30 Dec 2019 14:25 Taunton
Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £12,529); Distance: 2m 104y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Byerley Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Marie's Rock (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 11 / 10 | Jump (26) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Middleham Park… | 6/4 | |
| raced keenly tracking leading pair, headway on outside to lead going well approaching 2 out, quickened last, went readily clear run-in, easily (3 hurdles in back straight omitted due to low sun, 4 hurdles in total jumped) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 8 L | Midnights' Gift (GB) (filly, grey, 10 8) | 11 / 5 | Flat (96), Jump (23) | Thomas Bellamy | A King Pitchall Stud Partnership | 7/1 | |
| held up in 4th place, headway to challenge in 2nd and every chance 2 out, not pace of winner when hit last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3 L | It's Probably Me (GB) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 1-25U / 5 | Jump (9) | R Patrick | H D Daly James & Jean Potter… | 33/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced in back straight, plugged on into never nearer 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 2½ L | Queens Cave (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 12/P-215 / 9 | Jump (16) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr K Alexander | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, ridden to challenge and led briefly before 2 out, outpaced into 3rd 2 out, weakened into 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Deja Vue (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 2) | 1/5-3211 / 8 | Jump (14) | Aidan Coleman | A J Honeyball Axom LXXVI | 6/4 | |
| led and set decent pace, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon outpaced and beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 41 L | Zero To Hero (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 2) | 200- / 6 | Flat (88), Jump (262) | Adrian Heskin | Mrs S Leech Mrs Shauna Kelly | 200/1 | |
| always last, outpaced in back straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Silver Forever (IRE) (filly, grey, 11 5) | 312-113 / 7 | Jump (30) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Mr Colm Donlon | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
