Full Result 2.25 Uttoxeter | 2 October 2016

Mercian Regiment Maiden Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f168yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £3,768.84 2nd £1,106.64 3rd £553.32 4th £276.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Whatduhavtoget (IRE) 11/10F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	4	107	–	73	119	–
b f Presenting - Smooching (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Tracked leaders, led well before 3 out, clear next, hit last, easily (op 6/4 tchd Evens)

2 13	11. Visandi (FR) 6/1 Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	Aidan Coleman Jonjo O'Neill	4	110	–	64	109	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Vadaza (FR) (Zafonic)
Held up, headway after 5th, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 11/4)

3 7 [20]	3. Deise Diamond (IRE) 11/4 Trevor Whelan Neil King	Trevor Whelan Neil King	5	110	–	55	100	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Lakeshore Lodge (IRE) (Taipan)
Held up, headway 5th, chased winner 3 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd next, soon weakened (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

4 1½ [21½]	6. Norab (GER) 7/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Bernard Llewellyn	Sam Twiston-Davies Bernard Llewellyn	5	110 p	–	53	100	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Night Woman (GER) (Monsun)
Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 1st, lacked fluency thereafter, headway 3 out, weakened before next (jockey said gelding did not jump fluently) (op 8/1)

5 14 [35½]	1. Actiondancer (IRE) 100/1 James Davies Henry Oliver	James Davies Henry Oliver	5	110	–	34	83	–
b g Craigsteel - Sudden Action (IRE) (Shardari)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out (op 80/1)

6 4 [39½]	7. Ocean Bentley (IRE) 66/1 Nick Slatter ⁵ Tony Carroll	Nick Slatter ⁵ Tony Carroll	4	109	–	29	79	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Bentley's Bush (IRE) (Barathea)
Pulled hard, raced in 2nd place, every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 50/1)

7 ½ [40]	9. Silent Warrior 14/1 Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	Graham Watters ³ Charlie Longsdon	4	1011	–	28	79	–
br g Yeats (IRE) - Zariyka (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Prominent until weakened before 3 out (op 16/1)

8 24 [64]	8. Presenting Berkley (IRE) 100/1 Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	6	1011	–	–	55	–
br g Presenting - Tynelucy (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up, weakened well before 3 out

9 4½ [68½]	2. Come On Louis 33/1 Jake Hodson ⁵ Oliver Greenall	Jake Hodson ⁵ Oliver Greenall	8	109	–	–	50	–
b g Grape Tree Road - Seamill (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Ran without declared tongue strap, led, headed well before 3 out, soon weakened (trainer said gelding ran without tongue strap as he was unable top fit it but did not adversely affect its performance) (op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

10 31 [99½]	5. Manwell (IRE) 50/1 Jonathan England Sam England	Jonathan England Sam England	6	110	–	–	19	–
b g Gold Well - Roborette (FR) (Robore)
Behind from 3rd (op 40/1)

REF	10. Stanlow 66/1 Conor Ring ³ Michael Mullineaux	Conor Ring ³ Michael Mullineaux	6	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Ghazal (USA) (Gone West)
In rear when hit 2nd, behind when refused next

11 ran Off time: 2:26:21 Winning time: 3m 59.50s (slow by 21.50s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Frantical (self certificate)
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-Presenting (Whatduhavtoget) 1st breeder: Cleaboy Stud
2nd owner: Michael & John O'Flynn (Visandi)
3rd owner: Tay-Dal Surfacing Ltd (Deise Diamond)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.30 £2.40 £1.10 Ex: £11.90 CSF: £8.47 Trifecta: £22.50

The flight of hurdles in the chute was omitted.

2:25 Uttoxeter 2 Oct 2016

Mercian Regiment Maiden Hurdle