11 Mar 2018 14:00 Market Rasen
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 148y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in Places).
188Bet Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
First Drift (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) |
1/15-451 / 13 |
Jump (18) | Max Kendrick | B I Case Mrs Carolyn Kendrick |
6/4 | |
| led, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly and briefly headed 4th, not fluent and headed 3 out, pushed along in 3rd and looked struggling soon after, rallied into 2nd before 2 out, led last, carried head high but ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 8 L |
Sizing Cusimano (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
666 / 10 |
Jump (69) | T Scudamore | C L Tizzard Peter Bennett &… |
3/1 | |
| tracked winner, led briefly 4th, led 3 out, joined next, headed last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 1¾ L |
Ballyvic Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
213-151 / 9 |
Jump (8) | C R King | B Ellison Mr P J Martin &… |
6/4 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd going well on long run before 2 out, pushed along found little and dropped to 3rd approaching 2 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
| 3¼ L |
Cash To Ash (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
F-86P53 / 10 |
Jump (14) | Jamie Hamilton | M Walford 8 Amigos, Morrell,… |
28/1 | |
| off the pace in 4th, mistake 5th, outpaced 3 out, mistake next, plugged on run-in, never nearer | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 19 L |
Robert De Bruce (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
3U476-4 / 7 |
Jump (277) | Lorcan Murtagh | D McCain Jnr Donald McCain Racing… |
66/1 | |
| always last, ridden and outpaced after 5th, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||