09 Jan 2019 13:10 Taunton
Winner: £7,900 (Penalty: £5,133); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Somerset Sight Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Chef D'equipe (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
6517-25 / 12 |
Jump (32) | Mr D Maxwell | P Hobbs & J White Mr David Maxwell |
2/5 | |
| jumped well, made all, clear after 3rd until bend after 5th, went clear again next, kept on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 29 L |
Soldier Of Love (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
27-33 / 9 |
Jump (34) | N D Fehily | F O'Brien Mr Malcolm C Denmark |
11/4 | |
| chased winner who went clear after 3rd, closer briefly bend after 5th until next, lost modest 2nd 3 out, went 2nd again close home, never any chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| NK |
Sign Of War (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
45 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Adam Wedge | Evan Williams Mr R E R Williams |
7/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, jumped right 2nd, tracked leading pair 3rd, 2nd 3 out, never any chance with easy winner, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 43 L |
Bastante (FR) (mare, bay, 10 11) |
3/P41-97 / 8 |
Jump (34) | J McGrath | R Bandey The Plantation… |
100/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 4 out, blundered next, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
2 |
| 99 L |
Long River Dancer (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
8 / 6 |
Jump (21) | R T Dunne | N P Mulholland Mrs Lesley Ellen… |
100/1 | |
| always last, tailed off when jumped left and hung badly left from 4 out | ||||||||||