Horse Alert

08 Dec 2016 14:40 Taunton

Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,596); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).

Dave Criddle Travel & Titan Tours Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Winning Spark (USA) (colt, bay, 11 9)	F145-52 / 11	Flat (1373), Jump (21)	James Best	Miss J Du Plessis Miss J du Plessis	5/1
		held up, towards rear, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, every chance from last, stayed on strongly to lead last strides
2^nd	1	HD	Hint Of Mint (GB) (colt, bay, 11 12)	4730/03 / 8	Flat (1603), Jump (21)	N P Madden	H Fry Sandie & David…	7/2
		with leader, took keen hold, mistake 6th, led next, not fluent last, soon hard pressed, headed and no extra close home
3^rd	2	6 L	Clic Work (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	258-291 / 5	Jump (14)	Stan Sheppard	P F Nicholls David Sewell &…	7/2
		held up, in touch, effort after 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on under pressure closing stages
4^th	4	2½ L	Alexander The Grey (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 9)	4-8434 / 10	Jump (19)	Ryan Hatch	D Killahena & G McPherson The McPherson Racing…	20/1
		behind, headway after 3 out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer
5^th	6	¾ L	Quieto Sol (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	5513-23 / 8	Jump (40)	G B Watters	C E Longsdon The Qs Trio & Mark…	9/1
		tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened before last
6^th	7	11 L	Diamond Rock (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	2476-1P / 9	Jump (26)	James Davies	Henry Oliver Quona Thomson &…	9/1
		tracked leaders, lost place before 2 out
7^th	5	2½ L	Newsworthy (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6)	42-143P / 9	Jump (26)	T Scudamore	N P Mulholland Mr J H Henderson	7/2
		led, soon pressed, headed 7th, weakened before 3 out
8^th	8	17 L	Popping Along (GB) (mare, chestnut, 11 0)	66-1674 / 9	Jump (33)	Nick Scholfield	J Scott Charles J O'Connor	25/1
		in rear, mistake 6th, never a factor