E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) 2m 3f
- (4-6yo, 2m 3f, Class 4, 16 runners)
- Winner £3,578 2nd £1,050 3rd £525 4th £262
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 41.60s
- Off time: 14:44:00
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 Pride In Battle (IRE) | A King | 5 | 10-12 | W Hutchinson | 15/2 | |
| SP 15/2 Tracked leaders, headway to challenge on inside 3 out, led last, soon edged right, ridden and hard pressed flat, held on towards finish opened 9/1 touched 7/1 | |||||||
| 2nd | ¾ | 2 Cucumber Run (IRE) | N J Henderson | 5 | 10-12 | B J Geraghty | 13/8f |
| SP 13/8f Tracked leaders, headway 3 out, challenged next, hit last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, held towards finish £1600-£800 £800-£400 £1500-£800(x8) £750-£400(x2) £562-£300 £2800-£1600 £1400-£800(x11) £700-£400(x6) £650-£400(x2) £1050-£700 | |||||||
| 3rd | 4 | 9 Ohio Gold (IRE) | C L Tizzard | 4 | 10-12 | J Tizzard | 10/3 |
| SP 10/3 Tracked leaders, hung left 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure to go 3rd flat, no impression with leading pair opened 7/2 touched 3/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 5 | 1 Court By Surprise (IRE) | Miss E C Lavelle | 5 | 11-5 | S Thomas | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 With leader, led narrowly after 3rd, hard pressed when not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed when not fluent again last, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd flat | |||||||
| 5th | 5 | 6 Lord Liath (IRE) | A King | 4 | 10-12 | Charlie Huxley (3) | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression approaching last | |||||||
| 6th | 4½ | 5 Lexicon Lad (IRE) | T R George | 5 | 10-12 | P J Brennan | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Led to after 3rd, with leader, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and one pace opened 10/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 8 | 4 Empire Builder (IRE) | Mrs Caroline Bailey | 4 | 10-12 | A Thornton | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Mid-divison on inside, chased leaders 3 out, soon one pace, weakened from next | |||||||
| 8th | 4½ | 8 No Secrets (IRE) | W J Greatrex | 6 | 10-12 | J E Moore | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 In touch, mistake 2nd, driven and outpaced when hit 3 out, weakened next | |||||||
| 9th | 3¾ | 13 Salut Honore (FR) | A M Hales | 4 | 10-12 | Felix De Giles | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Held up, always towards rear | |||||||
| 10th | ½ | 10 Our Columbus (IRE) | N A Twiston-Davies | 6 | 10-12 | S Twiston-Davies (3) | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next opened 22/1 | |||||||
| 11th | 15 | 16 Lady Kayf | M D I Usher | 6 | 10-5 | D Crosse | 200/1 |
| SP 200/1 Always behind opened 150/1 | |||||||
| 12th | 6 | 12 Ratify | B G Powell | 6 | 10-12 | Aidan Coleman | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Mid-division, hit 6th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||
| 13th | 7 | 15 Willy Be Lucky (IRE) | J W Mullins | 4 | 10-12 | Jimmy Derham (3) | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Mid-division, lost place when mistake 4 out, soon behind opened 80/1 | |||||||
| 14th | ½ | 3 Eldred (IRE) | N J Henderson | 4 | 10-12 | A Tinkler | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Mid-division on outside, headway and in touch 3rd, lost place after 4 out, weakened quickly before next | |||||||
| 15th | 8 | 7 No Obligation (IRE) | B G Powell | 5 | 10-12 | Matt O'connor (5) | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Towards rear, lost touch after 4 out opened 125/1 | |||||||
| 16th | dist | 14 Stealing Time (IRE) | Jonjo O'Neill | 5 | 10-12 | Mr Alan Berry (3) | 125/1 |
| SP 125/1 Awkward and went right start, raced keenly in rear, headway into mid-division on outside 5th, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £8.00 Tote Place £2.30 £1.50 £1.50 Straight Forecast £19.96 Exacta £23.60 Swingers 1&2 £3.70, 2&3 £2.20, 1&3 £4.90
Jackpot £5,803.00 carried forward to Towcester, 16th Dec
Placepot £190.00, Pool: £64632.03, 248.3 winning tickets
Quadpot £67.40, Pool: £4618.42, 50.68 winning tickets