Full Result 1.35 Wincanton | 21 January 2016

Higos Insurance Services Somerton Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m5f82yds) 2m5½f Soft 11 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £5,523.30 2nd £1,621.80 3rd £810.90 4th £405.45

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Pilgrims Bay (IRE) 16/1 Conor O'Farrell David Pipe	Conor O'Farrell David Pipe	6	1013 h	110	79	121	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Lady Ariadna (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway from after 6th, led between last 2, looked well in command after last but idling under strong pressure towards finish, just held on (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had ran too free last time but settled better on this occasion)

2 hd	16. Zephyros Bleu (IRE) 13/2 Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington	Gavin Sheehan Harry Whittington	6	1010	107	76	116	–
b g Westerner - Quel Bleu (IRE) (Tel Quel)
Towards rear, headway from after 6th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, chasing winner when not fluent last, kept on well towards finish, just failed (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

3 4 [4¼]	17. Albert D'Olivate (FR) 11/1 Sean Bowen Robert Walford	Sean Bowen Robert Walford	6	108 p	105	70	109	–
bb g Alberto Giacometti (IRE) - Komunion (FR) (Luchiroverte)
Mid-division, steady progress after 3 out, not fluent next, stayed on strongly from last, not quite reach from pair (tchd 10/1)

4 2¼ [6½]	12. Light Well (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	8	112	113	75	116	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - L'Ancresse (IRE) (Darshaan)
Mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden to chase leaders between last 2, stayed on same pace (tchd 12/1)

5 ½ [7]	13. Kap Jazz (FR) 8/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	6	111	112	74	114	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Jazz And Liquer (FR) (Kahyasi)
Mid-division, reminders after 3rd, driven along from 6th where chasing leaders, led after 3 out until between last 2, no extra from last (op 10/1)

6 ¾ [7¾]	10. Present Man (IRE) 2/1F Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls	6	115 t	116	77	117	–
b g Presenting - Glen's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, headway 6th, tracked leader 3 out, effort before next, soon one pace (op 15/8 tchd 7/4)

7 2 [9¾]	1. Rendl Beach (IRE) 33/1 Tom O'Brien Robert Stephens	Tom O'Brien Robert Stephens	9	1112 t	123	82	122	–
b g Milan - Erins Emblem (IRE) (Erins Isle)
Tracked leader, ridden after 6th, one pace from 2 out

8 ¾ [10½]	18. Its A Long Road 12/1 Nick Scholfield Tim Dennis	Nick Scholfield Tim Dennis	8	108 p	105	64	105	–
b g Grape Tree Road - Blue Shannon (IRE) (Be My Native)
Behind, struggling after 5th, steady progress after 3 out, staying on but no threat when stumbled badly last (op 14/1)

9 8 [18½]	8. Ambion Wood (IRE) 20/1 Ian Popham Victor Dartnall	Ian Popham Victor Dartnall	10	117 p	118	69	108	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Dorans Grove (Gildoran)
Mid-division, struggling after 5th, never threatened, weakened between last 2

10 13 [31½]	9. Mountain Of Mourne (IRE) 16/1 Mr Conor Smith ⁷ Linda Blackford	Mr Conor Smith ⁷ Linda Blackford	7	1013	117	54	94	–
ch g Mountain High (IRE) - Katies Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
In touch, ridden after 7th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 14/1)

11 5 [36½]	19. Motts Cross (IRE) 33/1 James Davies Chris Down	James Davies Chris Down	5	104	101	33	73	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Rainy Season (IRE) (Sulamani)
Mid-division, ridden after 5th, towards rear next, never back on terms

12 4½ [41]	3. Brook (FR) 50/1 David Noonan ⁵ David Pipe	David Noonan ⁵ David Pipe	5	114 t	120	48	87	–
ch g Kandidate - Ninon De Re (FR) (Denham Red)
Mid-division until ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 33/1)

13 ¾ [41¾]	7. Benbecula 12/1 Tom Bellamy ³ Richard Mitchell	Tom Bellamy ³ Richard Mitchell	7	114 b	118	45	85	–
b g Motivator - Isle Of Flame (Shirley Heights)
Led until after 3 out, soon weakened, eased when beaten (op 14/1)

PU	2. Ashbrittle 20/1 Trevor Whelan Neil King	Trevor Whelan Neil King	9	1110 tp	121	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Caesarea (GER) (Generous)
Tracked leader until ridden after 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next

PU	5. Letemgo (IRE) 16/1 Tom Cannon Giles Smyly	Tom Cannon Giles Smyly	8	118	119	–	–	–
b g Brian Boru - Leteminletemout (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leaders until weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20/1)

PU	6. Geton Xmoor (IRE) 66/1 Daryl Jacob Richard Woollacott	Daryl Jacob Richard Woollacott	9	117	118	–	–	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Get On With It (IRE) (Old Vic)
Mid-division until weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next (op 50/1)

16 ran Off time: 1:37:31 Winning time: 5m 41.20s (slow by 50.20s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Church Field (self certificate), Tea Time Fred (self certificate), Vif Argent (travel problems)
1st owner: Clifford, Gosden & House (Pilgrims Bay) 1st breeder: Michael Kirwan
2nd owner: Atkin, Bellman, Chamberlain, Murray (Zephyros Bleu)
3rd owner: Chris Pugsley & Nigel Skinner (Albert D'Olivate)
Tote win: £21.20 PL: £3.70 £2 £3.10 Ex: £155.60 CSF: £112.67 Tricast: £1,225.77 Trifecta: £589.40

The hurdle on the stable bend was omitted due to ground.

1:35 Wincanton 21 Jan 2016

Higos Insurance Services Somerton Handicap Hurdle