Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle 3m
- (4yo+, 3m, Class 1, 17 runners)
- Winner £57,010
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 59.90s
- Off time: 14:40:14
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 Weapon's Amnesty (IRE) | C Byrnes | 6 | 11-7 | D N Russell | 8/1 | |
| SP 8/1 Always in touch, not fluent 5th, tracking leaders 2 out, led last, ridden flat, idled final 100 yards, soon pressed, pulled out extra final strides opened 9/1 £5000-£600 £5000-£600 £16000-£2000 £8000-£1000 £8000-£1000(x2) | |||||||
| 2nd | ½ | 12 Pride of Dulcote (FR) | P F Nicholls | 6 | 11-7 | R Walsh | 3/1f |
| SP 3/1f Always prominent, not fluent 7th, led after 3 out, hung left when headed and mistake last, given every chance when winner idled final 100 yards, held final strides £6000-£2000(x2) £3000-£1000(x5) £2400-£800 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2 | 13 The Midnight Club (IRE) | W P Mullins | 8 | 11-7 | Emmet Mullins | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 In rear, headway after 3 out, outpaced and hanging left before last, kept on to go 3rd flat, not troubled front pair opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 5 | 9 On Raglan Road (IRE) | J Howard Johnson | 6 | 11-7 | D F O'Regan | 9/1 |
| SP 9/1 In touch, challenging after 2 out, 3rd when jumped left and hit last, one pace flat opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 3 | 4 Cape Tribulation | J M Jefferson | 5 | 11-7 | P Kinsella | 4/1 |
| SP 4/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, challenging before last, soon slightly checked, weakened flat opened 10/3 £8000-£2000 £4000-£1000(x4) £2000-£500(x4) £1750-£500(x2) | |||||||
| 6th | 5 | 8 Midnight Sail | A King | 6 | 11-7 | W Hutchinson | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden and chasing leaders from 2 out, weakened from last | |||||||
| 7th | 10 | 3 Browns Baily (IRE) | M F Morris | 7 | 11-7 | N P Madden | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Held up towards rear, mistake 6th, headway when hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last opened 12/1 £12000-£1000 | |||||||
| 8th | 2¼ | 14 Thetwincamdrift (IRE) | A King | 7 | 11-7 | R Thornton | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Held up rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last | |||||||
| 9th | dist | 10 On The Way Out (IRE) | J E Kiely | 6 | 11-7 | T Doyle | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Held up towards rear, hit 8th, no chance when mistake 2 out, tailed off opened 25/1 | |||||||
| 10th | 5 | 2 Bally Sands (IRE) | R Mathew | 5 | 11-7 | M Roe | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up towards rear, losing touch 3 out, tailed off opened 125/1 | |||||||
| 11th | 27 | 15 Toby Belch (IRE) | H D Daly | 6 | 11-7 | A Tinkler | 80/1 |
| SP 80/1 Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway when jumped slowly 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off | |||||||
| 12th | 20 | 5 Chariot Charger (IRE) | Miss E C Lavelle | 5 | 11-7 | Jack Doyle | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Keen early, held up in rear, struggling after 3 out, tailed off | |||||||
| PU | 1 Alpha Ridge (IRE) | P Nolan | 7 | 11-7 t | A P Cawley | 15/2 | |
| SP 15/2 Pressed leader until ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last £16000-£2000 | |||||||
| PU | 6 Den of Iniquity | C Llewellyn | 8 | 11-7 | P J Brennan | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Led, jumped right 4th and 9th, headed after 3 out, lost action and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
| PU | 7 Diablo (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 7 | 11-7 t | David England | 66/1 | |
| SP 66/1 Held up towards rear, pushed along before 7th, behind when pulled up before 9th opened 100/1 | |||||||
| PU | 11 Picture In The Sky (IRE) | M Keighley | 8 | 11-7 b1 | W Marston | 100/1 | |
| SP 100/1 Mid-division, losing place when hit 6th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
| PU | 17 Western Charmer (IRE) | D T Hughes | 7 | 11-7 | P W Flood | 25/1 | |
| SP 25/1 Prominent, weakened 7th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last opened 20/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £10.20 Tote Place £3.30 £1.90 £2.90 Straight Forecast £29.75 Exacta £45.80 Trifecta £538.40 Swingers 1&2 £6.20, 2&3 £9.60, 1&3 £20.70
Jackpot £132,434.45 carried forward to Uttoxeter, 14th Mar
Placepot £656.50, Pool: £927752.75, 1031.62 winning tickets
Quadpot £34.20, Pool: £38354.74, 828.78 winning tickets
Analysis
The Irish novices have swept all before them this week and WEAPON'S AMNESTY continued the trend with a battling success over Pride Of Dulcote. Davy Russell's charge jumped smoothly and travelled well throughout, his only moment of angst coming in the last 100 yards when idling in front. Ruby Walsh looked to be closing on the runner-up but Weapon's Amnesty found a bit more when challenged to deny the Irishman another win. The Midnight Club came from well off the pace to finish third, while On Raglan Road had every chance at the last but got caught for a place on the run-in.