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Taunton
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Gold Cup & Grand National Lunches Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: NH Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £12 Place: £3.10 £1.80 £1.60 Exacta: £64.80 Trifecta: £513.10
Non-Runners: Robiola (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Sergeant Wilson (IRE) 6 G AVG
Eddie Edge (10)lbs
Nigel Twiston-Davies 137 lbs 11/1 Won Got loose beforehand - midfield - steady headway from over 4f out - pushed along home turn - made challenge over 2f out - soon led and went clear - went further clear over 1f out - ridden out - impressive(op 9/1 tchd 17/2 and tchd 12/1)
2nd 9 Major Fortune (IRE) 6 G AVG
Tom Lacey 147 lbs 5/1 17 Towards rear - outpaced and pushed along 5f out - ridden and still plenty to do over 3f out - kept on from 2f out - went remote second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
3rd 1 Dollar Bae (IRE) N/A AVG
Jonjo O'Neill 157 lbs 11/2 3.5 Disputed lead - chased leader after 3f - disputed lead over 3f out - pushed along home turn - headed over 2f out - soon outpaced - no extra and lost second final 110yds(op 3/1)
4th 6 Bothie Lady (IRE) N/A Poor
Claire Hitch 150 lbs 66/1 9 Chased leaders - held up in behind leaders with one circuit to go - ridden and outpaced over 3f out - soon well held - kept on but no impression from 2f out(tchd 50/1)
5th 4 Off To A Flyer (IRE) 8 G AVG
Colin Tizzard 157 lbs 13/8F 0.1 Disputed lead - led clearly after 3f - joined over 3f out - headed over 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened over 1f out(op 2/1)
6th 3 Jet Marshall (IRE) 7 G AVG
Philip Hobbs 150 lbs 17/2 2 Pulled hard - held up in midfield - tracked leaders with one circuit to go - pushed along over 3f out - soon weakened (jockey said the gelding ran too freely and hung left-handed on the final bend)(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
7th 2 Exmoor Forest (IRE) 8 G Poor
Ben Lund 154 lbs 17/2 12 Towards rear - pushed along 5f out - ridden and outpaced over 3f out - soon well held - made no impression(op 28/1)
8th 5 Urban Soldier (IRE) 7 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 157 lbs 15/2 12 Held up in last - kept apart from main group on inner throughout - ridden 4f out - lost touch 4f out - detached and struggling 3f out - tailed off(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
9th 8 Iron Wings (FR) 6 G Poor
Nigel Hawke 147 lbs 25/1 7.5 Midfield - ridden and lost position over 3f out - weakened over 2f out - tailed off(op 22/1)
99th 7 Gracefull Dancer (GB) 4 G Poor
Jimmy Frost 147 lbs 300/1 - Towards rear - dropped to last with one circuit to go - ridden and lost touch 5f out - detached over 4f out - soon pulled up(op 200/1 tchd 500/1)