02 Feb 2016 14:45 Taunton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 104y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Openbet Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10 |
| - |
Bloody Mary (FR) (filly, grey, 11 2) |
1-111 / 6 |
Flat (226), Jump (139) |
B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus |
4/0 | |
| tracked leaders, led 3 out, stayed on flat, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Banyu (FR) (colt, bay, 11 9) |
1P / 5 |
Flat (288), Jump (35) |
R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White David Maxwell Racing… |
11/0 | |
| held up in rear, pulled hard, not fluent 2nd, headway 6th, challenged before 2 out, every chance last, no impression final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
9 |
| 11 L |
Zero Grand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
956 / 8 |
Jump (10) | R P McLernon | J Farrelly Mr W Clifford |
25/0 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake 5th, outpaced before 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
12 |
| 2 L |
Lou Vert (FR) (colt, bay, 10 7) |
3- / 5 |
Flat (368), Jump (325) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Brooks,done,ferguson,kyle,mason&stewar |
2/0 | |
| awkward 1st, mid-division after next, effort 3 out, 3rd and one pace before next, no impression, lost 3rd flat | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 15 L |
Mondello (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
699 / 6 |
Flat (451), Jump (10) |
C O'Farrell | R Woollacott Mr M J Gallagher |
100/0 | |
| with leader, led 4th until 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 1¾ L |
Lift The Lid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
4-3057 / 6 |
Jump (10) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Flooring Solutions… |
50/0 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Cougar Kid (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
1-60689 / 9 |
Jump (15) | L P Aspell | P Hide The Cross Racing… |
50/0 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 2¾ L |
The Big Mare (GB) (mare, bay, 10 10) |
600-80 / 7 |
Jump (10) | R T Dunne | Mrs L J Young Mrs Laura Young |
100/0 | |
| mid-division, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Acajou Des Bieffes (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
367UP0 / 6 |
Jump (10) | R Mahon | A J Honeyball Burley & Partners |
150/0 | |
| mid-division, effort on outside before 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
10th |
6 |
| 2 L |
Present Times (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
94 / 8 |
Jump (20) | Conor Ring | Evan Williams Mrs C A Waters |
20/0 | |
| in rear, struggling 6th, well behind 3 out | ||||||||||
11th |
7 |
| ½ L |
Rocknrobin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
355 / 5 |
Jump (30) | Tom Cannon | C Gordon Mr Roger Alwen… |
50/0 | |
| led until 4th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Trans Express (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3) |
65P575 / 12 |
Jump (12) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner |
0/0 | ||