Full Result 4.20 Market Rasen | 19 October 2019

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(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m5f89yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £31,280 2nd £9,240 3rd £4,620 4th £2,310 5th £1,155 6th £580

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Copper West (IRE) 16/1 Jonathan Burke Tom George	Jonathan Burke Tom George	8	100 1	127	60	131	–
b g Westerner - Printing Copper (IRE) (Blueprint)
Settled towards rear, headway 11th, went 2nd and hit next, soon clear of rest, responded gamely to pressure to lead and go clear final 100yds (op 18/1)

2 1¾	8. Theligny (FR) 8/1 Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns Tim Vaughan	8	106 t	133	65	136	–
gr g Martaline - Romilly (FR) (Subotica)
Made cumbersome jumps at times, led until 5th, prominent until ridden and lost place to dispute 5th after 11th, 3rd and outpaced when very untidy 2 out, rallied after last, snatched 2nd but not reach winner (op 10/1)

3 ¾ [2½]	4. Royal Village (IRE) 7/2 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	7	110 p	141	72	141	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Etoile Margot (FR) (Garde Royale)
Settled in 3rd or 4th, led going well before 3 out, good jump next and 2 lengths clear briefly, ridden and headed 100yds out and faltered quickly (op 9/2)

4 11 [13½]	2. Mellow Ben (IRE) 9/1 Jamie Moore Chris Gordon	Jamie Moore Chris Gordon	6	114	145	65	135	–
b g Beneficial - Mellowthemoonlight (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Took keen hold on outer, went close up 7th, 3rd and pushed along after 11th, weakened next

5 3½ [17]	5. Vivas (FR) 9/1 Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	8	1010 tp	137	54	123	–
bb g Davidoff (GER) - Lavircas (FR) (Lavirco)
Pushed along early, last for much of race, awkward 9th, ridden and struggling after 11th (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

6 2¼ [19¼]	1. San Benedeto (FR) 8/1 Katie O'Farrell ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Katie O'Farrell ⁵ Paul Nicholls	8	117 tp	153	68	137	–
ch g Layman (USA) - Cinco Baidy (FR) (Lure)
Raced freely, pulled his way to front 5th, headed before 3 out and dropped out rapidly (op 7/1)

7 13 [32¼]	7. Luckofthedraw (FR) 5/2F Jordan Nailor ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jordan Nailor ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	913	133	35	111	–
gr g Martaline - La Perspective (FR) (Beyssac)
Wore earplugs, kept on go before start, with leader until 5th, mistake 8th, hit 10th, bumped along and weakened after next, remote when ridden out from last (vet said gelding received treatment for heat stress post-race) (op 3/1 tchd 10/3)

8 ¾ [33]	3. Valdez 12/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	12	113	144	45	119	–
ch g Doyen (IRE) - Skew (Niniski)
Midfield, ridden after 11th, struggling before next, eased last (op 9/1)

9 19 [52]	6. Whoshotwho (IRE) 6/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	Sam Twiston-Davies Dr Richard Newland	8	107	134	16	89	–
br g Beneficial - Inishbeg House (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Soon in midfield, dropped back last and struggling after 11th, tailed off next, eased before last (op 9/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:22:54 Winning time: 5m 37.10s (slow by 19.10s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: The MerseyClyde Partnership (Copper West) 1st breeder: Donal Coffey
2nd owner: Pearn's Pharmacies Ltd (Theligny)
3rd owner: R Triple H (Royal Village)
Tote win: £13.50 PL: £3.20 £3.30 £1.60 Ex: £194.70 CSF: £140.29 Tricast: £561.62 Trifecta: £1,460.10

4:20 Market Rasen 19 Oct 2019

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