Happy 50th Birthday Birdie Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 4, 8 runners)
- Winner £4,084 2nd £1,882 3rd £940 4th £471
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 21.60s
- Off time: 13:51:35
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 Bowtogreatness (IRE) | B Pauling | 5 | 10-12 | Kielan Woods | 5/2 | |
| SP 5/2 Bit keen tracking leader until 5th, challenged in 2nd 3 out, led narrowly before next, 2 lengths ahead and good jump last, stayed on strongly, ridden out opened 7/2 touched 9/4 | |||||||
| 2nd | 2 | 1 Dalamoi (IRE) | Tim Vaughan | 4 | 11-5 | Alan Johns | 9/4f |
| SP 9/4f Raced on inside in close 3rd, went 2nd at 5th, led before 3 out, narrowly headed before next where slight peck, 2 lengths down when not fluent last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner opened 15/8 touched 5/2 | |||||||
| 3rd | 1¾ | 5 Crossing The Bar (IRE) | P Hobbs & J White | 4 | 10-12 | Ben Jones | 10/3 |
| SP 10/3 Raced keenly, held up in touch, headway chasing leaders 4th, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, stayed on same pace run-in opened 9/2 touched 3/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 18 | 8 Pageant Material (IRE) | Evan Williams | 4 | 10-5 | Isabel Williams (5) | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling in last pair after 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th close home opened 40/1 | |||||||
| 5th | ½ | 2 Lydford Lad (IRE) | Jack Barber | 6 | 11-5 | Nick Scholfield | 7/2 |
| SP 7/2 Pulled hard, held up in last trio, pulled way through to track leaders 4th, slight peck 4 out, steadied in last pair and still pulling 4 out, closer before next, ridden and found nil before 2 out opened 11/4 touched 4/1 | |||||||
| 6th | 2 | 6 Just Loose Change | Nicky Martin | 4 | 10-12 | James Bowen | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Chased leaders until lost place 4th, never on terms after, tailed off before 3 out opened 33/1 touched 50/1 | |||||||
| 7th | 18 | 3 Boston Joe (IRE) | Miss R Curtis | 5 | 10-12 | D A Jacob | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Led, mistake 4th, hit 6th and 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, 5th and no chance when blundered 2 out, soon behind opened 12/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 40 | 7 Meechlands Magic | Mrs D A Hamer | 5 | 10-12 | Jack Tudor (3) | 100/1 |
| SP 100/1 Well in rear, never a factor, tailed off opened 66/1 | |||||||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £3.50 Tote Place £1.30 (4), £1.30 (1), £1.20 (5) Straight Forecast £9.05 Exacta £9.20 Trifecta £26.90 Swingers 1&2 £1.80,1&3 £2.10,2&3 £1.90
Placepot £35.90, Pool: £56459.36, 1145.28 winning tickets
Quadpot £24.90, Pool: £6216.48, 184.69 winning tickets