Full Result 2.55 Exeter | 1 January 2015

Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Connolly's Red Mills "Precision Nutrition" Series Qualifier)

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m2f111yds) 2m2½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,249 2nd £954 3rd £477 4th £238.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Assam Black (IRE) 5/2F Nick Scholfield Harry Fry	Nick Scholfield Harry Fry	7	119 t	112	79	127	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Contrasting Lady (Respect)
Tracked leaders, jumped left, led 6th, 5 lengths up when ridden after 2 out, held on, all out (tchd 11/4)

2 nk	6. Thundering Home 12/1 Nico de Boinville ³ Richard Mitchell	Nico de Boinville ³ Richard Mitchell	8	116 t	112	79	125	–
gr g Storming Home - Citrine Spirit (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, 5 lengths down next, hit last, stayed on well, just held

3 19 [19¼]	8. Hindon Road (IRE) 16/1 Daryl Jacob Alan King	Daryl Jacob Alan King	8	117	110	57	103	–
b g Antonius Pius (USA) - Filoli Gardens (Sanglamore)
Mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden in close 3rd 3 out, gradually faded

4 ¾ [20]	1. Ascendant 25/1 Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Johnny Farrelly	Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Johnny Farrelly	9	115	115	61	107	–
ch g Medicean - Ascendancy (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, ridden after 6th, stayed on from next, went modest 4th at the last, never troubled leaders

5 2½ [22½]	9. Last Shadow 4/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	117 t	110	53	99	–
b g Notnowcato - Fairy Queen (IRE) (Fairy King)
Mid-division, headway from 4th, tracked winner after 6th until ridden next, soon held, weakened after 2 out, lost modest 4th at the last (op 9/2)

6 7 [29½]	10. Bedouin Bay 100/1 Alain Cawley Johnny Farrelly	Alain Cawley Johnny Farrelly	8	113	106	41	88	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Sahara Sonnet (USA) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, stayed on steadily from next, never any threat

7 14 [43½]	3. Somerset Lias (IRE) 20/1 Liam Heard Bob Buckler	Liam Heard Bob Buckler	7	1110	113	33	81	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Presenting Gayle (IRE) (Presenting)
Mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden after 6th, weakened next, tailed off (trainer said the gelding was unsuited by the soft ground)

8 9 [52½]	16. Exmoor Mist 7/2 Jack Doyle Victor Dartnall	Jack Doyle Victor Dartnall	7	1013 t	102	12	61	–
gr g Kayf Tara - Chita's Flora (Alflora)
Mid-division, travelling well on heels of leaders after 6th, ridden before next, quickly beaten, tailed off (op 4/1)

9 2 [54½]	11. Lamblord (IRE) 28/1 James Best Carroll Gray	James Best Carroll Gray	8	112	105	13	62	–
b g Brian Boru - Princess Symphony (IRE) (Lashkari)
Held up towards rear, some progress after 6th, weakened next, tailed off

10 2¾ [57¼]	15. Free Of Charge (IRE) 20/1 Micheal Nolan ³ Philip Hobbs	Micheal Nolan ³ Philip Hobbs	6	1011	103	8	58	–
ch g Stowaway - Sweetasanu (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Mid-division until weakened after 6th, tailed off

11 ½ [57¾]	18. Tea Time Fred 25/1 Lucy Gardner ⁵ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ⁵ Sue Gardner	6	104	98	–	52	–
b g Kayf Tara - Darjeeling (IRE) (Presenting)
Always behind, tailed off (op 33/1)

12 ¾ [58½]	4. Mister Snowball (FR) 20/1 James Davies Chris Down	James Davies Chris Down	8	119 b¹	112	15	65	–
ch g Ballingarry (IRE) - No Coincidence (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened before next, tailed off (tchd 16/1)

13 27 [85½]	7. Tribulation (IRE) 33/1 Felix De Giles Robert Walford	Felix De Giles Robert Walford	7	117	110	–	36	–
br g Diktat - Royal York (Bustino)
Prominent until 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 6th, tailed off

14 7 [92½]	13. Strong Wind (IRE) 40/1 Hadden Frost Jimmy Frost	Hadden Frost Jimmy Frost	9	111	104	–	23	–
br g Anshan - Gale Eight (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always behind, tailed off 6th (op 50/1)

PU	17. Border Station (IRE) 33/1 Robert Dunne Laura Young	Robert Dunne Laura Young	9	1011 t	100	–	–	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Telemania (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	12. Lifetime (IRE) 33/1 Mark Quinlan Neil Mulholland	Mark Quinlan Neil Mulholland	7	111	104	–	–	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - La Vita E Bella (IRE) (Definite Article)
Led until 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before next

PU	2. Shadarpour (IRE) 10/1 Tom Bellamy ⁵ Alan King	Tom Bellamy ⁵ Alan King	6	116 b	114	–	–	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Shamadara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Prominent, ridden after 6th, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out (op 12/1)

PU	14. Kahdian (IRE) 50/1 Mr Gary Derwin ⁷ Helen Rees	Mr Gary Derwin ⁷ Helen Rees	5	108	104	–	–	–
br g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Katiykha (IRE) (Darshaan)
Prominent until weakened after 6th, behind when pulled up before next (jockey said the gelding stopped quickly)

18 ran Off time: 2:55:29 Winning time: 4m 47.30s (slow by 30.30s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: The Tea Party Syndicate (Assam Black) 1st breeder: L McCabe
2nd owner: Mrs Katy Boughey (Thundering Home)
3rd owner: A J Viall (Hindon Road)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.40 £2.60 £4.80 Ex: £52.70 CSF: £30.44 Tricast: £441.07 Trifecta: £551.30 Part won.

2:55 Exeter 1 Jan 2015

Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Connolly's Red Mills "Precision Nutrition" Series Qualifier)