REVIEW |
The reputation of the Trebudannon course is growing year on year and South Cornwall secretary Mary Lynch reported a bigger crowd than 2002 for their meeting on Sunday. The heavens had opened in the morning but, fortunately for those still drying off from the previous day, the rain kept away while racing was on.
Despite having only four runners, the mixed open was high on
quality and the winner, Kestick, was not only recording a third win
of the season but was also following on from a hunter chase second
at Exeter the previous Kestick was the first leg of a double for Cornwall-based owner Charlie Rush and rider Tabitha Cave and the horse has not finished out of the top three in eight races this season. Cave and Rush teamed up to take the last race, the second of the divided-on-the-day maidens with Panto Pixie.
Another horse to be in great form is Colin Blank's six-year-old
Bengal Bullet. The horse was a maiden at the start of the season
and completed a four-timer by winning the Confined under Sarah
Gaisford.. Bengal Bullet drew
Dorset trainer Richard Barber didn't make the long journey home
empty handed. Red Native took the Intermediate beating Lucy Gardner
on her own Bak On Board, but the Barber/ NickWilliams partnership
had to settle for third Sue Young was third time lucky in the first maiden when Lirkimalong got the better of the only other finisher of 10 runners, Quizzal (Richard Woollacott). Hunt: 1, Neveradullmoment, S Edwards; 2, Marquis Max, W Smith. Three ran, only 2 finished, 2l, 6.41. Confined: 1, Bengal Bullet, Miss S Gaisford; 2, Belitlir, Miss S Young; 3, Young General, R Darke. Seven ran, 15l, 2l, 6.14. Mixed Open: 1, Kestick, Miss T Cave, 2, Fossy Bear, Miss S Young; 3, Hasten Bak, Miss L Gardner. Four ran 1 1/2l, 1l, 6.12. Intermediate: 1, Red Native, N Williams; 2, Bak On Board, Miss L Gardner; 3, Baldhu Jack, Miss A Barnett. Six ran, 2l, 6l, 6.23. Restricted: 1, Teninarow, Miss V Shaw; 2, Change, T Dennis; 3, Lord of the Mist, N Williams. 10 ran, 1l, 1l, 6.18. Maiden Div One: 1, Lirkimalong, Miss S Young; 2, Quizzal, R Woollacott. 10 ran, only two finished. 2l, 6.25. Division Two: 1, Panto Pixie, Miss T Cave; 2, Hawkers Cove, T Dennis; 3, Red Cap, Miss C Heywood. Nine ran, 7l, 10l, 6.49. Editors note: the official time given of the Confined was 6.04 but the race was timed by the Racing Post representative as 6.14, which is more likely to be correct given the other race times recorded during the day. |