Taunton
14:35
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.70 Place: £2.30 £4.70 £2.90 Exacta: £131.30 Tricast: £1540.56 Trifecta: £1499.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Bolsover Bill (IRE) 4 G AVG Warren Greatrex 143 lbs 13/2 Won In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - led 3 out - going easily 3 out - went clear before 2 out - kept on strongly - readily(op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)
2nd 9 Menapian (IRE) 11 G Poor Helen Nelmes 137 lbs 22/1 21 Towards rear - niggled along briefly after 5th - ridden and outpaced after 5 out - some headway and went fourth after 3 out - left in modest second last - kept on - no match for winner(op 40/1)
3rd 6 Vanderbilt (IRE) N/A Poor Mark Gillard 148 lbs 11/1 9 Towards rear - not fluent 5 out - ridden before 4 out - struggling after 3 out - keeping on when left in modest third last - never dangerous(op 15/2)
4th 1 Mad About Sally (IRE) N/A AVG Oliver Signy 166 lbs 10/1 10 Close up - briefly led 4 out - lost ground after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 11/1)
5th 3 Kotki (FR) N/A Poor David Pipe 152 lbs 7/2 5.5 In touch with leaders - pushed along and outpaced after 5 out - jumped left 3 out - soon struggling - held 2 out(op 10/3)
6th 7 Doyens De Ante (IRE) 8 G Poor Max Young 148 lbs 4/1 2.5 Led - headed and ridden 4 out - lost ground quickly after 3 out - beaten when raced awkwardly before 2 out(op 11/2)
7th 4 Geordie Washington (IRE) 6 G Poor Nigel Hawke 152 lbs 16/1 20 In rear - pushed along and struggling 5 out - well beaten 3 out - tailed off(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
99th 10 Millie's Flying (GB) N/A Poor Sarah Robinson 135 lbs 250/1 - In rear - ridden and struggling after 6th - soon detached - tailed off when pulled up after 5 out (trainer said the mare was unsuited by the tight track)(op 150/1)
99th 8 Toad Of Toad Hall (GB) 8 G Poor Alexandra Dunn 142 lbs 28/1 - Took keen hold - tracked leaders - jumped right 2nd - pushed along and lost position after 5 out - detached after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said the gelding hung badly right-handed)(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
99th 2 Go Sacre Go (FR) 9 G Poor Nicky Henderson 165 lbs 5/2F - Tracked leader - shaken up and went second after 3 out - keeping on but 5 lengths second when swerved left and unseated rider last(op 9/4)