18 Jan 2020 14:15 Taunton
Winner: £7,400 (Penalty: £4,809); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Heavy.
British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Butterwick Brook (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 043 / 10 | Jump (29) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | C L Tizzard The Butterwick… | 9/4 | |
| always prominent, went 2nd bypassing omitted 6th (5 out), led before 2 out where good jump, hard ridden and kept on gamely run-in, all out (hurdles in back straight omitted due to low sun, only 4 hurdles jumped) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | HD | Shang Tang (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 633-26 / 11 | Jump (36) | Adrian Heskin | Miss E C Lavelle Ms A Sargeant | 10/11 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd on long run before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, switched right and stayed on run-in, strong challenge close home, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 7 L | Percy Pops (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 0/687 / 6 | Jump (11) | R T Dunne | N P Mulholland Birchenhough, Dewilde,… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on long run to 2 out, kept on into modest 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | HD | Folly Gate (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 85 / 8 | Jump (37) | Lizzie Kelly | Mrs J Williams Mrs J Williams… | 7/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 2nd, led soon after, pushed along on long run to 2 out, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, weakened run-in, lost modest 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 3 L | Howaboutrightnow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5500 / 5 | Jump (17) | David Noonan | W S Kittow The Howaboutrightnow… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division on inside, plugged on from 2 out, no threat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 17 L | Hewn From Granite (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 094 / 5 | Jump (33) | Kevin Jones | J W Mullins The Hopeful Partnership | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, no chance when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Madam Malina (GB) (filly, bay, 10 9) | 824-580 / 6 | Jump (31) | Harry Bannister | W Greatrex Bolingbroke Da… | 18/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, pushed along on long run before 2 out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | SHD | Queen Of The Court (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 9) | 195-5P0 / 10 | Jump (11) | Nick Scholfield | J G Cann Mr J Grant Cann | 200/1 | |
| held up and behind, good headway on outside tracking leaders after omitted 6th, pushed along on long run before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 9½ L | Freddy Fanatapan (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 39-0 / 7 | Jump (19) | T J O'Brien | W S Kittow Dr G S Plastow | 80/1 | |
| held up towards rear, bit closer in mid-division when hit 2nd, weakened before omitted 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 7½ L | Into The Mist (GB) (filly, grey, 10 9) | 75-06 / 5 | Jump (46) | Page Fuller | Miss J S Davis The Ab Fab Patsy… | 100/1 | |
| never nearer than mid-division, weakened bypassing omitted 4 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 6 L | Oscars Moonshine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 587 / 9 | Jump (17) | Bryony Frost | P F Nicholls Mr Paul Nicholls | 8/1 | |
| soon behind, struggling after 2nd, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Field Master (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 9/262-P0 / 7 | Jump (17) | L Heard | R G Hawker The Rode Farm Racing… | 150/1 | |
| led until after 2nd, chased leaders, weakened quickly bypassing omitted next, tailed off and pulled up leaving back straight | ||||||||||
