03 Feb 2010 13:55 Exeter
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Desert Orchid Restaurant Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Roaming West (IRE) (Mare, brown, 10 0) | 97/9-68F / 22 | Jump (52) | C Honour | C J Down J B Radford & M… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, making good headway when hampered on bend before 3 out, chased clear leader 3 out, closed as leader blundered 2 out, soon ridden to lead and stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 5 L | Players Please (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 11 11) | 033-74 / 6 | Flat (487), Jump (172) | Nick Scholfield | A B Haynes Staverton Owners… | 11/1 | |
| led and soon well clear, 8 lengths clear 3 out, 4 lengths clear when mistake 2 out, headed soon after, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 2½ L | Dr Hart (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 6866-44 / 10 | Jump (240) | Jack Doyle | V R A Dartnall Geoff & The Jem… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, one pace soon after, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 13 L | Bankers Bonus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | P20000 / 5 | Jump (49) | B Wharfe | M Hill Money For Nothing… | 20/1 | |
| chased clear leader to approaching 3 out, weakened soon after, 4th and no chance when hit last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 14 L | Strategic Plan (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 10-3129 / 9 | Jump (11) | A Glassonbury | Mrs L J Young Mr Kelvin Evett | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 3 out, kept on one pace, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 3½ L | Regain Du Charbonneau (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 18504 / 5 | Jump (13) | G Supple | D Pipe Mr W Frewen | 25/1 | |
| prominent in chasing group, weakened into 6th when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 10 L | Woodlark Island (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 394 / 9 | Flat (119), Jump (38) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr A Campbell | 9/2 | |
| always rear division, ridden and struggling 5th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Jackers (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 588401 / 7 | Jump (10) | Mr R G Henderson | C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner | 4/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off when blundered 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 7 L | Mr Guppy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3PP98/6- / 9 | Jump (638) | R Greene | C J Down S W Group Logistics… | 25/1 | |
| prominent in chasing group until pushed along and weakened before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | NK | Jenny Potts (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 12) | 556/1- / 7 | Flat (231), Jump (445) | Danny Burton | C J Down Mr Tim Pole | 9/1 | |
| in rear, moderate effort before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 22 L | Temple Place (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 020000- / 11 | Flat (585), Jump (345) | J W Farrelly | M S Tuck Mr Stephen Spence | 33/1 | |
| never reached beyond mid-division, tailed off | ||||||||||
| SU | 10 |   | - | Salontyre (GER) (gelding, bay, 10 5) | 576 / 6 | Jump (13) | Miss Isabel Tompsett | B J Llewellyn Mr Alex James | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Mix N Match (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 2) | 4665-R1 / 11 | Flat (193), Jump (39) | Mr Turlough O'connor | J D Frost Total Plumbing… | ||
| PU | 14 |   | - | Tapimix (FR) (Colt, grey, 10 0) | 0PP/P8P- / 7 | Flat (1080), Jump (312) | Aidan Coleman | A E Jones Bpd Ltd | ||
