30 Dec 2010 16:00 Taunton
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 2m 7f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6 |
| - |
Sultan Fontenaille (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 9) |
F06P79/ / 22 |
Flat (1924), Jump (810) |
T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr D R Mead |
4/1 | |
| behind, good headway from 4 out, led 2 out, stayed on well flat | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 1¾ L |
Ballyegan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) |
319-828 / 13 |
Jump (33) | Nathan Sweeney | R H Buckler Mr R H Buckler |
33/1 | |
| behind, good headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, 2nd bypassing ommited 3 out, challenged and hit last, rider dropped whip flat, pushed along and rallied to 2nd close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
11 |
| HD |
Aconitum (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 3) |
P2435-5 / 6 |
Jump (38) | D C Costello | N P Mulholland Mulholland Racing |
14/1 | |
| chased leader, hit 2nd, led next, mistake and headed 4th, lost place when pushed along after 10th, still plenty to do and only 7th when blundered 2 out, strong run from last, finished well to almost snatch 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| NS |
Lavenoak Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8) |
5176-4P / 12 |
Jump (199) | Matt Griffiths | S C Burrough Mrs Elizabeth Heal… |
40/1 | |
| towards rear, steady headway 8th, led 13th, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner and lost 2 places close home | ||||||||||
5th |
12 |
| ½ L |
Sir Winston (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
2422-22 / 10 |
Jump (35) | D A Jacob | V R A Dartnall Mr D G Staddon |
10/3 | |
| towards rear, blundered 4th, headway before 12th, chasing leaders when ridden after 4 out, kept on under pressure from last | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 1¼ L |
Foxesbow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
0P-59P1 / 9 |
Jump (42) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus |
9/1 | |
| close up on inside, lost place 10th, headway 4 out, chasing leaders and hung right from 2 out, one pace flat | ||||||||||
7th |
5 |
| 3 L |
Shacklesborough (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
211/4-4 / 7 |
Jump (63) | R Mahon | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, challenged 12t, every chance until weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
8th |
1 |
| 1¼ L |
River Indus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
320-22P / 12 |
Jump (211) | Joshua Moore | R H Buckler Mrs C J Dunn |
33/1 | |
| led until 3rd, chased leader, led again 4th, headed 10th, led before 12th, headed next, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
9th |
7 |
| 22 L |
Backfromthebrink (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) |
493-5PF / 7 |
Jump (67) | W Kennedy | P R Webber Back From The Brink… |
50/1 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 10th, weakened 12th, behind when blundered 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
14 |
| 7 L |
Me Julie (GB) (filly, bay, 10 11) |
35-P434 / 9 |
Jump (38) | Nick Scholfield | A J Whiting Mr A J Whiting |
20/1 | |
| close up, went 2nd 5th, led 10th until 12th, weakened from after next, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
10 |
| 16 L |
Justabout (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 5) |
126713 / 9 |
Jump (35) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Brocade Racing |
9/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off from 5th | ||||||||||
PU |
4 |
| - |
Darn Hot (GB) (filly, bay, 11 11) |
B1P-234 / 7 |
Jump (14) | C Honour | A M Hales No Illusions Partnership |
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FE |
3 |
| - |
This Way (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) |
542/04P- / 10 |
Jump (257) | A Glassonbury | B Ryall Mrs G C Pritchard |
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13 |
| - |
Wild Ground (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 11 0) |
9P244P/ / 12 |
Jump (626) | Giles Hawkins | K Bishop Jim Kilduff & Ken… |
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