ITM EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

1st

Coolanna (IRE) ^t

No. 1

6yo, 11-9, OR –

J: Ciaran Gethings · T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

6 11-9 –

Ciaran Gethings

Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

5:42.25 £5,991

Sat handy behind the front group - awkward at the 5th - dropped away and urged on after 3 out - driven up to challenge before 2 out - met the last cleanly to edge in front - quickened away with one rival and stayed on strongly to the line

2nd

Strong Run (GB) ^t

No. 2

7yo, 11-9, OR 115

J: Jonathan Burke · T: Fergal O'Brien

7 11-9 115

Jonathan Burke

Fergal O'Brien

1¼ £2,760

Settled handy - stumbled 5th and 8th - hit front approaching 2 out - pressed before last where overtaken - pulled away with winner up the straight - stayed on for second

3rd

Katie's Melody (IRE)

No. 6

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Paul O'Brien · T: Harry Derham

6 11-3 –

Paul O'Brien

Harry Derham

6½ £1,379

Handy in touch early - clipped the 6th but continued in contention - pressed for the lead approaching 2 out then driven for effort - unable to match the front pair from the last and finished third

4th

Ballynorth (FR)

No. 3

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Ben Jones · T: Ben Pauling

6 11-3 –

Ben Jones

Ben Pauling

11 £691

Went straight to front - shown the whip and lost command approaching 2 out drifting right there - unable to quicken and dropped away before the last - finished 4th

5th

Dalcassian Girl (IRE)

No. 5

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Bryan Carver · T: Chris Honour

6 11-3 –

Bryan Carver

Chris Honour

36

Settled in the middle of the pack - still within range of the front group when asked for effort after three out - had nothing left from two out and dropped away late

6th

Poet's Muse (IRE)

No. 9

5yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Lorcan Williams · T: I Chanin

5 11-3 –

Lorcan Williams

I Chanin

¾

Settled at the back - stumbled at the 1st - nudged forward from the 8th - dropped out of contention after 3 out and well adrift at the finish

7th

Wassailing Along (GB)

No. 11

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Brendan Powell · T: Joe Tizzard

6 11-3 –

Brendan Powell

Joe Tizzard

10

Left-side errors on occasion early on - settled towards the back of the field - clipped 6th fence - slipped further back after 8th and hampered 3 out - no response after that finishing 7th

8th

Svelte Silhouette (GB)

No. 10

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Daniel Sansom (3) · T: Seamus Mullins

5 11-0 –

Daniel Sansom (3)

Seamus Mullins

1¾

Settled towards the back early - lost touch before the second - never involved from there - well beaten in 8th

9th

Moonlight Stride (GB)

No. 8

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Sean Houlihan · T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

6 11-3 –

Sean Houlihan

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

18

Held up in the pack on the rail - hit the 4th awkwardly - dropped away after 3 out - well beaten in 9th

PU

Bunny Bee (IRE)

No. 4

5yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Alice Stevens (3) · T: Henrietta C Knight

5 11-0 –

Alice Stevens (3)

Henrietta C Knight

-

Held up towards back of field - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out

UR

Miss Jaffa Cake (GB)

No. 7

6yo, 11-3, OR –

J: Ben Poste · T: Polly Gundry

6 11-3 –

Ben Poste

Polly Gundry

-

Settled in the pack towards the wide side - hit a fence in touch travelling in 5th - stumbled badly and lost jockey 3 out