30 Dec 2014 14:00 Taunton
Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,574); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
totequadpot Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Aso (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 12-313 / 12 | Jump (24) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams The Bellamy Partnership | 4/7 | |
| made all, strongly pressed flat, stayed on to assert final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | ½ L | Kingfisher Creek (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3-7641 / 6 | Jump (31) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders bypassing omitted normal 4 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden to challenge flat, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3 L | Amanto (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4 / 11 | Flat (136), Jump (56) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Shaw Racing Partnership… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, chased winner after 2nd until 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 7 L | Vivant Poeme (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | F1-856 / 7 | Jump (40) | R Mahon | H Fry Andy & Sharon Measham | 25/1 | |
| behind, progress into modest 4th before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 15 L | Mr Blue Nose (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6- / 6 | Flat (130), Jump (565) | D F O'Regan | V R A Dartnall Mrs A J Boswell | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened bypassing omitted 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | ½ L | Pied Du Roi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2-942 / 6 | Jump (31) | N D Fehily | C E Longsdon The Pantechnicons… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and outpaced in 4th bypassing omitted 3 out, soon lost modest 4th and weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 8 L | Bilbrook Blaze (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0-2 / 6 | Jump (68) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White Owners For Owners:… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven and weakened bypassing omitted 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | ½ L | Ride On Time (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 489 / 9 | Jump (19) | David Bass | B Pauling Mr R Llewellyn | 50/1 | |
| chased winner until after 2nd, chased leaders, driven along and struggling bypassing omitted 7th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 4½ L | Catcharose (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 60-30 / 5 | Jump (36) | Felix de Giles | J Mason The If At First… | 100/1 | |
| held up and behind, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 26 L | Acadian (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 70 / 7 | Jump (25) | James Best | N J Hawke Mead & Vowles | 100/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| SU | 7 |   | - | Howwrongcanyoube (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5-36 / 6 | Jump (24) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Barry Winfield… | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Digger's Mate (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6088/P- / 7 | Jump (377) | L Heard | R H Buckler Mr Martyn Forrester | ||
| UR | 12 |   | - | Steel A Tune (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 12) | 00 / 7 | Jump (26) | D A Jacob | Kieran Burke Mr M S Rose | ||
| 8 |   | - | Mccabe Creek (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 20-F4 / 8 | Jump (52) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Ian Payne & Kim… | |||
