22 Apr 2018 14:15 Wincanton
Winner: £7,900 (Penalty: £5,133); Distance: 2m 3f 166y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
cowsfeet.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Blu Cavalier (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 4/24411 / 10 | Jump (10) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Pimlico Racing… | 1/1 | |
| raced wide tracked leaders going well, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, soon clear, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 6 L | Cotswold Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 537 / 8 | Jump (57) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Mr P J Hobbs | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before the last, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 11 L | Stylish Moment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 363 / 10 | Jump (73) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King The Crick Girls | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, kept on into modest 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | NK | Watcombe Heights (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 1F3226 / 8 | Jump (45) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Mr R M Harvey-Bailey | 9/2 | |
| led headed approaching 2 out, weakened before the last, lost modest 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 9 L | El Presente (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 3133 / 11 | Jump (141) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls 8th Earl Of Yarborough | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, mistake and stumbled 4th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 5 L | Malachite (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 9351 / 6 | Jump (59) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr D H Low | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | SHD | Ballyknock Cloud (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | 3111-1P / 9 | Jump (129) | Nick Scholfield | Jack Barber Ballyknock Cloud… | 20/1 | |
| chased leader led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, soon lost 2nd, weakened before the last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 19 L | Ritas Bid (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 7) | 89 / 5 | Jump (48) | N P Madden | H Fry Mrs Rolline O'callaghan | 80/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, jumped slowly 6th, brief effort on outside after 3 out, ridden and weakening when mistake next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 20 L | Selfcontrol (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | F-6 / 8 | Jump (13) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Carlisle Poker… | 50/1 | |
| always behind, not fluent 5th, reminders and beaten after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 6 L | Costly Dream (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6-0 / 9 | Jump (175) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr W G Young | 33/1 | |
| jumped poorly, always in rear, tailed off and eased before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Mere Ironmonger (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 16/ / 8 | Jump (736) | Paul O'Brien | B G Powell T P Healy | 0/0 | ||
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