Taunton Races
Taunton
16:30
William Hill Cheltenham Festival £1M Golden Race Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80
Place: £1.50 £4.40 £1.60
Exacta: £26.50
Tricast: £99
Trifecta: £172.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Smarty Wild (GB) | 11 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 166 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Tracked leaders - led soon after 2 out - clear last - stayed on well - ridden out(op 10/11 tchd Evs and 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Putting Green (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 162 lbs | 25/1 | 6 | Mid-division - headway after 3 out - soon ridden - stayed on into 2nd after last but not pace to threaten winner(op 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Here's Herbie (GB) | 12 G | Poor |
Lucy Gardner
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Sue Gardner | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 0.2 | Tracked leaders - every chance 2 out - soon ridden - kept on same pace from last(op 7/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | Eur Gone West (IRE) | N/A | Poor | David Pipe | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 3 | Jumped right at times - led until 3 out - soon ridden - kept on same pace from next(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Sparkleandshine (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Harry Whittington | 168 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Prominent - led 3 out - ridden and headed soon after 2 out - no extra from last(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Valse Au Taillons (FR) | N/A | Elite | Johnny Farrelly | 158 lbs | 20/1 | 5 | Held up - headway when short of room and hampered home bend - soon ridden - one pace from next(op 25/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Waiheke (GB) | N/A | Poor | Philip Hobbs | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 2.5 | Held up - headway 7th - ridden to chase leaders approaching 2 out - soon hung right - weakened last (jockey said mare hung right-handed) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Pointed And Sharp (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Philip Hobbs | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 3.5 | Mid-division - headway after 3 out - soon ridden - weakened between last 2(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Silver Quay (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 152 lbs | 8/1 | 17 | Held up towards rear on outer - some progress after 6th - ridden and weakened 3 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Caro Des Flos (FR) | 12 G | Poor | Julian Smith | 166 lbs | 100/1 | 0.2 | Always towards rear(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Belize (GB) | N/A | Poor | Tim Vaughan | 165 lbs | 33/1 | 55 | Struggling 6th - always towards rear - tailed off(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Red Hanrahan (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Emma Owen | 165 lbs | 100/1 | - | Last trio when pushed along after 5th - weakened 7th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out |