16 Mar 2015 16:20 Taunton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Wizards Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 11) |
521644 / 11 |
Jump (24) | Paul O'Brien | C L Tizzard Mr Nick Price |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, strongly pressed and egded right under pressure run-in, held on gamely | ||||||||||
2nd |
8 |
| HD |
The Road Ahead (GB) (mare, bay, 10 10) |
4-12655 / 10 |
Jump (80) | S Bowen | P & M Bowen Mr F Lloyd |
11/4 | |
| ran in snatches, pushed along in last pair after 1st, headway approaching 7th, 3rd after 3 out, driven into 2nd and pressed winner run-in, soon every chance, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 3½ L |
Giveitachance (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
315/313 / 10 |
Jump (39) | T E Whelan | Miss C Dyson Miss Becky Rowland |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led 4 out until 2 out, chased winner, not fluent last, ridden and dropped to 3rd run-in, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 23 L |
The Chuckmeister (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
P-4133 / 8 |
Jump (26) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Mrs C M Poland |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, plugged on same pace in 4th and no chance with leading trio | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 2¼ L |
The Happy Warrior (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
21UPPP / 8 |
Jump (19) | L Heard | R H Buckler Mr Nick Elliott |
14/1 | |
| in rear, plugged on run-in, never going pace to get involved | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 16 L |
Comical Red (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 0) |
PPUP3P / 9 |
Jump (10) | Mr D J Bates | Mark Gillard Mr N J McMullan… |
50/1 | |
| chased leader until lost place 5th, reminders after 6th and 8th, soon struggling, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 4½ L |
Mudita Moment (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1125-3P / 10 |
Jump (39) | Aidan Coleman | Miss V Williams John Moorhouse… |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders on inside, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when mistake last | ||||||||||
8th |
5 |
| 13 L |
Spring Steel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4P-5R24 / 11 |
Jump (35) | David Bass | B Pauling A Game Pair |
10/1 | |
| led until 4 out, chased leaders, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
3 |
| - |
Border Breaker (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10) |
46-3261 / 11 |
Jump (48) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W T Reed |
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