Franco 'Firework' Esposito Is 40 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) 2m 3f
- (4yo+, 2m 3f, Class 4, 11 runners)
- Winner £4,084 2nd £1,882 3rd £940 4th £471
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 4m 36.90s
- Off time: 13:25:24
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | nse | 2 Blue Stello (FR) | N J Henderson | 5 | 10-12 | Nico de Boinville | 3/1 |
| SP 3/1 Raced keenly in mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, strong run after the last, closed on idling winner, edged left and bumped towards finish, just failed opened 11/4 | |||||||
| 3rd | 1 | 3 Complete Unknown (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 5 | 10-12 | H Cobden | 2/1f |
| SP 2/1f Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, every chance when hit 2 out, held when not fluent last, hard ridden run-in, keeping on when hampered towards finish | |||||||
| 4th | 4 | 4 Foxinthebox (IRE) | O Murphy | 5 | 10-12 | Aidan Coleman | 4/1 |
| SP 4/1 Chased leader, led and hit 5th, mistake and headed 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leaders and plugged on in 4th run-in opened 5/1 | |||||||
| 5th | 1 | 5 Great Universe | T Gallagher | 5 | 10-12 | Jack Quinlan | 400/1 |
| SP 400/1 Mid-division out wide, closer approaching 5th, ridden before 2 out, weakened into 5th run-in opened 300/1 touched 500/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 3¼ | 7 Pumpkin's Pride | A King | 5 | 10-12 | Thomas Bellamy | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Pulled hard in rear, not fluent 2 out, never near leaders opened 28/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 2 | 11 Pulling Stumps (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 4 | 10-11 | T J O'Brien | 17/2 |
| SP 17/2 Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened 4 out opened 8/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 6 | 6 Paschals Dream (IRE) | Daniel Bourne | 9 | 10-12 ht | Conor Ring (3) | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Off the pace in last pair, mistake 3rd, tailed off opened 125/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 6 | 9 The Wise Traveller (IRE) | C E Longsdon | 5 | 10-12 | David Bass | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Led until approaching 5th, lost 2nd before next, weakened rapidly | |||||||
| 10th | s.h | 8 River Legend (IRE) | D Skelton | 5 | 10-12 | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Towards rear of mid-division, neve ron terms opened 11/1 | |||||||
| 11th | nk | 10 Hardy Boy (FR) | B Pauling | 4 | 10-11 | Kielan Woods | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 In mid-division when mistake and lost place 3rd, towards rear and never on terms after opened 22/1 | |||||||
| DQ | 1 Unanswered Prayers (IRE) | C Gordon | 5 | 11-5 | Tom Cannon | 8/1 | |
| SP 8/1 Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before 4 out, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went clear between last two, hit last, idled badly run-in, hung right towards finish, just lasted opened 15/2 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £3.90 Tote Place £1.60 (2), £2.50 (1), £1.10 (3) Straight Forecast £26.25 Exacta £29.10 Trifecta £72.60 Swingers 1&2 £5.40,1&3 £2.00,2&3 £4.10
Placepot £54.90, Pool: £58004.37, 770.55 winning tickets
Quadpot £28.20, Pool: £5939.13, 155.64 winning tickets