Taunton
14:20
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Taunton Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £1.90 £1.90 £1.20 Exacta: £27.70 Tricast: £86.88 Trifecta: £96.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Kayf Hernando (GB) 9 G Good Dan Skelton 156 lbs 9/2 Won Prominent - pressed leaders from 11th - led home turn - shaken up and went clear after 2 out - easily(op 11/2)
2nd 3 Minella Buster (IRE) 8 G Poor Emma Lavelle 168 lbs 6/1 11 Held up in last - awkward jump 1st - in touch with leaders 4th - disputing third after 13th - briefly led after 4 out - disputing second when ridden before 3 out - stayed on but no chance with winner from 2 out(op 4/1)
3rd 2 Huelgoat (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 11/4F 3.75 Prominent - pressed leaders 11th - led narrowly 12th - mistake 4 out - soon headed - prominent when ridden home turn - held from 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 9/4)
4th 1 Tip Top Cat (IRE) N/A Good Fergal O'Brien 167 lbs 14/1 6 In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - pushed along after 10th - headway 11th - ridden when outpaced after 4 out - well held from 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 6 Investment Manager (GB) 9 G AVG Joe Tizzard 158 lbs 13/2 0.3 Pressed leaders - ridden home turn - soon disputing second - stayed on until no extra after 2 out - lost fourth run-in(op 7/1)
6th 7 Helios Allen (FR) 7 G Poor Jane Williams 158 lbs 14/1 9.5 In touch with leaders - dropped to last 4th - slipped and almost fell 10th - nudged along from 11th - ridden after 4 out - soon held(tchd 12/1)
7th 4 Enemenemynemo (IRE) N/A Poor D J Jeffreys 164 lbs 28/1 0.3 Took keen hold - prominent - left in lead 3rd - mistake and stumbled badly 10th - pressed leaders when headed 11th - ridden after 4 out - soon held - weakened 2 out (vet said gelding had been struck into on his right hind)(op 33/1)
8th 5 Potters Venture (IRE) 9 G AVG Keiran Burke 153 lbs 3/1 25 Jumped left on occasions - led - headed when slipped and almost fell 3rd - in touch with leaders from 4th - reminder after 5th - ridden after 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off (jockey said gelding made a jumping error over the third fence)(op 4/1 tchd 11/4)