30 Mar 2017 14:30 Taunton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Farmers Arms Combe Florey RNLI Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Master Burbidge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 675-721 / 10 | Flat (120), Jump (37) | N D Fehily | N P Mulholland Dajam Ltd | 4/1 | |
| travelled well in mid-division, smooth headway on inside 7th, tracking leaders next, led approaching 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, came clear run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 4½ L | Tikkinthebox (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 70902P / 11 | Jump (36) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott On A Mission | 20/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway chasing leaders 3 out, hit last, stayed on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | NK | Mighty Missile (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) | 4829P3 / 8 | Flat (43), Jump (20) | Mitchell Bastyan | B Barr Daisy Hitchins… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 3 L | Prince Mahler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 876F50 / 8 | Jump (40) | D A Jacob | R Woollacott Taunton Racecourse… | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway after 3 out, chased leaders after next, ridden and one pace in 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | ½ L | Blackfire (FR) (colt, brown, 10 10) | 3F7875 / 5 | Flat (677), Jump (23) | Benjamin Poste | T Symonds Celia & Michael… | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, led next until approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 7 L | Zante (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 661-02 / 7 | Flat (446), Jump (15) | Joshua Moore | G & J Moore Heart Of The South… | 15/2 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, 2nd again 3 out until weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Flints Legacy (GB) (filly, grey, 11 9) | 2-3P20 / 7 | Jump (76) | James Best | N J Hawke Flints Legacy Partnership | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 7 L | Tower Of Allen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13) | 8P-B269 / 8 | Jump (92) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson The Hexagon Racing… | 7/1 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, led 3rd until 7th, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 2 L | Academy General (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 06PPPP / 11 | Jump (25) | David Noonan | Miss J Du Plessis Mrs P Shaw & Miss… | 40/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, weakening when stumbled badly 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 6 L | Two Hoots (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11) | 3585 / 10 | Jump (20) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Reign It In 2 | 7/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 9 L | My Matador (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 070-860 / 6 | Flat (48), Jump (271) | T J O'Brien | V R A Dartnall Mr V R A Dartnall | 33/1 | |
| in touch, weakened before 7th, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 5 L | Pennies And Pounds (GB) (mare, bay, 10 0) | 1/58PU-0 / 12 | Jump (320) | Harry Bannister | J S Smith Exors Of The Late… | 50/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16 |   | 36 L | Dancing Dik (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | P67PP0 / 12 | Flat (3090), Jump (17) | Conor Orr | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon | 200/1 | |
| soon towards rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Scrumpy Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | P04 / 12 | Jump (21) | C O'Farrell | R Woollacott Smlc Racing | 50/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Hahnenkam (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 432205 / 7 | Jump (42) | Brendan Powell | J Farrelly Mr David Winzer | 15/2 | |
| held up, fell 2nd | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | New Reaction (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13) | P-80FP2 / 6 | Flat (141), Jump (21) | R P McLernon | Alexandra Dunn The Game Birds | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, behind when blundered and rider lost irons 2 out, soon pulled up | ||||||||||
