30 Apr 2022 19:50 Hexham
Winner: £11,500 (Penalty: £5,882); Distance: 2m 48y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Alan Wigleys 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Drumconnor Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
3/25428- / 15 |
Jump (23) | Tom Midgley | A Keatley Mr David Keys &… |
22/1 | |
| made all, shaken up approaching final hurdle, soon ridden, kept on well flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¾ L |
For Three (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
2/62115- / 10 |
Flat (834), Jump (33) |
B S Hughes | J Ewart Mr Jonathan Poulter |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, travelled strongly, shaken up and ridden when briefly short of room approaching final flight, stayed on strongly flat | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| HD |
Paddy The Horse (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) |
1/3R422- / 9 |
Jump (26) | Jonathon Bewley | G Bewley Mr Alan Udale |
7/2 | |
| towards rear, good headway in between horses after 2 out, every chance when ridden approaching final flight, ran on well flat, not reach pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 2½ L |
Thomas Cranmer (USA) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
4477- / 9 |
Flat (26), Jump (14) |
Thomas Willmott | Miss T Jackson Mr H L Thompson |
16/1 | |
| prominent, shaken up when briefly lost position 2 out, kept on but not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| HD |
Gaius (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) |
3/47004- / 7 |
Flat (143), Jump (46) |
Peter Kavanagh | N C Kelly Chris Dowling |
40/1 | |
| close up, going well when shaken up approaching final hurdle, soon every chance, kept on one pace final 150yds | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 3½ L |
Koi Dodville (FR) (colt, bay, 10 11) |
346021- / 5 |
Flat (263), Jump (17) |
C O'Farrell | D Pipe David Pipe Racing… |
11/8 | |
| held up in mid-division, briefly shaken up halfway, ridden 2 out, some headway when firmly driven approaching final flight, weakened gradually on flat | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 2 L |
Malangen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) |
652036- / 9 |
Flat (691), Jump (9) |
Thomas Dowson | Miss L Harrison T Hunter & D A… |
12/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 5½ L |
Caius Marcius (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
542U55- / 13 |
Flat (792), Jump (90) |
Conor Rabbitt | N G Richards Mr C P Norbury… |
7/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden 2 out, soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| 11 L |
Ellaat (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
311321- / 9 |
Flat (141), Jump (46) |
Mr O McGill | N C Kelly Cathal Byrnes |
7/1 | |
| always towards rear, ridden and became detached from 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||