Full Result 12.20 Hereford | 16 December 2017

Ross Labels Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (3m1f44yds) 3m1f Soft 19 fences

1st £6,330 2nd £1,870 3rd £935 4th £468 5th £234

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Tb Broke Her (IRE) 11/2 Stan Sheppard ³ Matt Sheppard	Stan Sheppard ³ Matt Sheppard	7	104 p	91	95	104	–
br m Indian River (FR) - Catch Ball (Prince Sabo)
Chased leading pair, closed 12th, went 2nd at 16th, challenged 2 out, soon ridden to lead, comfortably (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

2 9	1. Sonoftheking (IRE) 11/4 Matt Griffiths Nicky Martin	Matt Griffiths Nicky Martin	9	1112 tp¹	110	107	115	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Nikadora (FR) (Nikos)
Led until after 1st, stayed close up, not fluent 5th, led narrowly 9th, driven 3 out, headed after 2 out, one pace after, eased towards finish (vet reported the gelding lost its right fore shoe) (op 7/2)

3 ¾ [9¾]	5. Handsome Sam 15/2 Mr Ed Bailey ⁷ Matt Sheppard	Mr Ed Bailey ⁷ Matt Sheppard	6	107 tv	98	95	99	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Rose Marine (Handsome Sailor)
Held up, headway 12th, hit 14th, ridden after 16th, one pace and held from 2 out (vet reported the gelding lost its left hind shoe) (tchd 8/1)

4 20 [29¾]	3. Boyfromnowhere (IRE) 33/1 Ben Poste Adrian Wintle	Ben Poste Adrian Wintle	10	114 t	102	82	86	–
br g Old Vic - Eist Do Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders until jumped big and lost ground 12th, lost touch 16th, went poor 4th 2 out (op 18/1)

5 4½ [34¼]	2. Paddy The Oscar (IRE) 2/1F Conor Ring ³ Grace Harris	Conor Ring ³ Grace Harris	14	118	109	86	90	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Parsonage (The Parson)
Tended to jump left, led after 1st to 9th, stayed close up, jumped slowly 16th and lost 2nd, soon driven, weakened 3 out (jockey said the gelding jumped left-handed throughout) (op 9/4)

PU	4. Black Narcissus (IRE) 13/2 Brendan Powell Alexandra Dunn	Brendan Powell Alexandra Dunn	8	113 t	101	–	–	–
b m Westerner - Arcanum (IRE) (Presenting)
Held up, ridden 13th, lost touch 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep said the mare was unsuited by the going which in her opinion was riding faster than the official description) (op 11/2 tchd 5/1)

PU	6. What Larks (IRE) 12/1 Dave Crosse Dr Jeremy Naylor	Dave Crosse Dr Jeremy Naylor	9	109	93	–	–	–
b g Pierre - Bint Rosie (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up, blundered badly 11th, not recover and pulled up before next (op 14/1 tchd 16/1 & 11/1)

7 ran Off time: 12:20:23 Winning time: 6m 24.60s (slow by 11.60s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Astigos (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Will Gaskins (Tb Broke Her) 1st breeder: Mrs G Byrne
2nd owner: Bradley Partnership (Sonoftheking)
3rd owner: P J & S E Bailey (Handsome Sam)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2.30 £1.60 Ex: £19.20 CSF: £20.44 Tricast: £108.31 Trifecta: £54

12:20 Hereford 16 Dec 2017

Ross Labels Handicap Chase