26 Oct 2010 14:40 Taunton
Winner: £6,150 (Penalty: £4,001); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
Somerset County Gazette Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Organisateur (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 12) | 11-2 / 20 | Flat (486), Jump (11) | Ian Popham | P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Tincknell… | 1/4 | |
| tracked leaders, steady headway 3 out, challenged next, soon led, quickened clear flat, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 11 L | Ballinteni (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 12) | 0- / 9 | Flat (34), Jump (341) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr David Cohen | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort to lead 2 out, soon headed, ridden last, kept on under pressure flat, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Tignello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | F41263 / 8 | Flat (408), Jump (20) | T Molloy | Mrs E Bishop Mrs M J Arnold | 10/1 | |
| led to after 1st, led again after next, headed 4 out, led again next, headed 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure approaching last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 9 L | Jumpjack Flint (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 50P-7 / 5 | Jump (19) | R Johnson | C E Longsdon Mr David Brace | 28/1 | |
| pulled hard, held up behind, driven approaching 2 out, kept on to go 4th near finish, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | SHD | Magroom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 6 | Flat (57) | Matt Griffiths | R J Hodges Mrs A Hart Mrs… | 20/1 | |
| held up behind, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 14 L | Classically (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12) | 5- / 6 | Flat (27), Jump (257) | T Scudamore | H Morrison Mr Grahame Lloyd | 6/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led 4 out to next, soon outpaced, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | 6 L | Spinning Waters (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 7 | Flat (35) | Jimmy McCarthy | Eve Johnson Houghton B M G Group | 28/1 | |
| towards rear, headway and in touch 5th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 14 L | Aureate (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 12) | 23289/ / 10 | Flat (162), Jump (610) | W P Kavanagh | B Forsey Mr B Forsey | 25/1 | |
| in touch, lost place 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 21 L | Operachy (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 4-89 / 5 | Flat (177), Jump (50) | Hadden Frost | J D Frost Mr J D Frost | 66/1 | |
| in touch on outside, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 5 L | Lethal Gun (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 69PPP-P / 9 | Flat (703), Jump (174) | James Banks | N R Mitchell Mr J R Boughey | 100/1 | |
| raced keenly, led after 1st until after next, in touch, lost place when not much room bend after 4th, soon behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | Dist | General Sam (USA) (colt, chestnut, 10 12) | / 5 | Flat (634) | J W Farrelly | N R Mitchell N R Mitchell | 100/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, in rear, struggling halway, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Stellar Cause (USA) (colt, chestnut, 10 12) | P- / 5 | Flat (272), Jump (316) | R Greene | N G Ayliffe Mrs M A Barrett… | |||
| 13 |   | - | We're Delighted (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 12) | 603629 / 5 | Flat (106), Jump (4) | T J Murphy | M Blake Staverton Owners… | |||
| 14 |   | - | Bari Bay (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5) | 555P53 / 5 | Flat (411), Jump (4) | Peter Toole | M Blake Mrs J M Haines | |||
