15 Dec 2017 12:25 Doncaster
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,224); Distance: 3m 84y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
grandnational.fans Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Oski (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 543-31P / 13 | Jump (26) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 13/2 | |
| made all, went right 4 out, came towards stands side rail turning in, ridden after next, stayed on well from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Don Lami (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 1-1 / 8 | Jump (35) | D A Jacob | A J Honeyball Les Amis De Don | 1/1 | |
| tracked winner, hit 6th, effort 3 out, ridden after next, kept on but always held from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 4 L | Blairs Cove (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2-12153 / 7 | Jump (21) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Simon & Lisa Hobson | 7/2 | |
| held up in touch, tracked leaders after 4 out, went 3rd before next, ridden and outpaced by front pair before last, no impression after | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 59 L | The Ogle Gogle Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5F3-13F / 9 | Jump (15) | Harry Bannister | C J Mann K Jardine R Griffiths… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, ridden and outpaced by front trio when not fluent 3 out, plugged on in remote 4th from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 7 L | Stradivarius Davis (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 1 / 7 | Jump (208) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls D & M Macdonald… | 6/1 | |
| not fluent and behind most of way, pushed along after 7th, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 16 L | Eurato (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 8 / 9 | Flat (44), Jump (27) | B S Hughes | S Gollings Mr Lloyd Martell | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, lost place after 4 out, ridden before next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
