17 Mar 2020 15:25 Taunton
Winner: £9,800 (Penalty: £5,458); Distance: 2m 2f 40y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Bathiva (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
4-23475 / 11 |
Jump (27) | Sam Twiston-Davies | David Dennis Mrs J Rees |
5/1 | |
| held up in rear, good headway on inside tracking leaders 9th, close 3rd 4 out, 2nd going well before next, led 2 out, soon clear, dived and hit last, stayed on well, eased final 100 yards | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 9 L |
Desque De L'isle (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5) |
24/7377 / 10 |
Flat (1287), Jump (70) |
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams The Hon Lady Heber-percy |
5/1 | |
| chased leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Hollywood Ken (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1/PP-043 / 8 |
Flat (1448), Jump (55) |
David Noonan | Mrs F M Shaw Miss Mandie Fletcher |
9/2 | |
| held up in last pair, steady headway on inside chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before next, plugged on run-in, never any chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 13 L |
This Breac (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 10) |
295714 / 12 |
Jump (20) | Bryony Frost | J D Frost Miss A Bennallick |
6/1 | |
| led in start, soon chasing leaders on outside, lost place 7th, struggling in rear before next, tailed off 4 out, plugged on into modest 4th between last 2 | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 7½ L |
Peterborough (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
170-50F / 10 |
Jump (8) | Conor Ring | Evan Williams Norwester Racing… |
11/2 | |
| led, hit 7th, went clear when awkward 8th, hit 10th, mistake and headed next, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly, mistakes 3 out and next | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
| 6 L |
Babytaggle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) |
2-32P64 / 10 |
Jump (70) | Page Fuller | D L Williams Mr Paul Charlesworth |
8/1 | |
| soon tracking leaders, hit 10th, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 5½ L |
Seeanythingyoulike (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
3F4153 / 9 |
Jump (44) | Matt Griffiths | J Scott Govier & Brown |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, awkward 5th, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Metatrons Cube (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
29-5059 / 5 |
Flat (58), Jump (110) |
Charlie Hammond | S-J Davies Michael & Lesley… |
33/1 | |
| last trio, headway on outside chasing leaders 7th, jumped slowly next, ridden and weakened after 9th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after | ||||||||||