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Charles Benson Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st £10,440 2nd £3,960 3rd £1,980 4th £900 5th £450 6th £270
pedigree Pedigrees
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Charles Benson Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D, 2m½f - Good To Soft, Class 3 3yo+
Charles Benson Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D, 2m½f - Good To Soft, Class 3 3yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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DSQ   
7 105 89 99 110 right
b m Classic Secret I (USA) right - Fovea (IRE) right (Sarab) right
Held up midfield, smooth progress from 3 out, tracked leader after 2 out, shaken up to lead last 150yds, ran on well, finished 1st, disqualified - morphine found in sample (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)
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1 
3 1010 v 108 102 112 right
b f Sillery (USA) right - Nativelee (FR) right (Giboulee) right
Always prominent, led 2 out, ridden and headed last 150yds, ran on but always held by winner, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 5-1 tchd 7-1)
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2  [5]
7 111 98 103 113 right
b g Persian Bold (IRE) right - Kentfield right (Busted) right
Held up well in rear, steady progress before 3 out, effort to chase leading pair last, stayed on but not pace to challenge, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (tchd 25-1 in places and 33-1 in a place)
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3  [8½]
6 1010 b 93 94 106 right
bb g Approach The Bench (IRE) right - Storms-Of-Life right (Strong Gale) right
Held up towards rear, progress from 3 out, ridden and staying on when not much room approaching last, unable to challenge, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 25-1)
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4  3 [11½]
5 102 90 88 99 right
b g Norwich right - Mazovia (FR) right (Taufan) right
Settled well in rear, plenty to do before 3 out, progress before 2 out, hard driven and kept on, nearest finish, finished 5th, placed 4th
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5  ½ [12]
5 118 105 102 113 right
b g Brief Truce (USA) right - In The Rigging (USA) right (Topsider) right
Midfield, progress on outer 3 out, mistake 2 out, chance between last 2, faded flat, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 12-1)
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6  ¾ [12¾]
5 1010 93 89 100 right
b m Lion Cavern (USA) right - Jungle Rose right (Shirley Heights) right
Unseated rider before start, led, driven and headed 2 out, weakened last, finished 7th, placed 6th (tchd 25-1 in places)
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7  1 [13¾]
6 104 88 82 93 right
b g Lugana Beach right - Tender Moment (IRE) right (Caerleon) right
Held up well in rear, still well behind when effort on outer before 3 out, kept on from 2 out, no chance, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 16-1)
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8  [16¼]
4 113 b 100 92 104 right
b g Spectrum (IRE) right - Walliser right (Niniski) right
Settled midfield, effort 3 out, ridden and no progress from 2 out, finished 9th, placed 8th
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9  hd [16½]
6 106 b1 90 81 94 right
b g Supreme Leader right - Miss Kylogue (IRE) right (Lancastrian) right
Prominent, close up when mistake 2 out, weakened before last, finished 10th, placed 9th
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10  ½ [17]
4 1112 109 100 112 right
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) right - Free Guest right (Be My Guest) right
Held up well in rear, effort before 3 out, never reached leaders, finished 11th, placed 10th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)
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11  [18¾]
5 102 90 79 91 right
b m Emperor Jones (USA) right - Glowing Reference right (Reference Point) right
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened before last, finished 12th, placed 11th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)
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12  hd [19]
4 102 90 79 91 right
ch g Royal Abjar (USA) right - Rose 'n Reason (IRE) right (Reasonable) right
Leading trio until weakened under pressure after 2 out, finished 13th, placed 12th
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13  ¾ [19¾]
6 100 Out-of-Handicaps 1 v 84 71 83 right
b g Mujadil (USA) right - Skinity right (Rarity) right
Never beyond midfield, no impression leaders from 2 out, finished 14th, placed 13th (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)
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14  4 [23¾]
6 911 Out-of-Handicaps 4 84 67 79 right
b g Lashkari right - Bobs right (Warpath) right
Held up rear, progress on wide outside when mistake 2 out, soon beaten, finished 15th, placed 14th
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15  4 [27¾]
4 1013 96 76 88
b g Turtle Island (IRE) right - Motley right (Rainbow Quest) right
Raced wide, rear, effort and mistake 5th, weakened 3 out, finished 16th, placed 15th (tchd 25-1 in places)
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16  hd [27¾]
5 911 Out-of-Handicaps 1 b 84 63 75 right
b g Perugino (USA) right - Bold Kate right (Bold Lad) right
Midfield early, dropped rear and hard ridden 4th, behind after next, modest late progress, finished 17th, placed 16th (tchd 25-1 in places)
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17  [30¼]
6 110 97 74 87 right
br m Unblest right - Princess Monarch (IRE) right (Fairy King) right
Tracked leaders until weakened after 3 out, finished 18th, placed 17th (jockey said mare felt wrong behind) (op 7-1)
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18  5 [35¼]
5 108 96 68 81 right
b m Shadeed (USA) right - Running Melody right (Rheingold) right
Prominent to 4th, soon lost place under pressure, well behind 3 out, finished 19th, placed 18th (tchd 33-1 in places)
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19  13 [48¼]
6 1110 t 107 66 79 right
gr g Sabrehill (USA) right - Butsova right (Formidable I) right
Prominent to 4th, weakened rapidly after next, finished 20th, placed 19th (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)
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20  ½ [48¾]
5 1013 96 67 right
b g Rahy (USA) right - Navratilovna (USA) right (Nureyev) right
Tracked leaders until weakened after 5th, finished 21st, placed 20th (op 33-1)
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21  6 [54¾]
5 1110 107 72 right
b m Foxhound (USA) right - Mean To Me right (Homing) right
Well in rear, pushed along and no progress after 5th, finished 22nd, placed 21st (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)
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22  14 [68¾]
4 1111 108 59 right
bb g Pleasant Colony (USA) right - Welcome Proposal right (Be My Guest) right
Never on terms with leaders, tailed off before 3 out, finished 23rd, placed 22nd
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23  12 [80¾]
5 111 98 37 right
b g Alhijaz right - Hen Night right (Mummy's Game) right
Jumped slowly 1st, prominent until weakened from 5th, tailed off, finished 24th, placed 23rd
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24  6 [86¾]
5 100 Out-of-Handicaps 5 84 16 right
b g Marju (IRE) right - Entracte right (Henbit) right
Always in rear, tailed off and hanging badly downhill towards 3 out, finished 25th, placed 24th (op 33-1)
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25  dist [116¾]
7 103 87 right
ch g Grand Plaisir (IRE) right - Teazle right (Quayside I) right
Soon last and ridden, tailed off from 3rd, finished 26th, placed 25th (op 33-1)
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F   
4 116 103 right
b f Toulon right - Glenpatrick Peach (IRE) right (Lafontaine I) right
Rear when fell 1st (tchd 11-1 in places and 12-1 in a place)
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PU   
7 113 100 right
b g Terimon right - Carpet Slippers right (Daring March) right
In touch to 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 20-1)
Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club, Classic Note, which passed the post 1st, was disqualified - morphine found in sample.
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