Full Result 4.20 Taunton | 28 February 2019

Subaru Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £8,057.52 2nd £2,365.92 3rd £1,182.96 4th £591.48 5th £350 6th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Esprit De Somoza (FR) 6/1 Lizzie Kelly ³ Nick Williams	Lizzie Kelly ³ Nick Williams	5	115	128	77	133	–
b g Irish Wells (FR) - Topaze De Somoza (FR) (Discover D'Auteuil)
Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden after last when strongly challenged, asserted close home (op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 15/2)

2 nk	2. Thistle Do Nicely (IRE) 5/1 Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	5	1112	132	81	137	–
b g Arcadio (GER) - April Thistle (IRE) (Alphabatim)
Held up in last pair, in touch, headway after 3 out, ridden before next, strong challenge from last, kept on, held close home (op 7/2)

3 8 [8¼]	6. Here's Herbie 10/1 Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	11	107 t	116	56	115	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Tyre Hill Lilly (Jupiter Island)
Prominent, led turning in, mistake next, soon ridden and headed, no extra from last (op 11/1 tchd 8/1)

4 8 [16¼]	5. Red Mix (FR) 9/4 Noel Fehily Dr Richard Newland	Noel Fehily Dr Richard Newland	6	113	123	55	115	–
b g Al Namix (FR) - Fidelety (FR) (Villez)
Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, mistake last (op 7/2)

5 21 [37¼]	1. Colonial Dreams (IRE) 13/8F Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	7	1112	132	41	104	–
b g Westerner - Dochas Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Never really fluent or travelling, chased leaders, in last pair and ridden after 3 out, soon beaten (jockey said gelding jumped poorly and was never travelling) (tchd 6/4 and tchd 15/8)

6 2¾ [40]	4. Embole (FR) 16/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	5	114 t	124	30	93	–
b g Buck's Boum (FR) - Urielle Collonges (FR) (Dom Alco)
Held up in last pair in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 14/1)

6 ran Off time: 4:20:24 Winning time: 4m 46.90s (slow by 21.90s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Robert Forster (Esprit De Somoza) 1st breeder: Mme Laurence Curti
2nd owner: Appletree Stud, M Gumienny & A Signy (Thistle Do Nicely)
3rd owner: P A Tylor & D V Gardner (Here's Herbie)
Tote win: £10 PL: £3.70 £2.10 Ex: £44.10 CSF: £35.57 Trifecta: £210.10

4:20 Taunton 28 Feb 2019

Subaru Handicap Hurdle