Full Result 1.05 Taunton | 18 January 2020

Gold Cup And Grand National Lunches Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Heavy 4 hurdles 6 omitted

1st £3,833.82 2nd £1,125.72 3rd £562.86 4th £350 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Tactical Manoeuvre (IRE) 9/4F Rex Dingle ³ Jeremy Scott	Rex Dingle ³ Jeremy Scott	9	1013	90	91	97	–
b g Marienbard (IRE) - Pride O'Fleet (IRE) (Bob's Return)
Tracked leaders, led turning in, ridden between last 2, strongly challenged from last, stayed on well, driven out

2 nk	5. Neetside (IRE) 5/1 Sean Houlihan ³ Tim Dennis	Sean Houlihan ³ Tim Dennis	8	111	92	92	98	–
b m Getaway (GER) - Lady Wagtail (IRE) (Milan)
Mid-division, headway back straight, ridden to challenge between last 2, every chance from last, stayed on, held close home

3 4¾ [5]	15. Mr Magill (FR) 16/1 Tom Bellamy Keiran Burke	Tom Bellamy Keiran Burke	8	1010 t	84	79	85	–
b g Hamairi (IRE) - Marie Cuddy (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up behind, smooth headway home bend, close 3rd at the last, soon ridden and drifted left, no extra final 120yds

4 2¼ [7¼]	6. Truckers Tangle (IRE) 18/1 Micheal Nolan Alexandra Dunn	Micheal Nolan Alexandra Dunn	8	113	91	84	90	–
b g Tajraasi (USA) - Lodge Tangle (IRE) (Well Chosen)
Held up towards rear, headway home bend, ridden between last 2, went 4th run-in, stayed on

5 shd [7½]	3. Et Apres Thou (FR) 8/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	6	1111	99	92	98	–
b g Network (GER) - Lady Thou (FR) (Kadalko)
Held up towards rear, midfield after 2nd, lost place and struggling home bend, stayed on between last 2 but never any threat to leaders, went 5th towards finish

6 3 [10½]	1. Streets Of Fire (IRE) 33/1 Page Fuller ³ Jean-Rene Auvray	Page Fuller ³ Jean-Rene Auvray	6	119	100	89	96	–
br m Milan - Flaming Brandy (IRE) (Be My Native)
Disputed lead most of way until headed turning in, soon ridden, kept chasing leaders until faded run-in

7 1¼ [11¾]	17. Flanagans Field (IRE) 25/1 Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	12	107 1 b	84	72	79	–
b g Araafa (IRE) - Zvezda (USA) (Nureyev)
Mid-division, headway back straight 2nd time, effort into close 3rd after 2 out, weakened run-in

8 ¾ [12½]	7. My Lady Grey 6/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Colin Tizzard	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Colin Tizzard	6	112 p	90	77	84	–
gr m Presenting - Wassailing Queen (Generous)
Never really travelling, mid-division, struggling after 2nd and lost place, plugged on from 2 out but never any danger

9 4 [16½]	2. Amzac Magic 8/1 Nick Scholfield Jack R Barber	Nick Scholfield Jack R Barber	8	1111	99	82	89	–
b g Milan - Queen's Banquet (Glacial Storm)
Raced wide, towards rear, some minor late headway, never dangerous

10 4½ [21]	10. Auenwirbel (GER) 33/1 Robert Dunne Laura Young	Robert Dunne Laura Young	9	110 t	88	66	76	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Auentime (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Mid-division, headway back straight 2nd time, ridden in 4th turning in, weakened between last 2

11 8 [29]	4. Maasai Warrior (IRE) 14/1 A P Heskin Paul Henderson	A P Heskin Paul Henderson	5	116	94	63	71	–
b g Lovelace - No Case (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Disputed lead most of way until leaving back straight 2nd time, soon weakened

12 ½ [29½]	9. Cottonvale (IRE) 40/1 James Bowen Christian Williams	James Bowen Christian Williams	9	111	89	57	66	–
b g Touch Of Land (FR) - Shuil Le Vic (IRE) (Old Vic)
Tracked leaders until after 2nd, dropped to rear back straight 2nd time, never back on terms

13 2½ [32]	16. Timetobenefit (IRE) 10/1 Daniel Hiskett ³ Richard Phillips	Daniel Hiskett ³ Richard Phillips	9	107 t	84	49	58	–
b m Beneficial - Shokalocka Baby (IRE) (Accordion)
Always towards rear

14 59 [91]	13. Gold Man (IRE) 66/1 Mitchell Bastyan ⁵ Johnny Farrelly	Mitchell Bastyan ⁵ Johnny Farrelly	11	108	87	–	2	–
ch g Presenting - Mama Jaffa (IRE) (In The Wings)
Chased leaders until weakened back straight 2nd time, tailed off

F	14. Havacuppa 50/1 Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner Sue Gardner	6	1010	84	–	–	–
b m Dream Eater (IRE) - Darjeeling (IRE) (Presenting)
Held up, fell 1st

PU	11. Ali The Hunter (IRE) 40/1 Luca Morgan ⁷ Johnny Farrelly	Luca Morgan ⁷ Johnny Farrelly	7	107 t	88	–	–	–
ch m Papal Bull - Polish Spring (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Tracked leaders, ridden back straight 2nd time, weakened home bend, tailing off when pulled up before 2 out

16 ran Off time: 1:11:38 Winning time: 5m 0.00s (slow by 35.00s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Getaman (self certificate (not eaten up))
1st owner: The Tacticians (Tactical Manoeuvre) 1st breeder: George Lamont
2nd owner: Mrs Jill Dennis (Neetside)
3rd owner: K B Racing (Mr Magill)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.20 £1.90 £4.10 Ex: £13.80 CSF: £13.86 Tricast: £159.41 Trifecta: £272.40

all hurdles back straight omiited; low sun

1:05 Taunton 18 Jan 2020

Gold Cup And Grand National Lunches Handicap Hurdle