18 Mar 2017 13:30 Kempton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Matchbook Betting Podcast Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Excellent Result (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 120- / 8 | Flat (196), Jump (127) | Adrian Heskin | R Spencer Rebel Racing | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, joined leader 4th, led next, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Apasionado (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 311172 / 7 | Jump (24) | Joshua Moore | S Edmunds The Tyringham Partnership | 11/4 | |
| held up in touch, headway to chase winner 2 out, kept on same pace closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 4½ L | Ruwasi (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Flat (147) | A Glassonbury | G & J Moore Mr A Foreman | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent last, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | HD | Casterly Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 9 / 6 | Jump (25) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White The Juwireya Partnership | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, effort 2 out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Old Harry Rocks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 326 / 10 | Jump (59) | N P Madden | H Fry Mr G Thompson | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, keen, headway approaching and jumped right 2 out, ran on closing stages | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1½ L | Nicely Indeed (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | U/115- / 10 | Jump (463) | M Hamill | K Bailey & M Nicholls Jowsey, Bainbridge… | 6/1 | |
| led, took keen hold and hung left throughout, headed 4 out, rallying when rider dropped whip after 2 out, blundered and weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 3¼ L | Peggies Venture (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) | 1-2124 / 8 | Jump (64) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Sir Christopher… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Trevisani (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 5 | Flat (141) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mrs D Thompson | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure when hampered 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 12 L | Miss Joans (GB) (filly, bay, 10 0) | PP / 4 | Jump (19) | J M Quinlan | P Phelan Ermyn Lodge Stud | 100/1 | |
| mid-division, keen, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 1¼ L | Pivotal Flame (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | / 7 | Flat (28) | Matthew Batchelor | P Phelan Sheerans Coolrain… | 100/1 | |
| behind, not fluent 4th, headway 4 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | 4 L | Harvey (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 7) | 90-706 / 6 | Jump (33) | Tom Cannon | Mrs L J Mongan Mr Ray Goodall | 100/1 | |
| prominent, lost place 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8 |   | 15 L | Whin Park (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 96 / 7 | Jump (28) | N de Boinville | B Pauling Mrs S P Davis | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | 38 L | Indispensabelle (GB) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 07/5 / 8 | Jump (19) | T Dowling | Mrs L C Jewell Mr Dick Churcher | 100/1 | |
| held up in touch, weakened after 4 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Totally Committed (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 6 / 7 | Flat (158), Jump (63) | Brendan Powell | B G Powell Millman Racing… | 66/1 | |
| always behind, weakened 3 out, pulled up and dismounted next | ||||||||||
