Uttoxeter

Quinnbet Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Distance: 1m7f168y
Going: Good
Prize: £2,451
Runners: 10
Winning time: 3m 52.48s (slow by 18.48s)
Age: 4-5yo
Class: Class 5
1
J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:11/4
Led - prominent when headed after 2f - ridden to lead over 1f out - clear inside final furlong - eased towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
2
J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:5/2F
Held up in rear - raced wide home turn - ran green but headway from 2f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 2/1)
3 8
J:Kevin Brogan T:Toby Lawes
Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:14/1
Took keen hold early - held up in rear - headway from 3f out - hung left from 2f out - went third final furlong - stayed on(op 10/1)
4 ¾
J:Charlie Hammond T:Mel Rowley
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:14/1
Midfield - disputing third home turn - hung left over 1f out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
5 nk 9
J:Alan Johns T:Tim Vaughan
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:28/1
Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - soon went fourth - not pace to challenge(tchd 33/1)
6 10¾
J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:11/2
Pressed leader early - prominent after 2f - left in lead 6f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding ran green)(op 10/3)
7 20¼
J:Peter Kavanagh(3) T:Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:40/1
Midfield - headway from 4f out - raced wide home turn - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1)
8 36 56¼
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:4/1
Midfield - headway 6f out - weakened quickly 3f out - tailed off(op 7/2)
9 60 116¼
J:Craig Nichol T:Sam Allwood
Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:33/1
Pulled hard - prominent - briefly led after 2f - soon raced in second - weakened over 3f out - eased from over 2f out(op 18/1)
RO
J:Daire McConville(7) T:Martin Keighley
Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP:28/1
Pulled hard - prominent - led after 2f - hung badly right over 6f out - soon unsteerable and ran out (jockey said gelding hung violently right-handed despite his best efforts - running off the course on the bend leaving the back straight before jumping a steeplechase fence)(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
NR
jockey silk Norr's Cross
J:Tom Bellamy T:David Pipe
Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75
Tote place: £1.50 £1.40 £4.40
Exacta: £11.20
Trifecta: £96.10
CSF: £9.63