Full Results
14:45 Taunton
Cheltenham Festival Preview Evening 8th March Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 198y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,300 added
- Winner: £5,133
- 2nd: £1,507
- 3rd: £754
- 4th: £377
- Form 10-9250
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey K E Buckley
tracked leader until 3rd, chased leaders, rallied into close 3rd at 7th, challenged soon after 3 out, led before next, soon clear, easily
- Form 2-27624
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
keen tracking leaders, tracked leader 4th until after 3 out, 2nd again 2 out, no chance with easy winner, hit last
- Form 5393-U7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
raced keenly, led, awkward 2nd, jumped slowly next, mistake 7th, clear before next, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
- Form 568-542
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey T Scudamore
close 5th, headway tracking leaders 4th, weakened before 2 out
- Form 9912
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer J Scott
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
raced keenly, tracked leaders and wide, 3rd after 5th until 7th, lost place before next, pushed along in modest 4th after 3 out, no chance with principals
- Form 1/392R9
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
keen in last pair, never on terms, weakened 3 out
- Form 2-F0620
- Age 6
- Weight 12-1
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
held up in rear, some headway on inside tracking leaders 4 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off