03 Dec 2021 14:25 Sandown
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Lossiemouth (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
522/0-11 / 10 |
Jump (16) | Stan Sheppard | T Lacey Lady Cobham |
7/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3 out, led before bad mistake next, soon recovered and ridden clear, very easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 14 L |
Viva Lavilla (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
1-1 / 9 |
Jump (17) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas |
15/2 | |
| held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders before 2 out, went 2nd and bad mistake 2 out, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 6 L |
Brave Kingdom (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
3/1-1 / 9 |
Jump (30) | G Sheehan | P F Nicholls Graeme Moore, Kate… |
6/5 | |
| tracked leader, led approaching 4 out, headed before 2 out, no extra in modest 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 5½ L |
Harper's Brook (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
13-1 / 9 |
Jump (33) | Luca Morgan | B Pauling The Megsons |
8/1 | |
| raced keenly in last pair, headway into 3rd 3 out, travelling well in 2nd before next, soon lost 2nd and weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 27 L |
Fair Frontieres (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) |
P/2-1 / 9 |
Jump (44) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls The Front Ears |
5/2 | |
| led until approaching 4 out, lost 2nd next, soon outpaced and struggling, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||