Taunton Races
Taunton
15:35
Mike Morgan Electrical Services Supporting Love Musgrove Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75
Place: £1.30 £2.30 £1.40
Exacta: £15.10
Tricast: £37.47
Trifecta: £52.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Dr T J Eckleburg (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 149 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Held up in behind leaders - went fourth after 5th - made strong challenge and going best 2 out - led narrowly last - soon ridden - drifted right towards finish - all out(op 6/4 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Natural History (GB) | N/A | Good | Gary Moore | 160 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Led - prominent when headed 3rd - led home turn - ridden when faced strong challenge 2 out - headed when mistake last - every chance run-in - kept on(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Amelia's Dance (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Tabitha Worsley
(3)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 156 lbs | 7/2 | 4.5 | Prominent early - tracked leaders from 3rd - ridden home turn - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 9/2) | |
| 4th | 2 | Sofia's Rock (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 11 | Prominent - led 3rd - ridden and headed home turn - held when hit 2 out - no extra run-in(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Seventeen O Four (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
David Pipe | 156 lbs | 9/1 | 0.05 | Tracked leaders - dropped to rear and reminders after 4th - some headway after 3 out - stayed on but well held from 2 out(op 10/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Sage Advice (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Dr Richard Newland | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 14 | Prominent - not fluent 1st - tracked leaders from 3rd - ridden home turn - weakened before 2 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | City Derby (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 156 lbs | 14/1 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - some headway but struggling after 3 out - never dangerous(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Pawpaw (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Webber | 159 lbs | 33/1 | 8 | Always towards rear | ||
| 9th | 6 | Iron Mike (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Harriet Brown | 159 lbs | 22/1 | 8 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - hit 6th - soon struggling - weakened 3 out - tailed off (vet said gelding lost its left hind shoe)(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Breguet Boy (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Niall Houlihan
(3)lbs
|
Michael Attwater | 158 lbs | 100/1 | - | Tracked leaders - struggling 6th - soon weakened - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 80/1) |