Worcester

Happy Birthday Fergal O'Brien Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)

Distance: 2m

Going: Good

Prize: £4,193

Runners: 15

Winning time: 3m 53.00s (slow by 17.00s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

3 Celestron Star

J: Luke Scott(5)

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 11/4

Prominent - pressed leader 5th - led before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon clear - eased towards finish(op 4/1)

2 6½

7 Jammy Jay

J: Tabitha Worsley(3)

T: James Evans

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 80/1

Held up in rear - headway after 6th - went fourth approaching last - went second run-in - kept on well

3 1 7½

15 La Lolita

J: Gavin Sheehan

T: Gary Hanmer

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: -

SP: 40/1

Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - went fourth last - kept on run-in - went third final strides(tchd 33/1)

4 shd 7½

9 Lipstick Traces

J: Brian Hughes

T: Justin Landy

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 8/1

Midfield - headway after 6th - went third approaching last - kept on run-in - lost third final strides(op 18/1)

5 6½ 14

11 Never Told Me

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O'Brien

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 7/2

Midfield - headway after 4th - prominent 6th - went second after 3 out - awkward jump last - soon weakened(op 10/3 tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1)

6 13 27

6 Feeling Frisky

J: Miss Roisin Leech(7)

T: Sophie Leech

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 125/1

Held up in rear - mistake 2nd - no chance but kept on run-in

7 1 28

5 Darcy's Glance

J: Shane Quinlan(3)

T: Andrew J Martin

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 71

SP: 28/1

Midfield - weakened after 2 out(op 50/1)

8 3¾ 31¾

10 Lusso Milan

J: Theo Gillard

T: Mark Gillard

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 80

SP: 17/2

Took keen hold - led - pressed leader when headed 2nd - led again 5th - headed before 3 out - weakened last (jockey said mare ran too free)(op 14/1)

9 ¾ 32½

8 Just A Heartbeat

J: Bryan Carver

T: Harry Fry

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 5/2F

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened after 2 out - mistake last (jockey said mare boiled over in the preliminaries due to the race being slightly delayed)(op 13/8)

10 10 42½

12 Princesse Milania

J: Lewis Stones(3)

T: Olly Murphy

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 40/1

Always behind(tchd 50/1)

11 4¾ 47¼

1 Brionywells

J: Kielan Woods

T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 33/1

Always behind(op 28/1)

12 ½ 47¾

4 Chips And Rice

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Robert Stephens

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 94

SP: 11/1

In touch with leaders - disputing third home turn - mistake 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare made a mistake jumping the third last hurdle; vet reported mare lost her left-fore shoe)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

13 35 82¾

13 Richieandsams Lady

J: Harry Kimber

T: Sheila Lewis

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 18/1

Midfield - not fluent 1st - prominent 3rd - lost position gradually from 4th - weakened after 6th - tailed off(op 14/1)

14 Hannahs Story

J: Conor Ring

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: -

SP: 200/1

Pressed leader - led 2nd - headed 5th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet reported filly lost her left-fore shoe)(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)

2 Brooklyn Lullaby

J: Harry Bannister

T: Michael & David Easterby

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: -

SP: 100/1

Held up in rear - headway into midfield 3 out - no impression when bad mistake and unseated last(tchd 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75

Tote place: £1.80 £13.10 £8.80

Exacta: £374.40

Trifecta: £4062.70

CSF: £225.31