08 Apr 2010 17:55 Taunton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,796); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Elusive Muse (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 334 / 5 | Flat (222), Jump (43) | O Dayman | Mrs A M Thorpe Richard Abbott… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, chased leaders approaching 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, led over a half furlong out, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | NK | Aqualung (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) | P2-PP99 / 10 | Jump (27) | Peter Toole | C J Mann Mr R G Owens | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | ½ L | Solitary Palm (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 6) | 784047 / 10 | Jump (13) | W P Kavanagh | B Forsey A Stevens, B Forsey | 20/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 9th, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Stage Acclaim (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 10) | 897034 / 7 | Flat (157), Jump (25) | C Honour | C J Down A P Barwell & S… | 33/1 | |
| led, headed after 3 out, regained lead approaching next, headed over a half a furlong out, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1 L | Chaim (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4UP251 / 9 | Jump (10) | D C Costello | L Wadham Old Pals Partnership | 3/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | NK | Here's Johnny (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | P0/22F1 / 12 | Jump (16) | Giles Hawkins | V R A Dartnall Mrs Suzy Haywood | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and not fluent last, no extra last 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 8 L | Earcomesthedream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 458511 / 14 | Jump (8) | Harry Skelton | P A Pritchard Mrs Alison Pritchard&Woodland… | 4/1 | |
| prominent, led after 3 out, soon headed, blundered last, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 3½ L | Kristoffersen (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | B-25324 / 12 | Flat (1042), Jump (33) | Ian Popham | Mrs H R J Nelmes T M W Partnership | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 8th, soon outpaced, no impression from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5 |   | 8 L | Dunkelly Castle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 2516-28 / 10 | Jump (33) | Danny Burton | R Curtis Vetlab Supplies… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, reminders after 7th, pushed along approaching next, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 4½ L | Ballamusic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 3415/P8 / 9 | Jump (25) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs D E Andrews | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16 |   | ½ L | Kyoto (GER) (colt, bay, 10 1) | 25F687 / 7 | Flat (725), Jump (24) | Jimmy Derham | N J Hawke N J McMullan And… | 25/1 | |
| in rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 8 L | Mr Mackay (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 20-7P33 / 8 | Jump (56) | Felix de Giles | R T Phillips The Adlestrop Club | 18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15 |   | 11 L | Captain Becket (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 50977P / 9 | Jump (156) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Share My Dream | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along and lost place approaching 9th | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6 |   | 30 L | Callerlilly (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 11 7) | 321876 / 8 | Jump (26) | D R Dennis | N J Hawke Whitegate Stud… | 20/1 | |
| close up, lost place approaching 8th | ||||||||||
| 15th | 10 |   | 27 L | Cherry Flora (GB) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 1247-3 / 7 | Jump (80) | Rachael Green | A J Honeyball Broomfield Racing | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Bally Conn (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 6) | 3116-67 / 9 | Jump (64) | B Wharfe | M Hill 2009 Bc | ||
