08 Dec 2005 03:50 TAUNTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,827); Distance: 4290; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Merry Christmas Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Desert Quest (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) |
/ 25 |
R Johnson | P F Nicholls Mrs M Findlay |
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| held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway after 3 out, challenged on bit 2 out, hit last, pushed out to lead flat, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 1.5 L |
Direct Flight (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) |
/ 13 |
B J Crowley | Noel T Chance The Five Survivors |
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| held up mid-division, led on bit after 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed last, ran on, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| 13 L |
Adecco (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) |
/ 9 |
J E Moore | G & J Moore The Ashden Partnership |
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| mid-division, ridden 3 out, kept on from 2 out | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 5 L |
Caspian Dusk (GB) (Gelding, , 133) |
/ 6 |
Richard Gordon | W G M Turner Mr P Nabavi |
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| in touch, headway and challenged 3 out, ridden when mistake 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| HD |
Devito (FR) (Gelding, , 159) |
/ 9 |
Mr D Edwards | G F Edwards The Pinewoods Five |
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| held up in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Dr Cerullo (GB) (Colt, , 158) |
/ 9 |
T Doyle | C Tinkler Furnival Webb Raynor… |
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| prominent, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 6 L |
Etendard Indien (FR) (Gelding, , 163) |
/ 7 |
M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr R L Dacombe |
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| chased leader, led after 5th, not fluent and ridden 7th, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| SHD |
Monte Cristo (FR) (Gelding, , 154) |
/ 10 |
N D Fehily | Mrs L C Taylor Mark Johnston Racing… |
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| led to 5th, chased leader, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 17 L |
Musimaro (FR) (Gelding, , 144) |
/ 10 |
M Nicolls | R J Price Mr Chris Nenadich |
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| always towards rear, reminder after 5th, weakened 7th | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
New Currency (USA) (Colt, , 143) |
/ 6 |
T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mrs J S Bolger |
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| held up last, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, mistake 5th, behind when pulled up | ||||||||||