Full Result 4.20 Taunton | 21 February 2017

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £11,573.60 2nd £3,418.80 3rd £1,709.40 4th £854.70 5th £427.35 6th £214.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Tommy Silver (FR) 7/2 Stan Sheppard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Stan Sheppard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	5	114	134	118	141	–
b g Silver Cross (FR) - Sainte Mante (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, strong challenge approaching 2 out, edged ahead run-in, pushed out (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

2 1	2. Bertimont (FR) 4/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	7	1110 t	135	118	141	–
gr g Slickly (FR) - Bocanegra (FR) (Night Shift)
Held up, headway from 5th to track leaders 3 out, led approaching 2 out, narrow advantage when mistake last, headed run-in, kept on but no extra (op 7/2 tchd 10/3)

3 4 [5]	4. Top Tug (IRE) 3/1F Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	6	115	130	108	131	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Top Romance (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
In touch, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden in close 3rd approaching next, kept on same pace (op 5/2)

4 1¼ [6¼]	10. Star Foot (IRE) 16/1 Niall P Madden Jo Davis	Niall P Madden Jo Davis	6	101	112	89	113	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - On The Backfoot (IRE) (Bob Back)
In touch, disputed 3rd after 3 out, ridden before next, kept on same pace (op 33/1)

5 6 [12¼]	1. Sizing Granite (IRE) 5/1 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	9	1112 t¹	137	107	133	–
br g Milan - Hazel's Tisrara (IRE) (Mandalus)
In touch, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on but held from next (op 6/1)

6 3¾ [16]	9. Bobble Emerald (IRE) 11/1 Andrew Tinkler Martin Keighley	Andrew Tinkler Martin Keighley	9	108 p	119	84	111	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Aunt Emeralds (IRE) (Roselier)
Prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakening when bumped last

7 4½ [20½]	6. Workbench (FR) 20/1 Bridget Andrews ³ Dan Skelton	Bridget Andrews ³ Dan Skelton	9	1010 t	124	84	111	–
b g Network (GER) - Danhelis (FR) (Hellios)
Held up, outpaced after 3 out, never a threat

8 15 [35½]	7. Mr Kit Cat 10/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	7	1011	122	63	96	–
ch g Lucarno (USA) - Makeabreak (IRE) (Anshan)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, soon weakened (op 12/1)

9 10 [45½]	8. Whipcord (IRE) 25/1 Brendan Powell Johnny Farrelly	Brendan Powell Johnny Farrelly	6	108 t	119	48	84	–
gr g Tikkanen (USA) - Dapples (IRE) (Accordion)
Jumped left, led until 4th, not fluent next and lost place, weakened after 6th (op 33/1)

PU	5. Work In Progress (IRE) 16/1 Ian Popham Dan Skelton	Ian Popham Dan Skelton	7	114	129	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Parsons Term (IRE) (The Parson)
Held up, weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out

10 ran Off time: 4:20:10 Winning time: 4m 4.90s (slow by 17.90s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Done, Ferguson, Mason & Wood (Tommy Silver) 1st breeder: Francis Dunn
2nd owner: Chris Giles (Bertimont)
3rd owner: Elite Racing Club (Top Tug)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £1.30 Ex: £18 CSF: £19.30 Tricast: £48.03 Trifecta: £41.70

4:20 Taunton 21 Feb 2017

Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle