08 Jan 2024 15:00 Taunton
Winner: £13,950 (Penalty: £7,367); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Inca De Lafayette (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 2) | 3/6P4-1P / 7 | Jump (55) | H Cobden | P F Nicholls Owners Group 100 | 15/2 | |
| raced wide in back straight, mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden to lead between last two, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 1½ L | Mr Freedom (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 54-233U / 6 | Flat (177), Jump (30) | M Goldstein | Miss S West The Affordable… | 9/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, headway chasing leaders before next, hung right and went 2nd final 110 yards, stayed on run-in, well held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | ½ L | Vicki Vale (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 2421-23 / 7 | Jump (30) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Knowle Racing Stables… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led next, ridden and headed between last two, held when lost 2nd final 100 yards, kept on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Just Loose Change (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 321-592 / 8 | Jump (25) | Sam Twiston-Davies | Nicky Martin Bradley Partnership | 3/1 | |
| raced bit wide in back straight, towards rear of mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace in 4th | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 6 L | Killaloan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4111P-3 / 6 | Flat (82), Jump (46) | Angus Cheleda | P F Nicholls Owners Group 093 | 11/1 | |
| raced on inside in back straight, pressed leader, led 2nd until 3 out, chased leader until before next, ridden and weakened between last two | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 3 L | Galahad Quest (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 2/29214- / 8 | Jump (296) | David Noonan | Mrs J Williams Holt, Macnabb,… | 22/1 | |
| off the pace towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Getalead (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 116566- / 9 | Jump (311) | Bryan Carver | K Pickard Pickard Racing… | 80/1 | |
| led until 2nd, chased leader until before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 2½ L | Ask Brewster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 1-44 / 6 | Jump (45) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Midlands Quintet | 18/1 | |
| always rear-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | ½ L | Bread And Butter (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 8) | P65805 / 10 | Jump (16) | Oliver Boyden | O Murphy High Weald Racing | 28/1 | |
| off the pace and always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 4 L | Bashful Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F-19P46 / 9 | Flat (86), Jump (25) | Jack Tudor | D Pipe Milldean Racing… | 40/1 | |
| off the pace and always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Zoffee (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5) | 323F45/ / 9 | Flat (86), Jump (778) | James Bowen | O Murphy Mr Alan Peterson | 9/2 | |
| raced wide in back straight, chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | El Rio (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 70/1F1-7 / 8 | Jump (56) | David Bass | K Bailey & M Nicholls Rio Grandees | 9/1 | |
| raced on inside, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
