15 Feb 2019 15:30 Sandown
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,198); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Dickie Pile 80th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Reserve Tank (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 37 / 11 | Jump (99) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Mr Roddy Owen | 5/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway and pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 2¼ L | Elusive Belle (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | 5321 / 7 | Jump (29) | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | N J Henderson Annabel Waley-cohen… | 4/7 | |
| raced keenly, headway tracking leaders when hit 2nd, led before hit 3 out, headed next, no impression when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 9 L | Sevarano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 15-224 / 8 | Jump (39) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Tim Syder | 2/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until approaching next where mistake, kept on same pace in 3rd, hit last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 10 L | Kauto The King (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 343-45 / 10 | Jump (29) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard Jenny Perry And… | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, plugged on in 4th on long run before next where went left | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 11 L | Black Centaur (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 10 / 9 | Jump (28) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Davies, King, Selway,… | 20/1 | |
| always in rear, outpaced and struggling 3rd, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 23 L | Rizzardo (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 5/7P-5 / 11 | Jump (43) | Joe Anderson | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 25/1 | |
| led until before 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened on long run before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 37 L | Emmpara (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 60-03 / 5 | Jump (27) | M D Grant | D J S Ffrench Davis Business Moves… | 100/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leader until before 3 out, weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 8 L | Muddle Thinking (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 706 / 8 | Jump (40) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Saloop | 50/1 | |
| always behind, pushed along and struggling before mistake 3 out, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
