Result 15:50 · Taunton

Royal Bath & West Chase (A Novices Limited Handicap)

Class 4Handicap2m 7fGood5yo+ · 8 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 55.20s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE)	Alan Johns	Tim Vaughan	—	8.50	8.87
2	Somerset Lias (IRE)	Liam Heard	Bob Buckler	1½L	12.0	13.9
3	Gold Mountain (IRE)	Adam Wedge	Alexandra Dunn	2¼L	21.0	28.0
4	Handsome Sam (GB)	William Featherstone	A King	5¼L	10.0	11.4
5	Danvinnie (GB)	Thomas Garner	Oliver Sherwood	18¼L	26.0	40.2
6	Zanstra (IRE)	Tom O'Brien	Colin Tizzard	25¼L	6.50	8.14
PU	Towering (IRE)	Jeremiah McGrath	N J Henderson	—	2.50	2.88
PU	Heroes Or Ghosts (IRE)	Niall P Madden	Jo Davis	—	4.33	5.09

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Zanstra (IRE)

7yo · 11-9 · OR 121

162F23 J Tom O'Brien T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 Feb 17	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C3	3/5	29¼L	3.25
01 Jan 17	Exeter	2m 3f	Soft	C4	2/11	3¾L	3.50
03 Dec 16	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C3	F	—	2.88

3 wins from 16 · placed 9

2 runs here without a win

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Towering (IRE) p

8yo · 11-8 · OR 120

156352 J Jeremiah McGrath T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Jan 17	Doncaster	3m	Good To Soft	C4	2/9	6L	11.0
07 Dec 16	Leicester	2m 4f 110y	Good	C3	5/7	16¼L	3.25
18 May 16	Warwick	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C3	3/8	7¾L	3.75

3 wins from 11 · placed 6

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) t

7yo · 11-4 · OR 119

P2191U J Alan Johns T Tim Vaughan —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 16	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	UR	—	11.0
08 Dec 16	Taunton	2m 7f	Good To Firm	C4	1/3	—	3.25
25 Oct 16	Chepstow	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C4	9/10	89½L	6.50

3 wins from 12 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Handsome Sam (GB) v

6yo · 10-8 · OR 111

487202 J William Featherstone T A King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Feb 17	Market Rasen	2m 3f	Soft	C4	2/6	13L	8.00
31 Dec 16	Warwick	3m 2f	Soft	C4	10/12	43¾L	5.00
25 Nov 16	Doncaster	3m 110y	Good	C4	2/7	8L	7.00

1 win from 7 · placed 3

1 run here without a win

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Gold Mountain (IRE) t

7yo · 10-12 · OR 110

P72 J Adam Wedge T Alexandra Dunn —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Jan 17	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	2/10	7L	21.0
24 Nov 16	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	7/11	15L	67.0
05 Apr 16	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Soft	C4	PU	—	13.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

2 runs here without a win

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Heroes Or Ghosts (IRE)

8yo · 10-11 · OR 109

52P224 J Niall P Madden T Jo Davis —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Jan 17	Lingfield Park	2m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	4/8	21¾L	3.75
10 Dec 16	Lingfield Park	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C3	2/13	8L	9.00
12 Nov 16	Uttoxeter	2m 6f 110y	Soft	C4	2/12	½L	10.0

0 wins from 8 · placed 3

1 run here without a win

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Danvinnie (GB) b

8yo · 10-6 · OR 107

2P2497 J Thomas Garner T Oliver Sherwood —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Jan 17	Leicester	2m 6f 110y	Good	C4	7/8	66¼L	13.0
06 Dec 16	Uttoxeter	2m 5f	Soft	C4	9/9	63¼L	17.0
20 Mar 16	Ffos Las	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	4/8	21L	9.00

0 wins from 6 · placed 2

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Somerset Lias (IRE) b

9yo · 10-7 · OR 105

2591P4 J Liam Heard T Bob Buckler —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Jan 17	Exeter	3m	Soft	C4	4/9	15¾L	21.0
20 Dec 16	Taunton	3m 2f 110y	Good	C4	PU	—	7.00
24 Nov 16	Taunton	2m 7f	Good	C5	1/9	—	5.00

1 win from 18 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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