17 Mar 2018 13:30 Kempton
Winner: £6,400 (Penalty: £4,159); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Matchbook Betting Exchange Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Distingo (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 32F412 / 12 | Flat (303), Jump (30) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Alan Jamieson Site… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd 3 out, led last, came clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3¾ L | Lord Duveen (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 5 / 6 | Jump (144) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White L Field, L Cognet,… | 11/4 | |
| led and set steady pace, hit 3rd, quickened tempo after next, pushed along and wandered before 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3 L | Going Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 138-244 / 7 | Jump (50) | J J Burke | R Hobson Mr Carl Hinchy | 9/1 | |
| keen in touch, headway into 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 7 L | Sao (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | F-12 / 9 | Jump (28) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Gary Eves And Partner | 9/2 | |
| pulled hard in rear, steady headway 4th, still pulling 4 out, went 4th before 2 out, found nil, went left and mistake last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Grapevine (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 541 / 7 | Flat (152), Jump (12) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr James Finch | 7/4 | |
| chased leader until 3 out, hung right and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 9 L | The Premier Celtic (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 7751 / 7 | Jump (19) | James Best | P Phelan Celtic Contractors… | 20/1 | |
| keen in last pair, struggling in rear 4th, never threatened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 2 L | George Gently (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2-P / 7 | Jump (20) | P J Brennan | D Skelton Ms C Southerington | 25/1 | |
| keen in touch, lost place 4th, shaken up after 2 out, no headway | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Stylish Dancer (GB) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 7 / 7 | Flat (92), Jump (10) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mr John J Reilly | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Mere Ironmonger (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 16/ / 8 | Jump (700) | R P McLernon | B G Powell T P Healy | 0/0 | ||
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