Result 14:00 · Taunton

Stables Business Park Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 4Handicap2m 3fGood4yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 32.53s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Chez Hans (GER)	Angus Cheleda	Paul Nicholls	—	2.50	2.50
2	Cheng Gong (GB)	Tom Bellamy	Neil King	¾L	11.0	11.4
3	Presuming Ed (IRE)	Ben Jones	Philip Hobbs	3½L	5.50	6.63
4	Passing Shadow (GB)	Lilly Pinchin	Graeme McPherson	9L	9.50	10.2
5	Folly Gate (FR)	Chester Williams	Mrs Jane Williams	10¾L	11.0	13.9
6	Merchant In Milan (IRE)	Jamie Moore	Helen Nelmes	11¼L	41.0	166.9
7	Opine (IRE)	Kevin Brogan	Jonjo O'Neill	17¼L	6.50	6.97
8	Fanfan La Colmine (FR)	James Davies	Chris Down	39¼L	21.0	21.2
9	Makety (GB)	Nick Scholfield	Colin Heard	40½L	34.0	46.7

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Chez Hans (GER) t

5yo · 11-7 · OR 112

385022 J Angus Cheleda T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	2/10	1L	3.75
15 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 110y	Soft	C4	2/7	6L	4.33
09 Feb 21	Kempton Park	2m 2f	Standard To Slow	C5	11/15	7L	5.00

0 wins from 8 · placed 3

3 runs here without a win

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Makety (GB)

7yo · 11-12 · OR 110

244277 J Nick Scholfield T Colin Heard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	7/10	19½L	34.0
09 Mar 21	Exeter	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	7/12	37½L	17.0
23 Jan 20	Fakenham	2m	Good To Soft	C4	2/7	nk	13.0

0 wins from 7 · placed 2

1 run here without a win

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Cheng Gong (GB) b

5yo · 11-12 · OR 110

55771P J Tom Bellamy T Neil King —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Mar 21	Fakenham	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	PU	—	11.0
04 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 3f	Soft	C5	1/16	—	17.0
09 Feb 21	Kempton Park	2m	Standard To Slow	C5	7/10	9½L	26.0

3 wins from 21 · placed 10

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Fanfan La Colmine (FR) h

6yo · 11-7 · OR 105

867656 J James Davies T Chris Down —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 110y	Soft	C4	6/7	34¾L	13.0
20 Feb 21	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	5/14	8¼L	51.0
21 Jan 21	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	6/13	20¾L	51.0

0 wins from 8 · placed 1

2 runs here without a win

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Folly Gate (FR) t

6yo · 11-3 · OR 104

85FP75 J Chester Williams T Mrs Jane Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Mar 21	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	5/10	14¾L	12.0
03 Mar 21	Wincanton	2m 5f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	7/15	66¾L	34.0
22 Nov 20	Exeter	2m 1f 110y	Soft	C3	PU	—	19.0

0 wins from 6 · placed 0

3 runs here without a win

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Passing Shadow (GB)

7yo · 10-12 · OR 101

935226 J Lilly Pinchin T Graeme McPherson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Mar 21	Doncaster	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	6/15	32½L	7.50
10 Dec 20	Taunton	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C5	2/11	4¼L	3.75
10 Nov 20	Huntingdon	2m 4f 110y	Good	C5	2/13	shd	7.50

0 wins from 8 · placed 3

1 run here without a win

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Presuming Ed (IRE) h

6yo · 10-11 · OR 98

49U77 J Ben Jones T Philip Hobbs —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Mar 21	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C5	7/13	9½L	12.0
10 Dec 20	Taunton	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	7/12	38L	29.0
26 Nov 20	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	UR	—	34.0

0 wins from 5 · placed 0

2 runs here without a win

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Opine (IRE) t,b

4yo · 10-6 · OR 102

452F25 J Kevin Brogan T Jonjo O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Mar 21	Southwell	2m	Good To Soft	C5	5/16	15½L	5.00
29 Nov 20	Leicester	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	2/10	1¼L	3.00
22 Oct 20	Lingfield Park	2m	Soft	C4	F	—	2.50

0 wins from 10 · placed 2

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Merchant In Milan (IRE) t

9yo · 10-0 · OR 84

PF56 J Jamie Moore T Helen Nelmes —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Apr 17	Chepstow	2m	Good	C4	6/12	24¼L	201.0
20 Mar 17	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	5/8	41½L	151.0
09 Mar 17	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Heavy	C4	F	—	67.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 0

1 run here without a win

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