Full Result 2.50 Wincanton | 26 February 2014

Higos Motor Deal Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m5f82yds) 2m5½f Heavy 11 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Thedeboftheyear 6/1 James Davies Chris Down	James Davies Chris Down	10	108 p	87	34	89	–
b m Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Juste Belle (FR) (Mansonnien)
Made all, ridden after 3 out, drifted right run-in, kept on gamely, always holding on (op 8/1 tchd 11/2)

2 1¼	3. Mobaasher (USA) 20/1 Lucy Gardner ⁵ Patricia Shaw	Lucy Gardner ⁵ Patricia Shaw	11	115	103	49	104	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Balistroika (USA) (Nijinsky)
Tracked winner until ridden after 3 out, went left next, soon chasing winner, stayed on from last but never quite getting there (tchd 18/1)

3 1½ [2¾]	6. Minella Gathering (IRE) 7/2 Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	Tom O'Brien Paul Henderson	5	112	95	40	95	–
b g Old Vic - A Plus Ma Puce (FR) (Turgeon)
Tracked leaders until dropped to 6th at the 7th, soon under pressure 3 out, steady headway between last 2, went 3rd run-in, stayed on (op 3/1)

4 1½ [4¼]	1. Mystic Appeal (IRE) 3/1 Matt Griffiths ³ Jeremy Scott	Matt Griffiths ³ Jeremy Scott	8	119 p	105	48	103	–
br g Alderbrook - Piseog (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
In touch, nudged along at times, tracked leaders after 5th, driven after 3 out, stayed on same pace until no extra run-in (op 11/4 tchd 7/2)

5 19 [23¼]	5. West End Classic (IRE) 10/1 Ben Poste ⁵ Tracey Watkins	Ben Poste ⁵ Tracey Watkins	7	112	100	25	83	–
br g Westerner - Classic Mix (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Held up in last pair, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner before 2 out until weakened before last, collapsed after finish (op 12/1 tchd 9/1)

PU	4. Prasina Russata (IRE) 9/4F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	119 h¹	102	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Henrietta (IRE) (Hushang)
Held up last, looked to hang left most of way, pushed along on stable bend, headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, quickly beaten, pulled up before next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

PU	2. Ctappers 14/1 Richard Johnson Michael Madgwick	Richard Johnson Michael Madgwick	5	1112	105	–	–	–
b g Imperial Dancer - Stride Home (Absalom)
Tracked leaders until weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 10/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:50:26 Winning time: 5m 56.00s (slow by 1m 5.00s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Culm Valley Racing (Thedeboftheyear) 1st breeder: Wood Farm Stud
2nd owner: Duncan Odgers (Mobaasher)
3rd owner: The Rockbourne Partnership (Minella Gathering)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £2.40 £9 Ex: £89.40 CSF: £92.27 Trifecta: £396.40

The hurdle on the stable bend was omitted.

2:50 Wincanton 26 Feb 2014

Higos Motor Deal Handicap Hurdle