07 Mar 2020 15:30 Hereford
Winner: £8,800 (Penalty: £4,809); Distance: 2m 4f 194y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in Places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Go Steady (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4/08131 / 13 | Jump (15) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Popham, Rogers | 9/4 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside from 10th, mistake 12th, went 2nd after 2 out, led before last, clear flat, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 2 L | Rosmuc Relay (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 3111P/5 / 10 | Jump (67) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Mr J Perriss | 8/1 | |
| soon led, jumped left 8th, headed before 3 out, hanging right and led again before 2 out, headed approaching last, no impression on winner after, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 1 L | Driftwood Haze (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 532934 / 12 | Jump (17) | Mitchell Bastyan | P C Dando Mr P Dando | 9/1 | |
| chased leader until 9th, outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 7 L | Delight Of Dubai (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 7) | 521-125 / 8 | Jump (9) | P J Brennan | Noel Williams Daniel MacAuliffe… | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th, not fluent 11th, weight cloth fell off after 2 out, plugging on when more tack fell off before last, no impression in 4th flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 5 L | Subcontinent (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 11) | 4806-41 / 10 | Flat (1030), Jump (80) | Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams Shire Birds | 4/1 | |
| prominent when slow 1st, towards rear, not fluent 6th or 8th, headway before 10th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 15 L | Iron Horse (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 9U2-125 / 13 | Jump (43) | Daniel Hiskett | R T Phillips The Someday's Here… | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent, went 2nd 9th, led when mistake 3 out, headed before mistake 2 out, weakening when jumped left last | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Durouyn (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1-25624 / 7 | Jump (70) | Lee Edwards | Henry Oliver Martingrayracing2 | 13/2 | |
| in rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake next, behind from 4th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
