Full Result 2.10 Taunton | 2 March 2000

Taunton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,991.65 2nd £1,228.20 3rd £614.10 4th £307.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. In The Blood I (IRE) 6/4F C Maude Philip Hobbs	C Maude Philip Hobbs	9	112	–	78	116	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
Tracked leader until led 3rd, came clear approaching 2 out, easily (op 5-4)

2 8	1. Jeremy Spider 10/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	118	–	74	110	–
b g Nearly A Hand - Lucibella (Comedy Star)
Chased leaders until outpaced 4 out, driven and rallied from 2 out, strong run to take 2nd close home but no chance with winner (op 8-1)

3 1 [9]	11. Westfield Cockney (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	112 t	105	66	103	–
b g Mulhollande (USA) - Cockney Bug (Torus)
Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, driven to challenge 3 out, stayed chasing easy winner, caught for 2nd near finish (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

4 hd [9¼]	4. Hermes (IRE) 11/1 Warren Marston Mrs A J Bowlby	Warren Marston Mrs A J Bowlby	5	112	–	66	103	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Miss Dunbrody (Le Prince)
Mid-division, pushed along 5th, headway next, outpaced and ridden 3 out, stayed on again under pressure run-in (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5 6 [15¼]	7. Kambala 33/1 Adrian Maguire G B Balding	Adrian Maguire G B Balding	5	112	–	58	97	–
ch g Henbit (USA) - Pennethorne Place (Deep Run)
Behind, headway and hit 4 out, stayed on again from 2 out but not a danger

6 1½ [16¾]	14. Lima Bravo 33/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Tony Carroll	Ollie McPhail ³ Tony Carroll	4	913	–	42	81	–
b f Aird Point - Archie's Niece (Sagaro)
Well behind from 5th, pushed along and stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders

7 1¾ [18½]	13. Pace Stalker (USA) 9/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	4	107	–	45	86	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - In The Habit (USA) (Lyphard)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge 3 out, weakened after 3 out (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

8 1¾ [20¼]	9. Odagh Odyssey (IRE) 25/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	6	112	–	52	93	–
ch g Ikdam - Riverside Willow (Callernish)
Led to 3rd, stayed tracking leaders, hit 6th, weakened after 3 out, eased when no chance (tchd 33-1 in places)

9 10 [30¼]	5. Houghton Bay (IRE) 5/1 D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	5	112	–	38	87	–
b g Camden Town - Royal Bavard (Le Bavard)
Chased leader after 3rd to 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)

10 5 [35¼]	2. Barons Court (IRE) 50/1 Jason Maguire ³ Tom George	Jason Maguire ³ Tom George	6	1013	–	31	82	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Princess Rapunzel (Ete Indien I)
Behind, headway 6th, weakened 3 out (op 25-1)

11 dist [65¼]	8. Major Blaze 100/1 Mr F Brennan Adrian Chamberlain	Mr F Brennan Adrian Chamberlain	8	112	–	1	–	–
b g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Loughnavalley (Candy Cane)
Behind, effort after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 500-1 in a place)

PU	12. Tudor Nickola 100/1 M Sharratt Peter Purdy	M Sharratt Peter Purdy	8	1011	–	–	–	–
ch m Nicholas Bill - Cottage Melody (Super Song)
Soon tailed off, pulled up before 4th

PU	10. Sharpe's Revenge (IRE) 33/1 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	7	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Kambality (Kambalda)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

PU	3. Easy Baron 66/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	6	112	–	–	–	–
gr g Baron Blakeney - Flying Easy (Swing Easy)
Pulled hard early, behind, effort approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 25-1)

14 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 5m 2.90s (slow by 37.90s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: I L Shaw (In The Blood I) 1st breeder: J Gahan
2nd owner: R G Tizzard (Jeremy Spider)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Westfield Cockney)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.50 £2.10 £2.30 Ex: £14 CSF: £15.86 Trifecta: £108.70

2:10 Taunton 2 Mar 2000

Taunton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D