Full Result 1.35 Taunton | 9 December 2021

Stables Business Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 3yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,430.98 2nd £1,580.67 3rd £790.02 4th £395.64 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	5. Lime Drop (FR) 11/8F Richard Patrick Henry Daly	Richard Patrick Henry Daly	5	116 7	94	88	107	–
ch m Martaline - Lady Drop (FR) (King's Theatre)
Travelled strongly, held up in rear, headway into midfield halfway, smooth headway and chased clear leader before 2 out, 3 lengths down 2 out, 2 lengths down last, ran on well run-in, led final 110yds, cosily (op 6/5)

2 1	1. Midnight Callisto 9/2 Ben Godfrey ⁵ Anthony Honeyball	Ben Godfrey ⁵ Anthony Honeyball	6	117 t	100	93	109	–
br m Midnight Legend - Carrigeen Queen (IRE) (Darnay)
Disputed lead, headed and chased leader 5th, close up going easily 3 out, ridden and made challenge home turn, led and went clear before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, kept on run-in, hard pressed and headed final 110yds, soon held (tchd 5/1)

3 10 [11]	8. One Last Glance 20/1 Kieren Buckley ⁵ Tom Gretton	Kieren Buckley ⁵ Tom Gretton	4	1010	89	70	91	–
b g Passing Glance - Lillie Lou (Tomba)
Midfield, ridden before 2 out, headway and went third 2 out, outpaced and no chance approaching last, hit last, kept on, no match for first two (tchd 22/1)

4 3 [14]	3. Folly Gate (FR) 3/1 Paddy Brennan Jane Williams	Paddy Brennan Jane Williams	6	1111 t	99	76	99	–
b g Montmartre (FR) - Cate Bleue (FR) (Katowice)
Held up in last, going okay but short of room after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went fourth last, weakened quickly final 110yds (trainer confirmed a report from the jockey that the gelding made a respiratory noise in the closing stages) (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

5 2¼ [16¼]	13. The Imposter (FR) 50/1 David Noonan Nigel Hawke	David Noonan Nigel Hawke	4	105 v¹	79	54	75	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Miss Dixie (Bertolini)
Disputed lead, led clearly 5th, jumped right 3 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed before 2 out, soon weakened (op 100/1)

6 6½ [22¾]	4. Diamon Des Flos (FR) 9/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	5	118 h	96	63	88	–
b g Balko (FR) - Marie Royale (FR) (Turgeon)
Midfield, ridden 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, well held approaching last (op 8/1)

7 ¾ [23½]	10. Letsbe Avenue (IRE) 33/1 Sean Houlihan ³ Bill Turner	Sean Houlihan ³ Bill Turner	6	109	86	52	76	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Aguilas Perla (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, headway going okay 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, well held approaching last, hampered last, weakened run-in (op 40/1)

8 ½ [24]	9. Vanderbilt (IRE) 8/1 Fergus Gillard ³ Mark Gillard	Fergus Gillard ³ Mark Gillard	7	109 p	86	51	76	–
ch g Intense Focus (USA) - Star Of The West (Galileo)
Disputed lead, not fluent 3rd, headed and tracked leaders before 5th, ridden and lost position before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, well held when bad mistake last (op 7/1 tchd 10/1)

9 4½ [28½]	12. Gaelic Thunder 100/1 Lilly Pinchin ⁵ Chris Honour	Lilly Pinchin ⁵ Chris Honour	6	101	80	40	65	–
b g Arvico (FR) - Gaelic Lime (Lomitas)
Took keen hold, towards rear, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon lost touch, got behind approaching last (tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1)

10 17 [45½]	14. Sam Haze 66/1 Conor Ring ³ Phillip Dando	Conor Ring ³ Phillip Dando	7	913	76	14	45	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Bella Haze (Midnight Legend)
Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 3 out, lost touch home turn, got behind before 2 out, tailed off (tchd 50/1)

PU	7. Toad Of Toad Hall 80/1 Jamie Moore Alexandra Dunn	Jamie Moore Alexandra Dunn	5	112	90	–	–	–
b g Universal (IRE) - Double Mead (Double Trigger)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 5th, detached and struggling when slow jump 6th, pulled up before 3 out (tchd 66/1)

PU	6. Musical 100/1 Lorcan Williams Sophie Leech	Lorcan Williams Sophie Leech	5	113 ht	91	–	–	–
b g Eastern Anthem (IRE) - Magical Legend (Midnight Legend)
Held up in rear, nudged along after 3 out, soon eased and pulled up quickly (trainer confirmed a report from the jockey that the gelding had a respiratory issue) (tchd 50/1)

12 ran Off time: 1:35:23 Winning time: 4m 6.72s (slow by 19.72s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Deep Inferno (self certificate), Pink Jazz (no suitable jockey)
1st owner: Mrs Christine Graves (Lime Drop) 1st breeder: Patrick Fennessy
2nd owner: Ms Gill Langford (Midnight Callisto)
3rd owner: Fred Camis, Ray Fielder & Mel Clarke (One Last Glance)
Tote win: £2.38 PL: £1.20 £1.60 £4.50 Ex: £9.40 CSF: £8.21 Tricast: £88.33 Trifecta: £94.70

1:35 Taunton 9 Dec 2021

Stables Business Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle