13 Oct 2020 12:45 Hereford
Winner: £5,844 (Penalty: £2,794); Distance: 2m 5f 163y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Let's Talk Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Knight Commander (GB) (colt, brown, 11 1) | 8/0-6524 / 8 | Flat (427), Jump (18) | Sean Houlihan | Sheila Lewis Foxhunters In Mind | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, tracked leaders final circuit, travelling powerfully 2 out, eased into the lead before the last, 5-lengths clear at the last, extended advantage run-in, comfortable | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14 |   | 12 L | Easkey Lad (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 4/6786-3 / 9 | Flat (766), Jump (24) | R T Dunne | D Burchell Miss Sarah Carter | 10/3 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and plenty to do 2 out, driven along and good headway to dispute 2nd at the last, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 3½ L | Arty Campbell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2/398-43 / 11 | Flat (51), Jump (12) | Robert Williams | B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn | 9/2 | |
| towards rear, headway 3 out, mistake when disputing 3rd 2 out, kept on but never dangerous latter stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1¾ L | Agincourt Reef (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 13960/8- / 12 | Jump (220) | D A Jacob | R A Teal Mrs Sue Teal | 20/1 | |
| chased leader, pressed leader 2 out and briefly led, headed approaching last, no more to give and weakened after the last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 6½ L | Flintara (GB) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 5805- / 10 | Jump (261) | Brendan Powell | R Bandey Leith Hill Chasers | 50/1 | |
| led, pressed and headed 2 out, soon outpaced and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 1 L | Blunder Buss (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 74458/3- / 8 | Jump (521) | Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan Optimumracing Co… | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 2 out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 19 L | Memphis Bleek (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) | 698-553 / 5 | Flat (355), Jump (22) | Lee Edwards | A Ralph Only Fools Own… | 6/1 | |
| mid-division early stages, prominent entering final circuit, niggled along 2 out, soon weakened and never involved | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Black Lightning (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 9/165P-6 / 11 | Jump (67) | Tabitha Worsley | Georgie Howell Ms G Howell | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, outpaced and lost position 3 out, ridden and struggling 2 out, no more | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 1 L | Mackie Dee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 02144/0 / 13 | Jump (34) | Philip Armson | R J Armson Mr R J Armson | 80/1 | |
| always towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Remember The Man (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6) | 754446- / 8 | Flat (383), Jump (278) | R Johnson | N B King Poynton Harrod… | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, hampered before 2 out, soon ridden and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Deputy Jones (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 2) | F0F6-60 / 8 | Jump (67) | James Best | N P Mulholland Neil Mulholland… | 0/0 | ||
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| 2 |   | - | Project Mars (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 620/213- / 9 | Jump (211) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien The Fob Racing… | 0/0 | ||
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| PU | 13 |   | - | Magic Shuffle (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 7-85 / 4 | Flat (20), Jump (55) | James Davies | S Curran The Milk Sheiks | 18/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along and detached 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Seasearch (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 04600- / 6 | Flat (518), Jump (230) | M G Nolan | C J Gray Riverdance Consortium… | 66/1 | |
| prominent, then tracked leader, driven before 5 out, weakened quickly and pulled up | ||||||||||
