21 Jan 2016 16:25 Wincanton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 1m 7f 65y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Higos Insurance Services Crewkerne 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Gala Ball (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 323-F62 / 11 | Jump (20) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Janet Gibbs | 3/0 | |
| tracked leader, mistake 3 out, led before next, not fluent last, ran on well (1 hurdle omitted) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 12 L | Casper King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 222 / 8 | Jump (36) | T J O'Brien | P Hobbs & J White The Casper King… | 6/0 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 6 L | Shadow Blue (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 666042 / 8 | Jump (42) | Mr G Treacy | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon | 7/0 | |
| led until after 3 out, soon rallied, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 8 L | The Fresh Prince (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | F1-55 / 11 | Jump (22) | L P Aspell | O Sherwood Rhonehurst Raiders | 9/0 | |
| in touch, effort after 3 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 6 L | Trans Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 565P57 / 12 | Jump (20) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 100/0 | |
| behind, headway from 2 out, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | NS | Bound Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5-7 / 10 | Jump (257) | Mr M Legg | Mrs F M Shaw John and Heather… | 33/0 | |
| in touch, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Leg Lock Luke (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | FP1 / 10 | Jump (95) | P J Brennan | C L Tizzard Eugene M O'Sullivan | 6/0 | |
| held up in touch, headway 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 8 L | Coeur Tantre (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 4) | 46 / 7 | Jump (22) | Dave Crosse | Hugo Froud The Aeolus Syndicate | 100/0 | |
| mid-division, effort 3 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 3 L | Who's Micky Brown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 47-1236 / 6 | Jump (7) | Mr Shane Quinlan | N P Mulholland Qdos Racing | 50/0 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure 4 out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 17 L | Brin D'avoine (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 707 / 5 | Jump (8) | M J Quinlan | N P Mulholland Neil Mulholland… | 250/0 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 10 L | Junior Package (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 423009 / 5 | Jump (8) | David Noonan | D Pipe Mr M C Pipe | 100/0 | |
| mid-division, weakened 3rd, soon behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 7 L | Beau Phil (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 332- / 7 | Jump (287) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls The Beau Phil Partnership | 11/0 | |
| mid-division, headway under pressure 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Le Capricieux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 00- / 8 | Jump (306) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr A Foreman &… | 100/0 | |
| pulled hard in rear, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
