Taunton Races
Taunton
15:40
Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £41
Place: £6.30 £8.80 £7
Exacta: £560.30
Tricast: £31053.13
Trifecta: £4204.90
Non-Runners: Harde Fashion (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Sure Listen (FR) | N/A | AVG | Fiona Shaw | 143 lbs | 40/1 | Won | Midfield - headway after 9th - disputing third when ridden home turn - led before 2 out - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited by a step up in trip to 2m 7f from 2m 4f on this occasion)(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Galactic Power (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 142 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | Prominent - mistake 3rd - made strong challenge 3 out - led home turn - soon ridden - headed by winner before 2 out - stayed on but held run-in(op 28/1) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Menapian (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Helen Nelmes | 139 lbs | 28/1 | .75 | Midfield - headway after 5th - prominent 6th - ridden home turn - went third run-in - stayed on final 110yds(op 25/1) | |
| 4th | 8 | Lord Bill (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Grace Harris | 150 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Towards rear - midfield when mistake 9th - ridden after 3 out - headway from 2 out - kept on strongly run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 12/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Killybegs Junior (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack Hogan
(5)lbs
|
Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 11/2 | 2 | Raced in second - nudged along from 7th - led 3 out - ridden when headed home turn - stayed on until no extra and lost two places run-in(op 6/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Caspers Court (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Kayley Woollacott | 168 lbs | 7/2 | 0.2 | Prominent - ridden when outpaced home turn - stayed on approaching last(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Octavius Sabini (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Danny Burton
(5)lbs
|
Joe Ponting | 138 lbs | 50/1 | 40 | Took keen hold - led - headed when mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 33/1) | |
| 8th | 4 | Braganza Bay (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 162 lbs | EvensF | 4.25 | Midfield - pushed along from 5th - reminder after 7th - ridden back straight - weakened after 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/6) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Dannystory (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Ben Godfrey
(3)lbs
|
Harriet Brown | 150 lbs | 33/1 | 3 | Held up in rear - ridden and some headway after 8th - weakening when bad mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1) | |
| 10th | 3 | Wearapinkribbon (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Helen Nelmes | 165 lbs | 40/1 | 3 | Midfield - ridden after 9th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Argus (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 157 lbs | 80/1 | 30 | Towards rear - struggling 8th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Alramz (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Sue Gardner | 154 lbs | 7/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - headway 9th - ridden 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 15/2) |