3:38 Fontwell 8 Dec 2020
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m1f162yds) 2m1½f Soft 9 hurdles
1st
£2,794.14 2nd
£820.44 3rd
£410.22 4th
£350 5th
£350 6th
£350 7th
£350 8th
£350
Error
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 1112 | 96 | 52 | 97 | – | ||||
| b g Nathaniel (IRE) - Celestial Girl (Dubai Destination) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leader, mistake 3rd, challenging when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, led approaching last, kept on, ridden out (op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 119 ht | 93 | 45 | 88 | – | ||||
| b g Buck's Boum (FR) - Urielle Collonges (FR) (Dom Alco) | ||||||||||
| Held up in last, headway 2 out, close up and disputing second last, soon ridden, kept on but not pace to challenge (op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 1012 t | 82 | 33 | 75 | – | ||||
| b g Oscar (IRE) - Silver Valley (IRE) (Henbit) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders and on inner, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, disputing second last, kept on but no extra run-in (op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||||||||||
|
6 | 124 | 102 | 51 | 95 | – | ||||
| b m Quality Road (USA) - Kinda Wonderful (USA) (Silver Train) | ||||||||||
| Raced wide, held up in rear, switched to near side 2 out, soon ridden, steady headway when mistake last, stayed on run-in, went fourth towards finish (op 11/1) | ||||||||||
|
11 | 911 | 72 | 19 | 64 | – | ||||
| bb g Presenting - Crackin' Liss (IRE) (Bob Back) | ||||||||||
| Led, hit 6th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra run-in, lost fourth towards finish (op 66/1) | ||||||||||
|
3 | 1013 b1 | 97 | 29 | 74 | – | ||||
| ch g Dutch Art - Upstanding (Pivotal) | ||||||||||
| In touch with leaders, disputing fourth when blundered 2 out, soon ridden, weakened final 110yds (op 11/2) | ||||||||||
|
8 | 1110 | 101 | 46 | 90 | – | ||||
| ch g Kentucky Dynamite (USA) - Hierarchie (FR) (Sillery) | ||||||||||
| Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, tracked leaders after 3rd, ridden home turn, weakened run-in (op 13/2 tchd 15/2) | ||||||||||
|
12 | 105 b | 82 | – | 46 | – | ||||
| b g Araafa (IRE) - Zvezda (USA) (Nureyev) | ||||||||||
| Jumped right throughout, tracked leader throughout, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 12/1) | ||||||||||
|
5 | 117 | 91 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Mount Nelson - Star Entry (In The Wings) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leaders, pulled up after 3rd, lost action, fatally injured (jockey said gelding lost its action on the all-weather bend; vet said gelding had a slight superficial wound on left fore) (tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | ||||||||||
- 9 ran Off time: 3:38:55 Winning time: 4m 56.37s (slow by 44.87s) Total SP: 118%
- Non-runners: Gris De Pron (unsuitable ground)
- 1st owner: The Waterboys (Cristal Spirit) 1st breeder: Meon Valley Stud
- 2nd owner: Rio Gold Racing Club (Embole)
- 3rd owner: Nightingale Syndicate (Little Vern)
- Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £2.20 £2.30 Ex: £9.90 CSF: £8.35 Tricast: £37.64 Trifecta: £49.30
- Jackpot:
- Placepot: £27.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £57,862.91 - 1,526.38 winning units
- Quadpot: £9.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £7,270.84 - 570.43 winning units
