05 Apr 2012 14:00 Wincanton
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,274); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places ).
Higos Insurance Somerton Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Swiss Art (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) |
467532 / 7 |
Flat (645), Jump (5) |
Gavin Sheehan | B Barr The Cartmel Syndicate |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, effort on inside 2 out, challenged last, ridden to lead narrowly flat, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| ½ L |
Nothing Is Forever (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
577756 / 10 |
Flat (484), Jump (16) |
N D Fehily | L Corcoran The Globe Partnership |
5/2 | |
| led, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly flat, kept on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| ½ L |
Warsaw Pact (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
609052 / 14 |
Flat (1065), Jump (14) |
W P Kavanagh | S D Dixon Mr S Dixon |
10/3 | |
| tracked leader, effort 2 out, every chance when mistake last, ridden and kept on flat, held towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 7 L |
Ruby Valentine (FR) (Filly, bay, 10 8) |
7-14457 / 12 |
Flat (1960), Jump (113) |
Hadden Frost | A J Wilson The Winbledon Partnership |
14/1 | |
| disputed 2nd, effort on outside 2 out, kept on and every chance until one pace last, no impression with leaders flat | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 1½ L |
Only Hope (GB) (Filly, bay, 11 7) |
222363 / 9 |
Flat (1141), Jump (42) |
James Best | Jim Best Tyre Hill Racing |
13/2 | |
| held up in 5th until outpaced after 3 out, chased leaders under pressure next, kept on same pace, no impression when not fluent last | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 2 L |
Bromhead (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) |
661235- / 7 |
Flat (427), Jump (378) |
Wayne Hutchinson | Mrs A M Thorpe Miss D Kent & Mr… |
13/2 | |
| raced keenly, held up in rear, headway on ouside after 3 out, outpaced after next, no impression approaching last | ||||||||||