12 Dec 2019 15:10 Taunton
Winner: £16,300 (Penalty: £9,682); Distance: 2m 2f 40y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Bluqube Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Locker Room Talk (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 10-1233 / 12 | Jump (21) | Jack Savage | N & W Twiston-Davies The Vacuum Pouch… | 5/1 | |
| soon led and went well clear, hit 4 out, wandered run-in, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 7 L | Admiral's Secret (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 21RF3-R / 10 | Jump (214) | Alan Johns | V R A Dartnall The Whacko Partnership | 16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, closer in chasing group before 3rd, went 2nd before the last, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 1 L | At Its Own Expense (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 3313-25 / 6 | Jump (32) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Miss Daisy Hitchins | 4/1 | |
| led briefly, chased winner who soon went well clear, blundered 2 out, never able to challenge, lost 2nd before the last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 16 L | Pointed And Sharp (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P2111U / 10 | Jump (31) | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White Mr M Hoskins | 14/1 | |
| held up off the pace in last pair, closer at 6th, went prominent in chasing group next, went left 4 out, plugged on in 4th and no impression before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Dr Sanderson (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 14115-P / 10 | Jump (54) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| prominent in chasing group, pushed along in 5th after 8th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Ballotin (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 0/41F-1U / 12 | Flat (1214), Jump (17) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders until steadily lost place 5th, mid-division, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 13 L | Katpoli (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 435P-51 / 7 | Jump (9) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Dr R D P Newland S Sutton | 5/2 | |
| jumped left, prominent in chasing group, slightly awkward 5th, went badly left and mistake 9th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Spring Wolf (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | 8P/611P- / 12 | Jump (282) | James Best | R Walford Mr B J M Ryall | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Bramble Brook (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 322425 / 9 | Jump (33) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing | 14/1 | |
| chasing leaders when blundered badly and lost place 1st, towards rear and never on terns after, badly hampered and pulled up 9th | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Bandsman (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 7-16P3P / 11 | Jump (12) | Conor Shoemark | D Skelton Miss Sarah A Dawson | 66/1 | |
| last pair, pecked 2nd, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Ashoka (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 12) | 14/2-110 / 10 | Flat (1572), Jump (12) | Bridget Andrews | D Skelton Mr Frank McAleavy | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 12 |   | - | Railroad Junkie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 232-747 / 7 | Jump (31) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, blundered slithered on landing and fell 9th | ||||||||||
