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1:30 Huntingdon 14 Jan 2022

EBF "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (4-6yo) (1m7f171yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles
1st £4,629.10 2nd £2,132.65 3rd £1,065.90 4th £533.80

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 110 96 121
b g Bathyrhon (GER) - Ville Sainte (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Made all, soon clear, going easily home turn, kept on and went further clear run-in, unchallenged (op 8/11 tchd Evens)
2 
5 110 87 113
gr g Martaline - Agathe Du Berlais (FR) (Poliglote)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway after 5th, pushed along and went third home turn, hit on nose by rival's whip but went second final 110yds, no match for winner (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his instructions were to hold up gelding and concentrate on getting gelding settled as he is a big immature horse with limited experience; he added that on the approach to the third last hurdle he was focused on getting gelding balanced after which gelding jumped left-handed and continued to jump fractionally left-handed at the second-last and final hurdles before staying on at one pace to the line) (op 12/1)
3  [9¼]
6 107 77 101
b m Walk In The Park (IRE) - Rosee Des Bieffes (FR) (Sassanian)
Jumped left on occasions, novicey jumping, chased winner, jumped left and mistake 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, lost second and weakened final 110yds (op 16/5 tchd 5/2)
4  8 [17¼]
6 110 74 99
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - My Lady Link (FR) (Sleeping Car)
Midfield, went fourth 5th, ridden and no impression before 2 out, well held from 2 out
5  8 [25¼]
5 110 63 93
b g Presenting - Ciandarragh (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Midfield, headway and went third 5th, ridden and lost two places home turn, soon weakened (op 20/1)
6  23 [48¼]
5 1011 32 68
b g War Command (USA) - Cadeau Speciale (Cadeaux Genereux)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, disputing second 3rd, not fluent 4th, lost position and mistake 5th, behind before 3 out, tailed off (tchd 250/1)
7  12 [60¼]
5 110 15 56
br g Shirocco (GER) - Sunlight (IRE) (Sinndar)
Held up in rear, ridden 3 out, soon lost touch and well behind, tailed off (op 80/1)
8  30 [90¼]
6 110 26
b g Yeats (IRE) - Takotna (IRE) (Bering)
Midfield, lost position and became detached when dropped to last after 5th, tailed off from 3 out, finished lame (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground on this occasion and would prefer a faster surface; vet reported that a post-race examination revealed the gelding to be lame on his right-hind) (op 8/1)
F   
5 110 90
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Miss Opera (Alflora)
Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway into midfield after 3 out, no impression and well held when fell 2 out (op 150/1 tchd 80/1)
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