Full Result 4.20 Taunton | 23 February 2010

Perception Matters Ltd Promotional Championship Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £5,529.25 2nd £1,623.50 3rd £811.75 4th £405.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Bothy 2/1F Keith Mercer Brian Ellison	Keith Mercer Brian Ellison	4	1013	120	67	121	–
ch g Pivotal - Villa Carlotta (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, switched left after 2 out, soon led, ran on well, ridden out (tchd 9-4)

2 3¾	9. Beyond Moonbeams 25/1 Hadden Frost ³ Jimmy Frost	Hadden Frost ³ Jimmy Frost	6	104	105	56	109	–
b g Morpeth - Workamiracle (Teamwork I)
Tracked leaders until lost place 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from next, went 2nd last but held by winner (tchd 20-1 and 28-1)

3 1½ [5¼]	8. Highest Start (FR) 4/1 Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	5	104 b¹	107	56	109	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Startup (IRE) (Fairy King)
Mid-division, headway after 4th, narrow advantage briefly 2 out, soon ridden, close 3rd but held when stumbled last (op 9-2 tchd 10-3)

4 1¼ [6½]	11. Minnie Hill (IRE) 7/2 Mr Edward Glassonbury ¹⁰ Victor Dartnall	Mr Edward Glassonbury ¹⁰ Victor Dartnall	6	98	102	50	102	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Greybrook Lass (IRE) (Roselier)
Jumped slightly right early, led, ridden when briefly headed 2 out, led briefly approaching last, stayed on same pace (op 11-2 tchd 10-3)

5 2½ [9]	2. Sambulando (FR) 20/1 Sam Thomas Tom George	Sam Thomas Tom George	7	1111	123	68	121	–
gr g Kouroun (FR) - Somnambula (IRE) (Petoski)
Mid-division, hit 4th, headway 6th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, weakened

6 9 [18]	1. Royal Collonges (FR) 11/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	1112	124	57	112	–
gr g Fragrant Mix (IRE) - Castille Collonges (FR) (El Badr)
Tracked leaders, chance when ridden after 3 out, weakened before next (op 7-1)

7 9 [27]	7. Sweet World 16/1 Miss Isabel Tompsett ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	Miss Isabel Tompsett ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	6	106	111	33	90	–
b g Agnes World (USA) - Douce Maison (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Held up, ridden 3 out, no impression, weakened before next (op 20-1)

8 2¾ [29¾]	4. Abey M'Boy 16/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	7	114	116	35	93	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - See More Furrows (Seymour Hicks)
Held up, headway after 5th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next (op 14-1)

9 6 [35¾]	10. Singapore Reef (FR) 10/1 Tom Scudamore Nick Williams	Tom Scudamore Nick Williams	4	105	112	14	74	–
b g Sagacity (FR) - Mutual Consent (IRE) (Reference Point)
With leader until lost place after 5th, hit 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

10 2½ [38¼]	3. Jocheski (IRE) 20/1 Matt Griffiths ⁷ Tony Newcombe	Matt Griffiths ⁷ Tony Newcombe	6	1012	117	25	85	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Ludovica I (Bustino)
Always towards rear (op 18-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 4m 28.20s (slow by 41.20s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: L'Homme De Nuit (travel problems)
1st owner: Dan Gilbert (Bothy) 1st breeder: Lawn Stud
2nd owner: Matthew Green (Beyond Moonbeams)
3rd owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Highest Start)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £9.60 £1.70 Ex: £83.40 CSF: £54.51 Tricast: £191.71

4:20 Taunton 23 Feb 2010

Perception Matters Ltd Promotional Championship Novices' Handicap Hurdle