Ladbrokes World Hurdle (grade 1) 3m
- (4yo+, 3m, Class 1, 14 runners)
- Winner £148,226
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 49.40s
- Off time: 15:20:14
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 Big Buck's (FR) | P F Nicholls | 7 | 11-10 | R Walsh | 5/6f | |
| SP 5/6f Held up in mid-division, smooth headway to track leaders 3 out, cruised through to join leader between last 2, led narrowly when not fluent last, asserted to go clear flat opened 4/5 touched 10/11 £50000-£50000 £10000-£10000 £5000-£5000(x2) £3000-£3000(x2) £2000-£2000 £1000-£1000(x6) £3000-£3300 £1000-£1100(x4) £2000-£2400 | |||||||
| 2nd | 3¼ | 13 Time For Rupert (IRE) | P R Webber | 6 | 11-10 | W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, joined by winner between last 2, headed narrowly last, soon ridden and kept on, no pace of winner | |||||||
| 3rd | 11 | 10 Powerstation (IRE) | E O'Connell | 10 | 11-10 | A J Mcnamara | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Mid-division, headway on outside approaching 2 out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd before last, no impression on leading pair £40000-£1000 | |||||||
| 4th | ½ | 6 Karabak (FR) | A King | 7 | 11-10 | A P McCoy | 15/2 |
| SP 15/2 Held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, effort on inside over 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, stayed on under pressure flat, no impression opened 8/1 touched 7/1 £40000-£5000 £3200-£400 | |||||||
| 5th | ½ | 4 Ebadiyan (IRE) | P O Brady | 5 | 11-10 | J Cullen | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Disputed 2nd to 4th, tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, kept on approaching last, no impression £20000-£200 £10000-£100 | |||||||
| 6th | 2½ | 9 Oscar Dan Dan (IRE) | T Mullins | 8 | 11-10 | P Carberry | 80/1 |
| SP 80/1 Held up towards rear on outside, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure approaching last, never troubled leaders | |||||||
| 7th | ½ | 12 Tidal Bay (IRE) | J Howard Johnson | 9 | 11-10 | D F O'Regan | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next £40000-£5000 | |||||||
| 8th | 3 | 3 Cousin Vinny (IRE) | W P Mullins | 7 | 11-10 | Paul Townend | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Held up towards rear on outside, headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, soon no impression opened 28/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 12 | 8 Lie Forrit (IRE) | W Amos | 6 | 11-10 | C I Gillies | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, weakened next | |||||||
| 10th | 4 | 5 Fair Along (GER) | P J Hobbs | 8 | 11-10 p | R Flint | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Tracked leader, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next | |||||||
| 11th | 11 | 7 Katchit (IRE) | A King | 7 | 11-10 | R Thornton | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Tracked leaders, effort under pressure 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last opened 16/1 £20000-£1000 | |||||||
| 12th | 4½ | 14 War Of Attrition (IRE) | M F Morris | 11 | 11-10 p | D N Russell | 20/1 |
| SP 20/1 Led, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden and outpaced after next, lost place between last 2, soon weakened, eased approaching last opened 28/1 £12500-£500 | |||||||
| 13th | 25 | 2 Cape Tribulation | J M Jefferson | 6 | 11-10 | P Kinsella | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Held up towards rear, hit 8th, driven and outpaced 3 out, weakened next opened 66/1 £40000-£500 | |||||||
| PU | 11 Sentry Duty (FR) | N J Henderson | 8 | 11-10 | B J Geraghty | 12/1 | |
| SP 12/1 In rear, mistake 7th, 10th and beaten when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £1.90 Tote Place £1.10 £3.20 £6.10 Straight Forecast £14.22 Exacta £14.70 Trifecta £252.10 Swingers 1&2 £5.50, 2&3 £31.80, 1&3 £11.90
Jackpot £269,605.38 carried forward to Cheltenham, 19th Mar
Placepot £1,180.70, Pool: £892566.8, 551.85 winning tickets
Quadpot £21.40, Pool: £48797.25, 1681.47 winning tickets
Analysis
BIG BUCK'S became the first odds-on favourite of the week to oblige and he did it in style under an ultra-cool Ruby Walsh. The Festival's winning-most jockey sat motionless throughout on the imposing son of Cadoudal and he simply laughed at his rivals. Time For Rupert was the only one to mount any sort of challenge and as he was being pumped up the hill Big Buck's was lobbing along without appearing to try. Walsh waited until after the last to push him clear and he responded to win by a cosy three and a quarter lengths. He's 7-4 with Hills to win a third World Hurdle and barring injury he could be a shoo-in. Time For Rupert ran a super race and could go chasing now, while Cheltenham specialist Powerstation kept on well for third. Tidal Bay was never travelling while Karabak and Sentry Duty folded tamely.