Full Result 5.00 Towcester | 17 March 2016

Greens Norton Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m7f211yds) 3m Soft 12 hurdles

1st £4,548.60 2nd £1,335.60 3rd £667.80 4th £333.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Tara Tavey (IRE) 14/1 Mr Conor Smith ⁷ Kevin Bishop	Mr Conor Smith ⁷ Kevin Bishop	11	110 t	105	105	110	–
gr m Kayf Tara - Slieve League (IRE) (Roselier)
Held up in touch, driven along 9th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, stayed on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement of form that the yard has been out of form earlier in the year and that the mare has been on a course of antibiotics)

2 6	9. Storm Alert 3/1 Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	9	104	91	86	90	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Rash-Gale (IRE) (Rashar)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish (op 10/3)

3 2¼ [8¼]	8. Precious Ground 2/1F James Best Kevin Bishop	James Best Kevin Bishop	6	109	93	86	90	–
b g Helissio (FR) - Wild Ground (IRE) (Simply Great)
Chased leader, ridden after 9th, led 3 out, headed before next, no extra last (op 5/2)

4 5 [13¼]	7. Kapricorne (FR) 20/1 Ciaran Gethings ⁵ Sophie Leech	Ciaran Gethings ⁵ Sophie Leech	9	1010 t	99	87	92	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Colombe Royale (FR) (Passing Sale)
Held up, headway 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

5 17 [30¼]	4. Ballinalacken (IRE) 14/1 David England Clare Ellam	David England Clare Ellam	8	116 v	104	78	78	–
b g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Miss Daisy (Daylami)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened after 3 out

6 6 [36¼]	2. Pink Gin 11/1 Mark Grant Nigel Twiston-Davies	Mark Grant Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	117 t	105	73	75	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Miss Mailmit (Rakaposhi King)
Prominent until ridden and weakened after 3 out, behind when mistake next (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

7 5 [41¼]	5. Earcomesthedream (IRE) 25/1 Archie Bellamy ⁷ Peter Pritchard	Archie Bellamy ⁷ Peter Pritchard	13	1011 b	102	66	65	–
b g Marignan (USA) - Play It By Ear I (IRE) (Be My Native)
In rear, driven along 4th, lost touch after 6th (op 20/1)

8 26 [67¼]	10. Expanding Universe (IRE) 14/1 Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	Lee Edwards Tony Carroll	9	102 b¹	86	27	23	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Uliana (USA) (Darshaan)
Prominent, pushed along 6th, ridden and weakened after 9th (tchd 16/1)

PU	1. Newton Thistle 7/2 Maurice Linehan ³ Ben Pauling	Maurice Linehan ³ Ben Pauling	9	119 tp	110	–	–	–
b g Erhaab (USA) - Newton Venture (Petoski)
Led to 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, behind when pulled up before next (op 10/3 tchd 4/1)

PU	6. Stars Royale (IRE) 25/1 Leighton Aspell Nick Gifford	Leighton Aspell Nick Gifford	7	113	101	–	–	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Open Your Heart (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Held up, ridden and weakened after 7th, behind when pulled up before 3 out (op 18/1)

10 ran Off time: 5:01:12 Winning time: 6m 11.50s (slow by 31.50s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: K Bishop (Tara Tavey) 1st breeder: Christopher Maye
2nd owner: D V Gardner (Storm Alert)
3rd owner: Jim Kilduff & Ken Jones (Precious Ground)
Tote win: £16.50 PL: £3.10 £1.50 £1.80 Ex: £88.90 CSF: £58.17 Tricast: £123.99 Trifecta: £461
Placepot: £39.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £43,881.31 - 39.20 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £17.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,020.83 - 129.10 winning tickets.

5:00 Towcester 17 Mar 2016

Greens Norton Handicap Hurdle