17 Mar 2020 16:00 Taunton
Winner: £8,800 (Penalty: £4,809); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Stage Summit (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 0) | 2F-8043 / 12 | Jump (14) | Bryan Carver | Miss J Du Plessis The Lanson Lads | 6/1 | |
| chased leader until jumped slowly 6th, chased leaders, rallied went left and pecked 4 out, ridden to lead before 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and hung left run-in, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | NS | Playa Blanca (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 5) | 465011 / 6 | Flat (571), Jump (2) | Ben Jones | J W Mullins The Rumble Racing… | 5/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 3 out, 2nd before next where mistake, ridden and 2 lengths down last, not much room on near side rail run-in, strong challenge last strides, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 5½ L | Menapian (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 5492-58 / 12 | Jump (70) | Paul O'Brien | Mrs H R J Nelmes T M W Partnership | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 3rd and hit 2 out, plugging on at one pace when bumped last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | HD | Dalaman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | P3PP-44 / 10 | Jump (52) | R Johnson | Miss R Curtis Diamond Racing… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place before 6th, behind next, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, rallied into 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | ½ L | Just Go For It (GB) (mare, bay, 10 6) | 0-000 / 12 | Jump (20) | James Best | K Bishop Mr Steve Atkinson | 100/1 | |
| mistake 1st, held up in rear, good headway chasing leaders approaching out went 2nd 3 out until before next, plugging on when bad mistake last, no chance after, lost 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 2 L | Caro Des Flos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 253545 / 12 | Jump (76) | M D Grant | J S Smith Exors Of The Late… | 25/1 | |
| led until headed and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Lamanver Bel Ami (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 45-706 / 9 | Jump (20) | Nick Scholfield | Jack Barber Dr Donna Christensen | 25/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until next, chased leaders, went left 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 11 L | Tactical Manoeuvre (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | P-43111 / 11 | Jump (44) | Rex Dingle | J Scott The Tacticians | 4/1 | |
| held up and always towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 4½ L | True Thoughts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | P0154P / 7 | Flat (153), Jump (12) | Isabel Williams | Mrs L J Young Laura Young | 40/1 | |
| raced very wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, pushed along racing 5 wide after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 59 L | Flou Artsistique (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4870 / 5 | Jump (40) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| behind, struggling in rear 3rd, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
