12 Apr 2018 14:10 Taunton
Winner: £7,844 (Penalty: £4,159); Distance: 2m 104y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Karl Marx (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 3P0422 / 10 | Flat (631), Jump (35) | Dave Crosse | Mark Gillard Mr Sam Bartlett | 8/1 | |
| led until 2nd, pressed leader, led again 2 out, ridden clear run-in, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Tierra Verde (GB) (mare, bay, 11 12) | 42-7533 / 10 | Jump (31) | Harry Bannister | H Whittington Greenlands Racing… | 7/2 | |
| in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders 4th, ridden and not quicken before 2 out, rallied into 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | NK | Amour D'or (GB) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 9PPP5-0 / 8 | Jump (93) | David Noonan | Miss G Haywood Haywood's Heroes | 40/1 | |
| pressed leader, led 2nd until ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner until the last, stayed on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 10 L | Upham Running (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 3P-P246 / 11 | Jump (35) | James Bowen | Mrs K A Buckett Mrs D Buckett | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, plugged on run-in, went modest 4th post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | HD | Zoltan Varga (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 449474 / 9 | Jump (17) | Bryony Frost | M R Channon Dr M Makratzakis | 5/2 | |
| held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders 6th, hit next, ridden before 2 out, weakened before the last, lost modest 4th post | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Oologist (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 6) | PPF88P / 8 | Jump (32) | Nick Scholfield | J Gallagher Mr Charles Stone… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 5 L | Cropley (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 3) | 4F1/8-30 / 12 | Flat (205), Jump (165) | Alan Johns | D Burchell Miss Sarah Carter | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 23 L | Scorpion Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 35-2P59 / 10 | Jump (255) | Charlie Deutsch | M Hill Mrs Abi Sole | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | HD | Eggesford (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) | P8F0 / 7 | Flat (414), Jump (67) | Brendan Powell | Mrs L J Young Laura Young | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 8 L | Blackadder (GB) (colt, bay, 10 5) | FU6/407- / 6 | Flat (63), Jump (662) | James Davies | Mark Gillard Mr S Garnett | 66/1 | |
| raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders 4th, weakened soon after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 2 L | Hoola Hula (GB) (filly, brown, 10 13) | 3-300PP / 5 | Jump (17) | Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner Mr D V Gardner | 14/1 | |
| never fluent, raced wide, chased leaders until jumped slowly and lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Fire Ahead (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 908 / 5 | Jump (32) | R T Dunne | Ian Williams Mr Patrick Kelly | 10/1 | |
| well in rear, lost touch and struggling 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 6th | ||||||||||
