Full Result 1.10 Taunton | 9 January 2012

Happy New Year Claiming Hurdle

(Class 5) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,395.40 2nd £698.25 3rd £349.30

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Fulgora 16/1 Sam Jones Tor Sturgis	Sam Jones Tor Sturgis	4	105	–	93	91	–
b f Desert King (IRE) - Lightning Princess (Puissance)
Chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden and hard pressed from 2 out, ran on to assert from last (op 12-1 tchd 18-1)

2 1½	2. Advisor (FR) 85/40 Mr T Weston ⁵ Martin Weston	Mr T Weston ⁵ Martin Weston	6	113	122	109	107	–
gr g Anabaa (USA) - Armilina (FR) (Linamix)
Held up but in touch, headway 6th, ridden when outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd run-in, always being held (op 2-1 tchd 9-4)

3 6 [7½]	4. Cantabilly (IRE) 100/30 Giles Hawkins ³ Ron Hodges	Giles Hawkins ³ Ron Hodges	9	114	111	101	105	–
b g Distant Music (USA) - Cantaloupe (Priolo)
In touch, hit 3 out, ridden when outpaced before 2 out, staying on at same pace when hampered and left 4th at the last, snatched 3rd final stride (op 9-2 tchd 3-1)

4 shd [7½]	1. Double Expresso 7/4F David Prichard ⁷ Paul Nicholls	David Prichard ⁷ Paul Nicholls	8	113 t	–	104	104	–
b g Kayf Tara - Sallys Lodge (Roscoe Blake)
Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2 out until no extra from last, lost 3rd final stride, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding bled from the nose) (op 9-4)

5 64 [71½]	3. Blacktoft (USA) 11/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	9	118	–	24	44	–
bb g Theatrical (IRE) - Black Truffle (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Led until 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, tailed off (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)

6 17 [88½]	6. Underlay Underlay 250/1 Philip Prince ⁷ Ron Hodges	Philip Prince ⁷ Ron Hodges	4	103 b	–	–	17	–
b g Namid - Rainbow Nation (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened after next, tailed off (op 200-1)

F	5. Now What 40/1 Hadden Frost Jonathan Portman	Hadden Frost Jonathan Portman	5	112	–	–	96	–
ch m Where Or When (IRE) - Vallauris (Faustus)
Held up but in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to dispute close 3rd before 2 out, staying on at same pace when crumpled on landing and fell last (op 28-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 4m 11.70s (slow by 24.70s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Vino Veritas (Fulgora) 1st breeder: J B W Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: M H Weston (Advisor)
3rd owner: Mrs S G Clapp (Cantabilly)
Tote win: £19.60 PL: £5.20 £1.80 Ex: £40.20 CSF: £46.49
Advisor was subject to a friendly claim.

1:10 Taunton 9 Jan 2012

Happy New Year Claiming Hurdle