02 Dec 2022 14:20 Sandown
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,170); Distance: 2m 3f 173y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Ballymore Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Henri The Second (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 11P-2 / 8 | Jump (38) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… | 7/4 | |
| held up in last pair, good headway out tracking leaders 3 out, wide turning in, went 2nd before 2 out where not quite fluent, led last, stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 4¼ L | Henry's Friend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 13 / 8 | Jump (27) | Kielan Woods | B Pauling Elizabeth And Oliver… | 17/2 | |
| tracked leader until pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden between last two, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, well held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 4 L | Maximilian (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 111-11 / 9 | Jump (23) | B S Hughes | D McCain Jnr Owners Group 099 | 11/4 | |
| raced in close 4th, not fluent 3rd and dropped to rear, bit closer out wide 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after next, rallied approaching 2 out, went modest 3rd between last two | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Park This One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | P/3121-1 / 7 | Jump (35) | G Sheehan | Jamie Snowden Dellar Doel Syson… | 20/1 | |
| went left 1st, led until 2nd, chased leader until before 4th, chased leaders, hit 3 out, outpaced before next, plugged on between last two | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 11 L | Man At Work (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | F-1 / 6 | Jump (27) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall… | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, held up in last pair, not much room after 3 out, ridden and some headway when hit 2 out and stumbled, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 4 L | I'd Like To Know (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2-1 / 7 | Jump (36) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon The Jolly Farmers | 16/1 | |
| raced keenly out wide chasing leaders, led 2nd, hit 3 out, headed before next, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
