Full Result 3.50 Taunton | 21 February 2017

Royal Bath & West Chase (A Novices' Limited Handicap)

(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m7f3yds) 2m7f Good 17 fences

1st £7,279.50 2nd £2,150.50 3rd £1,075.25 4th £538.20 5th £269.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) 15/2 Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	7	114 t	119	79	126	–
b g Kayf Tara - Volverta (FR) (Green Tune)
Held up, headway after 7th, went 3rd 10th, challenging for 2nd when hit 12th, ridden to close on winner approaching 3 out, led before last, kept on (op 8/1)

2 1½	8. Somerset Lias (IRE) 11/1 Liam Heard Bob Buckler	Liam Heard Bob Buckler	9	107 b	105	64	110	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Presenting Gayle (IRE) (Presenting)
Led until 10th, 2nd until mistake 12th, soon ridden, rallied from 3 out, stayed on to regain 2nd run-in (op 14/1)

3 ¾ [2¼]	5. Gold Mountain (IRE) 20/1 Adam Wedge Alexandra Dunn	Adam Wedge Alexandra Dunn	7	1012 t	110	68	113	–
b g Gold Well - La Belle De Serk (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, ridden and headway from 3 out, went 3rd next, stayed on (op 25/1)

4 3 [5¼]	4. Handsome Sam 9/1 William Featherstone ⁵ Alan King	William Featherstone ⁵ Alan King	6	108 v¹	111	66	114	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Rose Marine (Handsome Sailor)
Tracked leaders, led 10th, clear next, reduced advantage 3 out, headed before last, no extra (op 8/1)

5 13 [18¼]	7. Danvinnie 25/1 Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	Thomas Garner ³ Oliver Sherwood	8	106 b¹	107	51	100	–
b g Midnight Legend - Top Gale (IRE) (Topanoora)
Held up, hit 6th, held 5th when blundered 3 out, soon weakened, never threatened

6 7 [25¼]	1. Zanstra (IRE) 11/2 Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	Tom O'Brien Colin Tizzard	7	119	121	59	109	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Enistar (IRE) (Synefos)
Tracked leaders, blundered 7th, weakened 12th (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

PU	6. Heroes Or Ghosts (IRE) 100/30 Niall P Madden Jo Davis	Niall P Madden Jo Davis	8	1011	109	–	–	–
br g Indian River (FR) - Awomansdream (IRE) (Beneficial)
Prominent when awkward 3rd, tracked leaders until 11th, behind when pulled up before 13th (op 9/2)

PU	2. Towering (IRE) 6/4F Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	8	118 p	120	–	–	–
b g Catcher In The Rye (IRE) - Bobs Article (IRE) (Definite Article)
Never travelling or fluent, in touch, reminder after 4th, went 4th under pressure after 11th, weakened after next, pulled up before 4 out (jockey said the gelding was never travelling; trainer's representative had no explanation for gelding's performance;vet reported that a post-race examination during routine testing, failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 5/4 tchd 11/10)

8 ran Off time: 3:50:23 Winning time: 5m 55.20s (slow by 8.20s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: S Grys & M O'Boyle (Bells Of Ailsworth) 1st breeder: Sean Gorman
2nd owner: D R Fear (Somerset Lias)
3rd owner: James Burley (Gold Mountain)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £2.20 £3.10 £4.80 Ex: £71.20 CSF: £81.90 Tricast: £1,584.72 Trifecta: £861.10

3:50 Taunton 21 Feb 2017

Royal Bath & West Chase (A Novices' Limited Handicap)