17 Mar 2020 16:55 Wetherby
Winner: £6,900 (Penalty: £3,514); Distance: 3m 26y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Happy St Patrick's Day Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Espoir Moriviere (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 70-32P4 / 11 | Jump (26) | Craig Nichol | R Dobbin Dickson, Dobbin… | 11/4 | |
| close up, tracked leaders 7th, led 2 out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4¼ L | The Very Thing (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 37-43PP / 9 | Jump (42) | Alain Cawley | Micky Hammond Mr Derek Walpole | 28/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden next, chasing winner when rider dropped whip approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 7 L | Skylanna Breeze (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2-07886 / 7 | Jump (26) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill The Three Cabelleros | 5/2 | |
| close up, ridden to track leaders 3 out, jumped left last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1 L | On We Go (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 2) | 451069 / 12 | Jump (14) | Sean Quinlan | Kenny Johnson Mrs K Elliott | 20/1 | |
| led, headed 3rd, tracked leader, ridden and every chance 3 out, beaten when hampered last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Pond Road (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 583-4P4 / 6 | Jump (26) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls No Risk Syndicate | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, 4 lengths clear 6th, ridden 3 out, hit and headed next, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 6 L | Black Opium (GB) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 6-7647 / 9 | Jump (54) | Ross Chapman | Miss T Jackson Mr H L Thompson | 50/1 | |
| held up, headway when not fluent 8th, ridden 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 6½ L | Bee Crossing (GB) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 53-669P / 9 | Jump (11) | Brendan Powell | M Scudamore Having A Mare I | 14/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Incertaine (GB) (mare, bay, 11 2) | 060-166 / 7 | Jump (54) | B S Hughes | T R Gretton Not The Peloton… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, mistake 1st and lost place, tracked leaders 3rd, driven and dropped to rear 6th, pulled up 8th | ||||||||||
