Full Result 4.50 Taunton | 24 April 2013

Wag Hammond C & D South West Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m7f198yds) 3m Good To Firm 12 hurdles

1st £3,079.80 2nd £897.75 3rd £449.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Midnight Whisper 5/1 Micheal Nolan ⁵ Richard Woollacott	Micheal Nolan ⁵ Richard Woollacott	7	117	98	60	106	–
ch g Midnight Legend - Spread The Word (Deploy)
Tracked leader, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on well, pushed out (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the faster ground.) (op 4/1)

2 3¼	6. Sharp Suit (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	6	110	89	49	91	–
bb g Milan - True Blade (Sabrehill)
Held up, headway under pressure after 3 out, chased winner soon after 2 out, stayed on final 100yds but always being held (op 20/1)

3 1 [4¼]	4. Ahead Ahead (IRE) 9/2F Paul Moloney David Rees	Paul Moloney David Rees	8	119	95	54	97	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Lady Tenby (IRE) (Tenby)
Held up, not fluent 5th, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd between last 2, stayed on (op 11/2)

4 3 [7¼]	10. Indian Citizen (IRE) 10/1 Dougie Costello Arthur Whiting	Dougie Costello Arthur Whiting	6	104 h¹	76	32	74	–
ch m Indian River (FR) - Curra Citizen (IRE) (Phardante)
Mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

5 3¼ [10½]	7. Southway Queen 5/1 Aidan Coleman Sue Gardner	Aidan Coleman Sue Gardner	9	110 t	86	40	81	–
b m Morpeth - Nearly A Score (Nearly A Hand)
Tracked leaders until dropped in rear after 8th, ridden after next, stayed on from 2 out but never a danger (op 9/2)

6 1½ [12]	3. Kruseman 8/1 Andrew Glassonbury Richard Woollacott	Andrew Glassonbury Richard Woollacott	6	119 p	95	48	90	–
b g Doyen (IRE) - Polar Charge (Polar Falcon)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway to track leaders 6th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out until next, faded last (op 12/1)

7 6 [18]	11. Dane Cottage 12/1 Robert Dunne ³ Richard Ford	Robert Dunne ³ Richard Ford	6	101	76	24	64	–
ch m Beat Hollow - Lady Soleas (Be My Guest)
Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders going to 2 out, weakened between last 2 (op 11/1)

8 14 [32]	2. Aim 16/1 Richard Killoran Sean Curran	Richard Killoran Sean Curran	8	1111 tv	97	34	71	–
b g Weetman's Weigh (IRE) - Ballet On Ice (FR) (Fijar Tango)
Led until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened next (op 11/1)

9 6 [38]	8. Bob Lewis 14/1 James Davies Anthony Middleton	James Davies Anthony Middleton	7	1013 tp	85	17	53	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Teelyna (Teenoso)
Raced keenly, held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (tchd 16/1)

10 6 [44]	5. Rode Runner 28/1 Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Richard Hawker	Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Richard Hawker	5	1011	90	17	52	–
ch g Nomadic Way (USA) - Pacific Girl (IRE) (Emmson)
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

11 nk [44¼]	9. Magical Island 11/2 Brendan Powell ³ Sarah Kerswell	Brendan Powell ³ Sarah Kerswell	10	101 t	76	–	37	–
gr g Thowra (FR) - Alice's Mirror (Magic Mirror I)
Not jump well, tracked leader until ridden 9th, quickly beaten (op 13/2)

11 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 5m 58.40s (slow by 22.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs E M Roberts (Midnight Whisper) 1st breeder: Mrs Helen Stoneman
2nd owner: Andrew Cocks And Tara Johnson (Sharp Suit)
3rd owner: Mrs Pauline Lewis (Ahead Ahead)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £1.80 £5.40 £2.10 Ex: £78.40 CSF: £71.37 Tricast: £339.94 Trifecta: £559.20 Pool: £753.11 - 1.01 winning units.

4:50 Taunton 24 Apr 2013

Wag Hammond C & D South West Novices' Handicap Hurdle