Full Result 2.00 Newton Abbot | 7 May 2015

walkingthecourses.com "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m2f110yds) 2m2½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,898.80 2nd £1,144.80 3rd £572.40 4th £286.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Richardofdoccombe (IRE) 40/1 Alice Mills ⁷ Gail Haywood	Alice Mills ⁷ Gail Haywood	9	107 t	–	83	97	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Strike Again (IRE) (Phardante)
Disputed lead until clear leader 2 out, kept on gamely, pushed out (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement of form, that the gelding was suited by being fitted with a tongue tie and running over a shorter trip) (tchd 50/1)

2 1½	1. Grissom (FR) 50/1 James Davies Jimmy Frost	James Davies Jimmy Frost	7	110 t	–	81	95	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Nuit De Chine (FR) (Valanour)
Held up but well in touch, ridden and headway after 3 out, went close 2nd between last 2, chance last, kept on same pace (op 66/1)

3 6 [7½]	6. Tuffstuff 8/1 Gavin Sheehan Brian Barr	Gavin Sheehan Brian Barr	7	110	–	75	89	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Life Line (Exit To Nowhere)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace from next (op 9/1)

4 2¾ [10¼]	2. Pauls Conn (IRE) 10/1 Ciaran Gethings ⁷ Mary Sanderson	Ciaran Gethings ⁷ Mary Sanderson	6	107 p	–	72	86	–
ch g Whitmore's Conn (USA) - Toute Aplomb (IRE) (Toulon)
Held up but well in touch, struggling after 5th, still last with enough to do after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never reached leaders (op 12/1)

5 13 [23¼]	5. Tricky (IRE) 2/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	110	–	58	76	–
br g Indian Danehill (IRE) - Amelia Island (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, disputed lead 6th until not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly, mistake last (jockey said the gelding ran too freely) (op 5/2)

6 9 [32¼]	7. Loch Garman (FR) 13/8F James Best Nigel Hawke	James Best Nigel Hawke	4	109	–	44	59	–
gr g Maresca Sorrento (FR) - Ballade Nordique (FR) (Royal Charter)
Tracked leaders, challenged 6th until next, soon ridden, weakened quickly (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor perfomance shown) (op 11/8)

PU	4. Thady Quil (IRE) 5/1 Wayne Hutchinson Martin Keighley	Wayne Hutchinson Martin Keighley	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Stowaway - Aunt Sue (IRE) (Shahanndeh)
Disputed lead, reminders after 5th, ridden and headed after next, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next (op 9/2)

7 ran Off time: 2:00:21 Winning time: 4m 46.90s (slow by 34.90s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Romilly Stuart-Jervis (Richardofdoccombe) 1st breeder: Edward Ryan
2nd owner: Mrs J F Bury & Mrs K Morgan (Grissom)
3rd owner: Robert Aplin (Tuffstuff)
Tote win: £29 PL: £9.30 £13.60 Ex: £235.50 CSF: £798.75 Trifecta: £1,596.40

2:00 Newton Abbot 7 May 2015

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