Full Result 2.30 Taunton | 7 February 2023

Cornish Rock Gin Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £5,016.95 2nd £2,308.50 3rd £1,154.25 4th £577.60 5th £287.85

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. River Bray (IRE) 40/1 Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	10	1113 p	117	87	120	–
ch g Arakan (USA) - Cill Fhearga (IRE) (Lahib)
Made virtually all, joined 5th, led clearly before 2 out, 3 lengths ahead last, ridden run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was suited by a drop back in trip from 2m4f to 2m) (op 33/1)

2 ¾	5. Amelia's Dance (IRE) 9/2 Caoilin Quinn ⁵ Robert Walford	Caoilin Quinn ⁵ Robert Walford	8	117 h	116	85	119	–
ch m Flemensfirth (USA) - Madame McGoldrick (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Towards rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, 3 lengths down and disputing second last, ran on well run-in, always held (op 6/1)

3 1 [1¾]	8. Cup Of Coffee (FR) 25/1 Robert Dunne Samuel Drinkwater	Robert Dunne Samuel Drinkwater	9	116 t	110	78	111	–
b m Dragon Dancer - Danser Sur La Lune (FR) (Dano-Mast)
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, headway and went second before 2 out, soon ridden, 3 lengths down last, kept on but lost second final 110yds (tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)

4 ¾ [2½]	10. Sergeant (FR) 12/1 Harry Reed Milton Harris	Harry Reed Milton Harris	6	110	104	71	104	–
b g Nutan (IRE) - Stella Marina (IRE) (Dylan Thomas)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon ridden, pressed leaders before last, kept on (op 10/1)

5 3½ [6]	11. The Rain King (IRE) 28/1 Thomasina Eyston ⁷ Alexandra Dunn	Thomasina Eyston ⁷ Alexandra Dunn	6	99 t	92	55	89	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Brigids Cross (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Midfield, dropped to rear 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression 2 out, stayed on approaching last (op 22/1)

6 ¾ [6¾]	7. Saligo Bay (IRE) 11/2 Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	Niall Houlihan ³ Gary Moore	5	115	112	74	109	–
b g New Bay - Glorification (Champs Elysees)
Prominent, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last (op 5/1)

7 1½ [8¼]	1. Perfect Myth 25/1 Bryony Frost Stuart Kittow	Bryony Frost Stuart Kittow	9	120 t	118	78	113	–
b m Midnight Legend - Perfect Silence (Dansili)
Prominent, disputed lead 5th, ridden and lost position before 2 out, weakened before last (op 28/1)

8 2½ [10¾]	6. Half Dozen (IRE) 11/10F Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	1112 7 t	116	73	114	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Sixofone (IRE) (Tikkanen)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders on outer, jumped left 6th, not fluent 7th, 3 lengths down and pushed along 2 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)

9 3 [13¾]	4. Give Me A Cuddle (IRE) 7/1 Nico de Boinville Neil King	Nico de Boinville Neil King	7	1113 h¹	117	70	107	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Social Society (IRE) (Moscow Society)
In touch with leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 13/2)

10 nse [13¾]	3. Across The Line (IRE) 40/1 Harry Kimber ³ Syd Hosie	Harry Kimber ³ Syd Hosie	8	1110 t	117	70	107	–
b g Fame And Glory - La Protagonista (IRE) (Night Shift)
In rear, not fluent 2nd, ridden 6th, weakened before 2 out (tchd 50/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:30:42 Winning time: 4m 8.25s (slow by 21.25s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Toronto (self certificate)
1st owner: The River Bray Syndicate (River Bray) 1st breeder: John William Noonan
2nd owner: C R Keightley (Amelia's Dance)
3rd owner: David A Hunt (Cup Of Coffee)
Tote win: £42.50 PL: £7.10 £1.60 £3.90 Ex: £274.70 CSF: £206.61 Tricast: £4,610.98 Trifecta: £3,844.60

2:30 Taunton 7 Feb 2023

Cornish Rock Gin Handicap Hurdle