22 Feb 2018 14:20 Huntingdon
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 1m 7f 171y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Smarkets Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8 |
| - |
Starcrossed (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
7 / 8 |
Flat (501), Jump (14) |
Harry Skelton | D Skelton Lady Susan Brooke |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, led flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1 L |
Oscars Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
444 / 10 |
Jump (28) | Jack Sherwood | Miss J S Davis Jl Marriott |
16/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3 out, hard pressed from 2 out, headed flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 1¾ L |
World Premier (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
1-8 / 7 |
Jump (83) | Aidan Coleman | B Pauling John P McManus |
11/10 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, slow next, challenged after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, ridden unable to quicken flat | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| NK |
Peur De Rien (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
09 / 9 |
Jump (83) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Peur De Rien Syndicate |
50/1 | |
| held up in touch in mid-division, closed 5th, every chance 2 out, 4th and no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 6 L |
Brecon Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-21 / 8 |
Jump (277) | T E Whelan | Mrs S J Humphrey The Brecon Hill… |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, 5th and beaten when not fluent 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
12 |
| 14 L |
Diva Du Maquis (FR) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
2454 / 6 |
Jump (41) | Wayne Hutchinson | Noel Williams Mr Stuart Campbell… |
8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, modest headway from 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Laketour Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1-46885 / 7 |
Jump (58) | A Glassonbury | R Rowe Mr Richard Rowe |
150/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hampered 2nd, well beaten after 3 out, hampered 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 1 L |
Am I Appropriate (GB) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
26P0 / 5 |
Jump (14) | D A Jacob | B Pauling The Kykie Allsopp… |
50/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| ½ L |
Fairway Freddy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
38 / 11 |
Jump (92) | Tom Cannon | N J Gifford New Gold Dream |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
15 |
| 30 L |
By Rail (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 7) |
7 / 6 |
Flat (269), Jump (40) |
J M Quinlan | N P Littmoden Francis Daly |
40/1 | |
| took keen hold in rear, blundered badly 3 out, well behind after | ||||||||||
11th |
2 |
| 30 L |
Diplomatico (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P / 5 |
Jump (140) | T Scudamore | D G Bridgwater Mr Simon Hunt |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
FE |
9 |
| - |
St Patrick's Day (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
3 / 6 |
Flat (35), Jump (125) |
James Davies | J R Jenkins The Boys From Roscommon… |
80/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, 6th and weakening when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
UR |
13 |
| - |
Mazalto (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
/ 6 |
Flat (19) | Sean Houlihan | P Phelan Maginn Smith |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, pecked 1st, blundered and unseated rider next | ||||||||||
UR |
14 |
| - |
Aardwolf (USA) (colt, bay, 10 7) |
4 / 6 |
Flat (122), Jump (21) |
R Johnson | W Greatrex South Branch Equine… |
4/1 | |
| jumped right, led, not fluent 4th or 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, hampered by faller and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
No Refund (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
/ 7 |
Flat (71) | M Goldstein | Martin Smith Mrs M Smith, Mrs… |
150/1 | |
| not always fluent, behind, tailed off 5th, soon pulled up | ||||||||||