26 Mar 2018 16:30 Taunton
Winner: £15,800 (Penalty: £9,357); Distance: 3m 4f 85y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Firehouse Somerset Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Cap Horner (FR) (gelding, grey, 10 9) |
P1P442 / 12 |
Jump (29) | J McGrath | J W Mullins Mr Seamus Mullins |
9/1 | |
| disputed 4th place, not fluent 9th, good headway on outside chasing leaders and went 2nd before 3 out, led next, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1½ L |
Muffins For Tea (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) |
33F312 / 11 |
Jump (18) | H Cobden | C L Tizzard Mr Sax Purdie |
7/2 | |
| pressed leader, led 4 out, headed when mistake and stumbled badly 2 out, kept on run-in but never able to get back on terms | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Jepeck (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
34P343 / 14 |
Jump (31) | James Best | K Woollacott Mr J Pike |
7/2 | |
| disputed 4th place, ridden on inside approaching 3 out, driven and stayed on same pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4 L |
Crown Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
5-24422 / 11 |
Jump (46) | Tom Cannon | J Farrelly Hanford's Chemist… |
6/1 | |
| bumped 1st, last pair, awkward 4th, headway on outside after 4 out, 4th and one pace from next | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 13 L |
Theatrical Star (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
F33742 / 12 |
Jump (14) | R Johnson | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing |
4/1 | |
| led and set decent pace, mistake 13th, blundered and joined 16th, headed 4 out, lost 2nd and weakened before next | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 3 L |
It's Obvious (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 13) |
484473 / 6 |
Jump (34) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall |
5/1 | |
| chased leading pair until pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, 5th and well held when pecked badly 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
1 |
| 30 L |
Court Frontier (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
1P5-674 / 11 |
Jump (67) | D F O'Regan | Christian Williams The Unnamed Favourites |
11/1 | |
| never really travelled and always in rear, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
8 |
| - |
Invicta Lake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8) |
453FU2 / 14 |
Jump (9) | M G Nolan | Miss S Smith The Invicta Partnership |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||