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5:50 Taunton 18 Apr 2008

TS Racing At Chard & Axminster "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles
1st £3,903 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
5 1012 112 82 126
b g Dansili - Behera (IRE) (Mill Reef)
Made all, clear 2nd, hit 5th, not fluent 3 out, unchallenged (op 11-2 tchd 4-1)
2  4
5 110 85 130
bb g Presenting - Strong Gara (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, travelling well when pecked 3 out, headway to go 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden after last but never any chance with winner (op Evens)
3  30 [34]
6 105 100 45 99
b g Desert Sun - Hear Me (Simply Great)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, went modest 3rd run-in (op 28-1)
4  7 [41]
4 110 124 39 97
b g Epistolaire (IRE) - Hanebane (FR) (Djarvis)
Held up, headway after 5th, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, weakening when hit next, not fluent last, lost 3rd run-in (tchd 5-2)
5  22 [63]
7 105 t 11 76
b g Baby Turk - Petite Mer I (FR) (Tip Moss)
Chased winner until after 2nd, regained 2nd 5th, weakened 3 out
6  [66½]
5 1012 7 73
b g Apple Tree (FR) - Kasibelle De Guye (FR) (Scooter Bleu)
Always behind, tailed off from 3 out (op 80-1)
PU   
6 1012
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Gallic Flame (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Whipped round start, behind, pulled hard, headway to chase clear leader after 2nd, weakened rapidly approaching 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding ran too free)
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