09 Jan 2018 15:20 Taunton
Winner: £3,750 (Penalty: £2,470); Distance: 2m 7f 3y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Premier Portrait (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 2) | 3310U-1 / 12 | Jump (30) | Mr G Levinson | Dr Charles Levinson Charles Levinson… | 10/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, mistake 4th and lost place, not clear run after 4 out, headway approaching next, 3rd before 2 out, 2nd flat, stayed on well, led post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | NS | Unioniste (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 6) | 20/0009- / 11 | Jump (299) | Mr D Maxwell | P F Nicholls David Maxwell Racing… | 6/4 | |
| tracked leader, led 13th, not fluent and headed 4 out, led 3 out, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 8 L | Bear's Affair (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 2) | 371-F61 / 13 | Jump (37) | Alex Edwards | P Rowley Mr G B Barlow | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, stayed on same pace from 4 out, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 2½ L | Opening Batsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 6) | 355011- / 13 | Jump (263) | Mr M Legg | H Fry The Twelfth Man… | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside 7th, led 4 out, in tight and headed 3 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 6 L | Princely Player (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 641/1P-2 / 11 | Jump (37) | Mr Jake Bament | Mrs K Hobbs The Kp & The Nuts… | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 6th, mistake 8th, ridden 11th, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2½ L | Vincitore (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 1540-40 / 13 | Jump (44) | Miss S Rippon | Miss S Rippon Ms S K Baharuddin | 50/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, lost place after 7th, struggling 12th, well beaten after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 3¼ L | The Lizard King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | F2-2213 / 9 | Jump (51) | Mr D Edwards | Nicky Martin Bradley Partnership | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 8th, headway after 10th, no extra 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Imperial Circus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 21442-5 / 12 | Jump (237) | Page Fuller | R Mitford-Slade Mrs Lucy Fielding-johnson | 10/1 | |
| led, stumbled and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headed 13th, mistake 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up approaching last | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | U Me And Them (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | PUF-P4P / 9 | Jump (90) | Mr M A S Comley | Miss Hannah Taylor Mr M Slingsby | 250/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 4th, hit 5th, not fluent 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Milosam (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | PP/UP5P / 11 | Jump (30) | Ben Jones | G Chambers Mrs Jenny Luscombe | 100/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway after 3rd, mistake 10th, lost place 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
