Happy Birthday Matt Taylor Novices' Hurdle 2m
- (4yo+, 2m, Class 4, 14 runners)
- Winner £2,924 2nd £859 3rd £429 4th £215
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 3m 47.20s
- Off time: 14:10:17
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 Hold Court (IRE) | Evan Williams | 5 | 10-12 | Paul Moloney | 13/8f | |
| SP 13/8f Mid-division, headway after 6th, led when not fluent last, ran on well, easily opened 9/4 | |||||||
| 2nd | 6 | 4 Drum Valley | O Sherwood | 4 | 10-12 | L Aspell | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 6th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd last strides, no chance with winner opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 3rd | hd | 12 Spa's Dancer (IRE) | E De Giles | 5 | 10-12 | Felix De Giles | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Led, took keen hold, jumped right 1st, ridden after 3 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd last stride opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 1 | 1 Bab Al Salam (USA) | J P Ferguson | 6 | 10-12 | D F O'Regan | 4/1 |
| SP 4/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, soon switched right, every chance 2 out, mistake last, no extra flat opened 9/4 £1500-£500 | |||||||
| 5th | 9 | 3 Calaf | B Ellison | 4 | 10-12 | Danny Cook | 11/2 |
| SP 11/2 Held up in rear, took keen hold, stayed on approaching 3 out, never near to challenge opened 7/1 touched 5/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 1½ | 14 Mickie | H D Daly | 4 | 10-5 | A Tinkler | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Towards rear, mistake 2nd, pushed along after 3rd, headway 6th, outpaced before 3 out opened 16/1 touched 12/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 17 | 5 Freckle Face | W G M Turner | 5 | 10-12 h | D Bass | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 Tracked leader, ridden and weakened before 3 out where not fluent opened 25/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 7 | 8 Maison Royale | S Durack | 4 | 10-12 p | W Kennedy | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened after 6th | |||||||
| 9th | ½ | 13 Sparville (IRE) | K C Bailey | 6 | 10-12 | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened approaching 3 out where mistake opened 14/1 | |||||||
| 10th | 42 | 7 Lastofthemohicans (FR) | P R Webber | 5 | 10-12 t | D Elsworth | 33/1 |
| SP 33/1 Jumped right and mistake 1st, soon in rear, jumped slowly after, behind 5th, tailed off opened 25/1 | |||||||
| 11th | 3 | 11 Prize Point | T R Gretton | 6 | 10-12 t | F J Hayes (7) | 200/1 |
| SP 200/1 Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 3rd, weakened from 6th, tailed off | |||||||
| 12th | 20 | 10 Pie Poudre | R Dickin | 5 | 10-12 | C Poste | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Towards rear, mistake and weakened 6th, tailed off | |||||||
| 13th | 3 | 9 Newton Thistle | C E Longsdon | 5 | 10-12 | N Fehily | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Tracked leaders, weakened quickly after 6th, tailed off | |||||||
| PU | 2 Baby Driver | P D Evans | 4 | 10-12 | Aidan Coleman | 100/1 | |
| SP 100/1 Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, lost touch before 6th, pulled up after | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £2.50 Tote Place £1.50 £3.40 £3.30 Straight Forecast £20.33 Exacta £26.40 Swingers 1&2 £7.60, 2&3 £23.70, 1&3 £6.40
Placepot £91.80, Pool: £51166.38, 406.47 winning tickets
Quadpot £30.80, Pool: £5708.69, 137.0 winning tickets