Happy 80th Birthday June O'Dwyer Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

1st

Byzantium (FR) ^ht

No. 1

5yo, 11-3, OR 111

J: Jay Tidball (5) · T: Paul Nicholls

5 11-3 111

Jay Tidball (5)

Paul Nicholls

5:18.70 £4,489

Sat behind pace early - hit front two out and drew away rounding final turn - won going away

2nd

Time To Bite (IRE) ^b

No. 5

10yo, 11-1, OR 97

J: Bryan Carver · T: Chris Honour

10 11-1 97

Bryan Carver

Chris Honour

25 £2,066

Drifted right early - held the front until 2 out - blundered last with race already beyond reach - held on for second

3rd

Kill The Groove (IRE) ^t

No. 7

5yo, 10-8, OR –

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

5 10-8 –

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

33 £1,033

Held up early - blundered 3rd fence - improved into third spot before 3 out - never able to trouble front two - lost place before last - well beaten at the finish

4th

Needtoknow (IRE) ^t

No. 8

5yo, 10-8, OR –

J: James Best · T: Joe Ponting

5 10-8 –

James Best

Joe Ponting

8 £517

Tracked front group early - stumbled and dropped back at the second - down in fourth 3 out - faded and finished well adrift

5th

Beau Gold (FR)

No. 2

5yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Richie McLernon · T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

5 11-1 –

Richie McLernon

Jonjo & A J O'Neill

4¾ £258

Held a spot in the pack out wide - moved up into 2nd - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish

PU

Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) ^t

No. 3

5yo, 11-1, OR 80

J: Lorcan Murtagh · T: Nigel Hawke

5 11-1 80

Lorcan Murtagh

Nigel Hawke

-

Sat behind the front group early - dropped away after the 4th and adrift with three left - eased out of contention before two out

PU

Sure To Be Sure (IRE)

No. 4

5yo, 11-1, OR –

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Helen Nelmes

5 11-1 –

Paul O'Brien

Helen Nelmes

-

Struggled with fences from the start - held towards the back of the field - still detached by the 6th - eased out of contention approaching the second-last