04 Feb 2019 13:45 Taunton
Winner: £7,900 (Penalty: £5,133); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Racing To School Novices' Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Bold Plan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 12-33 / 11 | Jump (62) | S Bowen | Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William… | 6/4 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, 2nd 3 out, travelling well before next, challenged last, led run-in, edged right and kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Southfield Stone (GB) (gelding, grey, 12 2) | 3-1113 / 8 | Jump (30) | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Hart… | 4/6 | |
| led, joined last, headed and unable to quicken run-in, kept on for clear 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 21 L | Caspers Court (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | P-160 / 11 | Jump (34) | James Best | K Woollacott Mrs S Godfrey | 33/1 | |
| held up in last trio, outpaced 3 out, plugged on into 3rd on long run before next, no chance with first two | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 34 L | Nocturnal Myth (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 65-7 / 7 | Jump (75) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball The Night Shifters | 14/1 | |
| held up in last trio, mistake 6th, plugged on into modest 4th on long run before 2 out, never involved | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 18 L | The Ibbster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 1542/17- / 9 | Jump (480) | David Noonan | B Forsey Mrs Sara Smyth-ribeiro | 66/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened on long run before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Dr Sanderson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1-14 / 10 | Jump (68) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 5 |   | - | Corsecombe (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 69-PP / 7 | Jump (34) | James Davies | Mark Gillard Kay Russell | 150/1 | |
| chased leaders, not fluent 1st, ridden before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Royal Reef (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | PP / 7 | Flat (860), Jump (13) | Charlie Hammond | Miss C Dyson Mr M P Hammond | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 9 |   | - | Sea Present (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | FP-07 / 7 | Jump (15) | Rex Dingle | Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis | 150/1 | |
| raced keenly and wide in last trio, hung left and reminders in last place bend after 5th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
