22 Feb 2018 17:15 Huntingdon
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 4f 145y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Smarkets Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Malachite (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 935 / 12 | Jump (58) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr D H Low | 3/1 | |
| raced keenly, 2nd or 3rd, led before 2 out, clear flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 2¼ L | Voie Dans Voie (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 32-352 / 9 | Jump (21) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs Diana Clark | 4/6 | |
| held up, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | ¾ L | Fawsley Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3 / 10 | Jump (24) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Mrs Rachel Brodie… | 5/1 | |
| led, not fluent 7th, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace and edged left flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3 L | Lough Ryn (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 4-8 / 9 | Jump (90) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Level Par Racing | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway going well 3 out, 2nd 2 out until mistake last, no extra flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 3½ L | Touch Of Velvett (GB) (mare, grey, 10 11) | P-595 / 6 | Jump (37) | Kielan Woods | D Killahena & G McPherson Mr H W Wheeler | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along after 7th, went 5th before 2 out, unable to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 18 L | Farmer Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 494 / 7 | Jump (33) | Tom Cannon | N J Hawke Mr Andrew Page | 50/1 | |
| in touch on outside, lost place when mistake 3 out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 2¼ L | Little Allstar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 377 / 5 | Jump (24) | Charlie Deutsch | S Thomas Diamond Racing… | 33/1 | |
| 2nd or 3rd, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 65 L | Rebel Commander (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 8-22 / 7 | Jump (79) | J McGrath | N J Henderson Mr Jack R Barber | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 1st, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Ebonys Encore (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 1-37 / 6 | Jump (63) | Aidan Coleman | J & A O'Neill Encore Racing | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
