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Luke Sergeant Christmas 2023 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91 Place: £1.10 £1.60 £1.90 Exacta: £7.10 Trifecta: £27.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m1f 2m½f
1st
Travelled strongly but didn't always jump with fluency - midfield on outer - headway before 5th - went second just before last - ridden run-in - kept on and led towards finish(op Evens tchd 5/6)
6 G Good
Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 10/11F Won
2m3f 2m½f 2m3f 2m½f 2m2½f
2m5f
2nd
Disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - headed but pressed leader 5th - led again on turn after 3 out - ridden run-in - headed towards finish(op 13/2)
6 G Poor
Harry Derham 154 lbs 11/2 1.25
2m5f 3m 2m4f
-
3rd
Towards rear - headway after 4th - in touch with leaders before 2 out - kept on well run-in - went third towards finish(op 4/1)
6 G AVG
Olly Murphy 154 lbs 9/2 .5
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5f
2m 2m3½f
4th
Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway after 3 out - not fluent when in touch with leaders last - went third run-in - no extra and lost third towards finish
7 G Poor
Victor Dartnall 154 lbs 40/1 1
2m3½f 3m 3m 2m5½f 2m7f
2m7f 2m3f
5th
In rear - headway after 4th - went second before 2 out - lost second just before last - weakened and drifted left run-in(op 66/1)
7 G Poor
Mitchell Hunt 154 lbs 50/1 .5
3m 2m7½f 2m4½f 2m4f 3m
2m 2m 2m 2m3½f
6th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - no extra approaching last(op 20/1)
6 G Poor
Jonjo O'Neill 147 lbs 18/1 1.5
2m 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
-
7th
In rear - hampered by faller 1st - steady headway after 3 out - kept on but never near to challenge(op 40/1)
5 G Poor
Evan Williams 151 lbs 33/1 6.5
2m3f 2m 2m3½f 2m 2m1½f
2m
8th
Took keen hold - in rear - ran green and no extra before 2 out(op 66/1)
5 M Poor
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 147 lbs 100/1 7
2m3f 2m3f 2m3f 2m3f 2m7f
2m1f
9th
Took keen hold - disputed lead - lost position but in touch with leaders after 1st - headway and led 5th - not fluent 3 out - headed on turn after 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said mare hung left-handed in home straight and ran green)(op 100/1)
6 M Poor
Katy Price 144 lbs 200/1 1
2m5½f 2m 2m3f 2m 2m3½f
2m 2m1f 2m½f 1m7f
10th
Towards rear - some headway after 4 out - weakened from 2 out(op 6/1)
5 G Poor
Jeremy Scott 154 lbs 15/2 .5
2m3f
-
99th
Towards rear - fell 1st(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
5 M Poor
David Pipe 140 lbs 28/1 -
2m
2m
99th
Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 3 out - headway before 2 out - prominent and keeping on when fell last(op 25/1)
6 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 154 lbs 66/1 -
2m3f 2m3f 2m3f 2m4f 2m5f
2m½f 2m 2m
99th
Took keen hold - midfield - mistake 3rd - lost ground after 4 out - struggling from 3 out - pulled up before last - bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(tchd 50/1)
5 G Poor
Ben Pauling 149 lbs 66/1 -
2m1f 2m 2m7f 2m
1m7½f 2m
99th
Prominent - pressed leader 5th - lost ground quickly after 3 out - struggling before 2 out - pulled up before last(tchd 40/1)
5 G Poor
Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 33/1 -
2m3f 1m7f 2m3½f 2m3½f 3m2f