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Saturday, 4 April 2026
Hurdle 13:37
Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · M · HURDLE
Official result
6yo M
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6yo M
Official result
| Pos | Horse | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Tote | BSP | Time | Prize money won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Candidate (GB)Jarlath P Conway Made all - soon clear - reduced lead 2 out - shaken up and went clear again approaching last - easily(op 30/100 tchd 2/9) | 6 | 11-4 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | 1/4F | £1.25 | 1.27 | 3:45.90 | £5,446.00 | |
| 2 | Soon raced in third behind clear leader - lost third before 3 out - rallied and went third again before last - no chance with winner but went second inside final 110yds(tchd 9/2) | 9.5l9.5l | 5 | 11-1 |
| Olly Murphy |
| 5/1 |
| — |
| 8.54 |
| 3:47.80 |
| £2,509.00 |
| 3 | In touch with leaders - headway and chased clear leader before 3 out - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(tchd 22/1) | 1.25l10.75l | 6 | 11-4 | Brendan Powell | Henrietta C Knight | 20/1 | — | 39.91 | 3:48.05 | £1,254.00 |
| 4 | Awkward jump 1st - soon raced in second behind clear leader - lost second when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1) | 10l20.75l | 5 | 11-1 | Charlie Maggs | Donald McCain | 18/1 | — | 40.66 | 3:50.05 | £628.00 |
| 5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout (an enquiry was held into the running and riding; rider was interviewed and shown recordings of the race; vet examined mare and had nothing to report; jockey said his instructions were to drop in and settle his mount as - in her two previous races - she had been keen and had failed to finish; jockey explained that mare was fractious at the start - keen in the early stages of the race and her jumping was sketchy as a result but - once rounding the home bend - she had settled and he felt that she was travelling better than in her previous runs but by this time found himself detached from the field; he added that he was still not confident in mare's jumping - pointing out that the filly tried to run out at the third last flight - so he elected to hold her together in order to get her home maintaining that - when asked for her effort - his mount had not quickened and stayed on at one pace in the home straight - weakening after the second last flight; he felt that under the circumstances he had obtained the best possible placing; his explanation was noted)(op 125/1) | 19l39.75l | 7 | 11-4 | Ian Power | Jennie Candlish | 200/1 | — | 636.45 | 3:53.85 | — |
| 6 | Novicey jumping - always behind - tailed off(op 10/1) | 25l64.75l | 5 | 11-4 | Harry Cobden | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 14/1 | — | 33.72 | 3:58.85 | — |
| PU | In rear - not fluent 2nd - mistake 5th - soon jockey lost irons and pulled up - saddle slipped (jockey said mare made a mistake and as a result his saddle slipped)(op 150/1 tchd 300/1) | 6 | 11-1 | Shane Quinlan | Michael Mullineaux | 250/1 | — | 940.00 | - | — |
No. 5
Made all - soon clear - reduced lead 2 out - shaken up and went clear again approaching last - easily(op 30/100 tchd 2/9)
Soon raced in third behind clear leader - lost third before 3 out - rallied and went third again before last - no chance with winner but went second inside final 110yds(tchd 9/2)
In touch with leaders - headway and chased clear leader before 3 out - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(tchd 22/1)
Awkward jump 1st - soon raced in second behind clear leader - lost second when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1)
Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout (an enquiry was held into the running and riding; rider was interviewed and shown recordings of the race; vet examined mare and had nothing to report; jockey said his instructions were to drop in and settle his mount as - in her two previous races - she had been keen and had failed to finish; jockey explained that mare was fractious at the start - keen in the early stages of the race and her jumping was sketchy as a result but - once rounding the home bend - she had settled and he felt that she was travelling better than in her previous runs but by this time found himself detached from the field; he added that he was still not confident in mare's jumping - pointing out that the filly tried to run out at the third last flight - so he elected to hold her together in order to get her home maintaining that - when asked for her effort - his mount had not quickened and stayed on at one pace in the home straight - weakening after the second last flight; he felt that under the circumstances he had obtained the best possible placing; his explanation was noted)(op 125/1)
Novicey jumping - always behind - tailed off(op 10/1)
In rear - not fluent 2nd - mistake 5th - soon jockey lost irons and pulled up - saddle slipped (jockey said mare made a mistake and as a result his saddle slipped)(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)