12 Mar 2018 14:40 Taunton
Winner: £8,400 (Penalty: £5,458); Distance: 2m 104y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Court Farm Butchers Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Nelson's Touch (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 2) |
3240-57 / 12 |
Flat (129), Jump (30) |
Nick Scholfield | J W Mullins Mrs P de W Johnson |
2/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, led flat, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Flight To Milan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
603 / 7 |
Jump (36) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, headed flat, ran on | ||||||||||
3rd |
10 |
| 9 L |
Tierra Verde (GB) (mare, bay, 10 9) |
42-753 / 10 |
Jump (28) | S Bowen | H Whittington Greenlands Racing… |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, no impression on front pair last | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 11 L |
The Go Tou Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2494 / 5 |
Jump (45) | Harry Bannister | H Whittington A Lady & The Tramps… |
7/2 | |
| led until after 3rd, led again 3 out, headed before next, 4th and no extra last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
5th |
11 |
| 14 L |
Youngoconnor (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 9) |
P32 / 6 |
Jump (43) | D F O'Regan | Christian Williams All Stars Sports… |
12/1 | |
| held up and behind, went remote 5th when jumped left 2 out, no chance | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Sandro Botticelli (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 2) |
/ 8 |
Flat (19) | R P McLernon | Alexandra Dunn The Primaveras |
16/1 | |
| jumped right, in touch, lost place after 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 3 L |
Marble Moon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
32477 / 9 |
Jump (38) | Conor Ring | Evan Williams Mr Emrys Jones… |
33/1 | |
| not always fluent, prominent, led after 3rd, headed before 5th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
8th |
12 |
| 8 L |
Akkapenko (FR) (colt, bay, 10 8) |
/ 8 |
Flat (148), Jump (20) |
Alan Johns | Tim Vaughan The Bill & Ben… |
50/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd or 5th, well beaten after 3 out | ||||||||||
9th |
13 |
| 5 L |
Blushing Red (FR) (colt, chestnut, 10 8) |
/ 5 |
Flat (146) | Patrick Cowley | Miss E C Lavelle Richard Lavelle… |
6/1 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, headway after next, led before 5th, headed 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
10th |
3 |
| 9 L |
Live For Today (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
36PP-09 / 8 |
Jump (17) | C Poste | K Bishop Phillips & Codell |
150/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling 3 out, soon well behind | ||||||||||
11th |
9 |
| 2½ L |
The Imitation Game (GB) (filly, bay, 10 9) |
00-47 / 5 |
Jump (23) | Sean Houlihan | Mrs S Gardner Mr William Belcher |
20/1 | |
| jumped right, towards rear, slow 5th, behind next | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Luma's Gift (GB) (mare, bay, 10 9) |
660 / 6 |
Jump (19) | J M Quinlan | Miss C Dyson Mr B Vaughan |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Ilewin Geez (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
13/2 / 8 |
Jump (19) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mr Tom Segrue |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
14 |
| - |
Kings Inn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
3 / 5 |
Flat (201), Jump (72) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Owners Group 021 |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||