16 Feb 2018 15:30 Sandown
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 1m 7f 216y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in back straight).
Smarkets 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3 |
| - |
Notre Ami (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) |
2-44622 / 14 |
Jump (27) | L P Aspell | N J Gifford The Berry Syndicate |
9/2 | |
| raced wide, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3rd, led 3 out, going well when hit next, over 1 length ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 2¾ L |
Et Moi Alors (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) |
F / 6 |
Jump (27) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Mr Ashley Head |
1/2 | |
| held up last, slightly outpaced and nudged along approaching 3rd, 3rd and closed after 3 out, 2nd on long run before next, over 1 length down when went right last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 8 L |
Mister Malarky (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
60-3517 / 10 |
Jump (51) | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard Wendy & Malcolm… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leader until 3rd, chased leading pair until pushed along after 3 out, rallied into 3rd before 2 out, weakened between last 2 | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 43 L |
Airtight (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2673 / 5 |
Jump (26) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Galloping On The… |
25/1 | |
| led, and keen, clear before 3rd until next, headed 3 out, stayed on inside and weakened quickly before next, tailed off and eased run-in | ||||||||||