Result 15:00 · Market Rasen

Blenheim Palace Horse Trials 15th-18th September Handicap Hurdle

Class 3Handicap2m 2f 110yGood4yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 37.90s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Bashful Boy (IRE)	Philip Armson	D Pipe	—	1.83	2.02
2	Highway Companion (IRE)	Craig Nichol	Keith Dalgleish	6L	5.00	5.62
3	Caius Marcius (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Nicky Richards	6¼L	6.50	7.61
4	Lunar Sovereign (IRE)	Harry Skelton	F O'Brien	13¼L	6.50	7.60
5	Bon Retour (IRE)	Sean Quinlan	Nicky Richards	18¼L	21.0	25.4
6	Persia (IRE)	R P McLernon	Jonjo O'Neill	79¼L	34.0	48.0

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Lunar Sovereign (IRE) t

6yo · 11-12 · OR 128

631133 J Harry Skelton T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Mar 21	Market Rasen	2m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	3/6	5½L	3.00
27 Feb 21	Kempton Park	2m	Good	C1	3/7	8¼L	17.0
29 Jan 21	Doncaster	2m 110y	Soft	C4	1/18	—	5.50

2 wins from 7 · placed 5

2 runs here without a win

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Persia (IRE)

5yo · 11-9 · OR 125

124006 J R P McLernon T Jonjo O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
01 Apr 22	Newbury	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C3	6/6	68½L	67.0
06 Nov 21	Naas	2m 3f	Yielding	—	12/18	61¾L	34.0
20 Sep 21	Listowel	2m	Good To Yielding	—	12/18	25L	8.00

4 wins from 16 · placed 7

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Bashful Boy (IRE) t,p

6yo · 11-1 · OR 122

823426 J Philip Armson T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 May 22	Haydock Park	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	6/16	19¼L	29.0
17 Apr 22	Plumpton	2m	Good	C2	2/6	nse	10.0
01 Jan 22	Fakenham	2m 4f	Soft	C3	4/10	8¼L	5.50

3 wins from 22 · placed 12

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Highway Companion (IRE)

8yo · 11-1 · OR 117

4521P1 J Craig Nichol T Keith Dalgleish —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 May 22	Perth	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	1/10	—	9.00
31 Mar 22	Wetherby	2m 5f 110y	Soft	C4	PU	—	41.0
17 Jan 20	Musselburgh	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	1/11	—	7.00

2 wins from 10 · placed 5

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Caius Marcius (IRE) p

11yo · 10-12 · OR 114

42U558 J Brian Hughes T Nicky Richards —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Apr 22	Hexham	2m	Good	C3	8/9	15¾L	8.00
30 Jan 22	Sedgefield	2m 1f	Good	C3	5/7	15¾L	13.0
01 Jan 22	Musselburgh	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C3	5/8	16¼L	21.0

12 wins from 46 · placed 23

Course winner: 2 wins from 6 here

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Bon Retour (IRE)

7yo · 10-9 · OR 111

B6774P J Sean Quinlan T Nicky Richards —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
13 May 22	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C4	PU	—	8.50
16 Apr 21	Ayr	3m 110y	Good	C2	4/9	15L	26.0
30 Mar 21	Newcastle	2m 4f 110y	Good	C3	7/9	33L	19.0

1 win from 11 · placed 3

1 run at around this trip without a win

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