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2:38 Wincanton 8 Apr 2024

Golf Membership On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f50yds) 1m7f Soft 8 hurdles
1st £4,084.50 2nd £1,881.75 3rd £940.50 4th £471

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 113 116 43 112
b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Navajo Charm (Authorized)
Took keen hold, soon led, headed and pressed leader after 2nd, led again 4 out, jumped right 2 out, soon went clear, good jump last, readily (op 4/7 tchd 1/2)
2 
5 1010 32 102
b m Vendangeur (IRE) - Ellesmere (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, tenderly handled and headway before 2 out, pushed along and went second run-in, not reach winner, eyecatcher (inquiry held into the running and riding of mare, which was held up in rear, before beginning to improve her position racing down the side of the course and then continuing her progress through the field under apparent tender handling up home straight to finish 2nd of 10 runners, beaten by 3 1/4l; jockey stated that his instructions were to switch mare off and take his time as mare ran extremely keen in her previous race before weakening in final furlong, a NH flat race at Newbury; he explained that the objective for today's run was to drop mare out and to get her to finish her race strongly as she was ridden handier at Newbury which resulted in mare emptying out and finishing race fairly distressed; he added that mare raced keenly throughout and that as he began to make up ground turning into home straight, he heard mare make a respiratory noise; he continued that being mindful that it was mare's first run over hurdles, he wanted to ensure she finished her race more positively and therefore focused on keeping the bit up in her mouth, being patient and riding her up straight to hit the line; he reported that he was happy with mare's run as she had finished her race strongly today; both trainer and trainer's rep confirmed instructions and were satisfied ride accorded with those instructions. 40-day ban: schoolong in public) (op 7/2 tchd 11/2)
3  [8]
5 113 33 102
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Annaghbrack (IRE) (Rudimentary)
Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, mistake 2 out, soon no chance with winner, mistake last, no extra and lost second run-in (op 33/1)
4  2 [10]
7 107 23 90
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - Garraidubh (IRE) (Mahler)
Prominent, awkward jump 1st, led after 2nd, not fluent and headed 4 out, lost third then mistake last, no extra run-in (op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
5  [12¾]
5 113 26 95
br g Califet (FR) - Fruitful Venture (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway when not fluent 3 out, outpaced when not fluent 2 out, jumped right last, kept on (op 6/1)
6  [20¼]
6 113 91 16 87
gr g Tin Horse (IRE) - Merka (FR) (Jimble)
Always behind (op 66/1)
7  [25]
6 1010 2 75
b m Walk In The Park (IRE) - Mille Et Une (FR) (Trempolino)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, brief headway before 2 out, soon weakened (op 11/1)
8  [26¼]
5 113 8 83
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Everglades (Teofilo)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, lost position home turn, mistake 2 out, soon weakened (op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
9  [31]
6 113 h 1 76
b g Mount Nelson - So Blissful (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Took keen hold, midfield, mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 150/1)
10  65 [96]
5 1010 h 4
br m Yeats (IRE) - Pass The Honey (IRE) (Snurge)
Took keen hold, always behind, tailed off (op 125/1)
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