05 Mar 2020 16:10 Wincanton
Winner: £11,400 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 5f 82y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Earth Moor (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 211-120 / 11 | Jump (12) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Catherine Penny | 4/1 | |
| kept wide, chased clear leader, closer at 4th, led after 3 out, clear next, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 6½ L | Collooney (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 12123-6 / 9 | Jump (70) | Aidan Coleman | O Murphy Mr John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| held up off the ace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, disputing 2nd on outside 2 out until went outright 2nd before the last, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 3¾ L | Darsi In The Park (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | U18/8-U1 / 7 | Jump (26) | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith | 7/1 | |
| well off the pace towards rear and pushed along most of way, stayed on approaching 2 out, kept on into never dangerous 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 2 L | Duc De Beauchene (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 412-017 / 11 | Jump (70) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| waited with in rear, good headway on inside approaching 3 out, disputing well held 2nd next until before the last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 14 L | Smackwater Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 04-247F / 11 | Jump (8) | Lewis Stones | O Murphy Jules Sigler | 7/1 | |
| held up off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, weakened before next, mistake last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 4½ L | Hygrove Percy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 9) | 46/1474 / 7 | Flat (1375), Jump (35) | Harry Reed | N P Mulholland G P And Miss S… | 12/1 | |
| prominent in chasing group, lost place and struggling after 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 8½ L | Uno Mas (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 500975 / 10 | Jump (14) | Adam Wedge | Christian Williams Christian Williams… | 25/1 | |
| raced wide, always towards rear, struggling in rear before 6th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Midnight Midge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1622-11 / 10 | Jump (105) | Bryan Carver | R J Hodges A Midgley, R J… | 7/2 | |
| raced on inside, led and soon clear, came back to the field and reached for 4th, headed after 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next, weakened and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Lungarno Palace (USA) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 504-2U7 / 9 | Flat (646), Jump (35) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Caveat Emptor Partnership | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Cilaos Glace (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 7611-8U / 10 | Jump (85) | J J Burke | O Sherwood Heart Of The South… | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Demon Fou (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 3-41444 / 8 | Jump (70) | Nick Scholfield | J Scott Two Rivers Racing | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Kuiper Belt (USA) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 2-78P00 / 7 | Flat (246), Jump (12) | James Bowen | Christian Williams Christian Williams… | 100/1 | |
| always behind, struggling before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
