Taunton
15:30
Thatchers Cider Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.60 £2 £1.70 Exacta: £13.40 Tricast: £40.60 Trifecta: £48.50
Non-Runners: Jersey Wonder (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Tip Top Cat (IRE) N/A Good Fergal O'Brien 153 lbs 5/2F Won Towards rear of midfield - headway when short of room 3 out - about four wide home turn - shaken up and went third 2 out - led last - ridden and ran on well run-in - readily(op 9/4 tchd 11/4)
2nd 1 Time To Tinker (IRE) 9 G Poor Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 4/1 3.5 Prominent - chased leaders home turn - ridden to challenge 2 out - every chance when not fluent last - ran on run-in - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 7/2)
3rd 2 Sizable Sam (GB) 10 G AVG Jeremy Scott 166 lbs 9/2 .5 Pressed leader - joined leader 7th - hit 3 out - ridden and led narrowly before 2 out - headed last - got tired final 110yds - lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost its right-fore shoe)(op 13/2)
4th 6 Le Musee (FR) N/A Poor Nigel Hawke 156 lbs 22/1 2 Towards rear - good headway on outer after 3 out - went fourth home turn - ridden approaching last - no extra and weakened run-in(op 14/1)
5th 5 Bard Of Brittany (GB) N/A Poor Sheena West 161 lbs 25/1 3.5 Prominent - midfield halfway - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - struggling 2 out - some headway run-in - not pace to challenge
6th 4 Taste The Fear (IRE) 9 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 162 lbs 25/1 1 Took keen hold - led narrowly or disputed lead - slow jump 8th - ridden and headed before 2 out - mistake 2 out - lost position and weakened approaching last
7th 10 Some Detail (IRE) N/A AVG Nigel Hawke 157 lbs 25/1 .75 In rear - never on terms(op 20/1)
8th 12 Vaziani (FR) N/A Poor Robert Walford 149 lbs 12/1 1 Prominent - chased leaders 8th - pushed along 3 out - ridden and lost position home turn - weakened from 2 out(op 10/1)
9th 8 Alrightjack (IRE) N/A Poor Jamie Snowden 160 lbs 18/1 8.5 Took keen hold - midfield - ridden and outpaced home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1)
10th 3 Hell Red (FR) 8 G AVG Paul Nicholls 157 lbs 12/1 1 Towards rear - ridden and outpaced after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(tchd 14/1)
11th 9 Only The Bold (IRE) 10 G AVG Evan Williams 158 lbs 11/2 34 Towards rear of midfield - ridden and lost position home turn - soon got behind