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2:55 Taunton 30 Dec 2019

Brain Tumour Research Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (3m2f57yds) 3m2½f Soft 9 fences 10 omitted
1st £5,718.24 2nd £1,679.04 3rd £839.52 4th £419.76 5th £350 6th £350 7th £350 8th £350

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 109 tb 88 48 98
b g Great Pretender (IRE) - Prima Note (FR) (Nononito)
Mid-division, headway back straight last time, led and kicked clear final bend, looked well in command from next, 8 lengths up last, just held on (trainer said, regards the apparent improvement in form, gelding may have benefitted from it's previous run, having been off the track for 137 days and during which the gelding had a wind-operation) (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
2  hd
6 113 h 96 56 103
b m Arcadio (GER) - Hy Kate (IRE) (Over The River)
Held up behind, headway leaving back straight last time, ridden in 4th after 3 out, went 2nd at the last, finished strongly, just failed (op 11/1)
3  [2¾]
8 1110 tp 96 54 102
b g Kayf Tara - Ballyhoo (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Towards rear, midfield 4th, tracked leaders back straight last time, ridden in 3rd approaching 3 out, not pace to get on terms with winner, awkward last (op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
4  [4½]
7 1011 v 83 39 87
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Rainbow Times (IRE) (Jareer)
Led, headed leaving back straight last time, ridden before next, not pace to get back on terms with winner, disputing 2nd when awkward last, no extra
5  6 [10½]
7 107 t 79 30 77
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - Love And Beauty (IRE) (Presenting)
Tracked leaders, ridden leaving back straight last time, held in 4th next, weakened between last 2
6  [14¼]
7 115 p1 98 46 91
gr g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Lambrini Queen (Environment Friend)
Soon outpaced towards rear, stayed on from 3 out but never any threat, never on terms (op 16/1)
7  nse [14¼]
9 1011 p 83 31 77
b g Mountain High (IRE) - Little Nancy (IRE) (Alphabatim)
Held up, hit 3rd, ridden leaving back straight, stayed on from 3 out, never on terms (op 14/1)
8  12 [26¼]
8 113 p 89 27 70
b g Bienamado (USA) - Pure Spirit (IRE) (Hubbly Bubbly)
Mid-division on outer, outpaced leaving back straight last time, never back on terms (op 20/1)
9  14 [40¼]
7 105 p 77 4 44
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Derartu (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, towards rear 4th, never back on terms, tailed off
10  14 [54¼]
7 105 82 35
b g Antarctique (IRE) - Kesakao (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Mid-division, hampered on bend before 1st, weakened back straight last time, tailed off (op 12/1)
11  10 [64¼]
6 106 78 21
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Peace Time Beauty (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Prominent until weakened back straight last time, tailed off (op 9/1)
PU   
9 100 v 79
b g Brian Boru - Myglass (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders until weakened under pressure home bend, tailed off when pulled up next (op 16/1)
PU   
10 1010 85
b g Morozov (USA) - Crosschild (IRE) (Buckskin)
Soon mid-division, headway back straight last time, soon ridden, disputed 3rd home bend, weakened after next, pulled up before last (vet said gelding was struck into on it's left fore) (op 25/1)
PU   
8 110 tp1 86
b m Kayf Tara - Madam Flora (Alflora)
Prominent until ridden just before leaving back straight last time, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
UR   
7 111 94
b g Craigsteel - Kissangel (IRE) (Namaqualand)
Tracking leaders when stumbled and unseated rider on bend before 1st (op 5/1)
All fences in the back straight omitted due to low sun.
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