opened 15/2 touched 13/2 | |||||||
| 5th | 11 | 6 Erdeli (IRE) | Tim Vaughan | 8 | 11-5 pt | R Johnson | 17/2 |
| SP 17/2 Off the pace in 5th, reminders after 4th, struggling next, never involved opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 7 | 4 Businessmoney Judi | D Pipe | 6 | 11-11 pt | T Scudamore | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened soon after opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 6 | 2 Amuse Me | Jonjo O'Neill | 6 | 11-12 | A P McCoy | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Off the pace in 7th, never on terms, tailed off opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 3¾ | 7 Dancewiththedevil (IRE) | B J Llewellyn | 11 | 11-4 t | Robert Williams (7) | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Always towards rear, tailed off opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 4½ | 5 Vertige Dore (FR) | D Pipe | 7 | 11-7 p | T J Murphy | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Always towards rear, struggling before 5th, tailed off opened 9/1 | |||||||
| 10th | 26 | 9 Theroadtogorey (IRE) | K Burke | 6 | 10-9 | Nick Scholfield | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Always in rear, pushed along after 4th, soon struggling, tailed off | |||||||
| NR | 10 San Marino (FR) | M J Coombe | 9 | 10-8 | D Elsworth | ||
| NR | 11 Sarenice (FR) | J D Frost | 6 | 10-6 | Hadden Frost | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £4.50 Tote Place £1.20 £1.90 £3.50 Straight Forecast £13.15 Exacta £13.50 Swingers 1&2 £3.60, 2&3 £9.30, 1&3 £7.10
Placepot £524.80, Pool: £62650.61, 87.14 winning tickets
Quadpot £107.10, Pool: £4603.14, 31.8 winning tickets