Taunton Races
Taunton
16:55
Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.60 £8.90 £2
Exacta: £143
Tricast: £401.47
Trifecta: £526.60
Non-Runners: Ghyll Manor (unsuitable ground), Man Of The Sea (unsuitable ground), Sassified (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Phoenix Risen (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
David Prichard
(5)lbs
|
Jeremy Scott | 152 lbs | 100/30F | Won | Raced in second - pressed leader with one circuit to go - going best when led before 2 out - shaken up and went clear approaching last - kept on well and went further clear run-in - easily(op 4/1 tchd 16/5) | |
| 2nd | 5 | Gavin (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Ponting | 162 lbs | 28/1 | 9.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent before 5th - shaken up after 3 out - ridden approaching last - no chance with winner but kept on run-in - went second final strides(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 14 | Gorcombe Moonshine (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Angus Cheleda
(5)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 138 lbs | 4/1 | 0.2 | Led - shaken up before 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - raced in second but weakening when stumbled and nearly lost jockey last - lost second final strides(op 3/1) | |
| 4th | 11 | Syr Maffos (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Tom Lacey | 154 lbs | 7/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - not fluent 6th - in touch with leaders 3 out - shaken up and some headway before 2 out - ridden and no extra approaching last(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Noble Savage (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 164 lbs | 12/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - pushed along and lost ground after 3 out - rallied and some headway before 2 out - ridden and held when hit last(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 17 | La Referi (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Tom Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 139 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - jumped left throughout - in rear - headway before 3 out - soon shaken up - held before 2 out (jockey said filly ran too free and jumped left-handed)(op 66/1) | |
| 7th | 3 | Robinsville (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 164 lbs | 9/2 | 2 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - shaken up when not fluent 3 out - soon lost ground - pushed along and held before 2 out(op 13/2) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Forever Des Long (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Claire Dyson | 166 lbs | 125/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - pushed along and lost ground after 3 out - ridden and beaten before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Secret Potion (GER) | 7 G | Poor | Chris Down | 155 lbs | 18/1 | 12 | Prominent - shaken up and lost ground before 3 out - ridden and beaten before 2 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Faerie Cutlass (GB) | 7 M | Poor | Kim Bailey | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 6th - soon shaken up and lost ground - beaten from 3 out(op 11/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Ho Que Oui (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Gearoid Harney
(7)lbs
|
Alexandra Dunn | 152 lbs | 50/1 | 39 | Always towards rear - tailed off | |
| 99th | 13 | Tuscan Rose (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 146 lbs | 12/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - soon shaken up - in rear when fell 3 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 15 | Presgrave (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 142 lbs | 10/1 | - | Always towards rear - jumped left on occasions - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Nordy Lordy (GER) | 6 G | Poor | Tim Vaughan | 147 lbs | 14/1 | - | Always towards rear - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1) |