Taunton Races
Taunton
15:45
Festive Fixture 14th December Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.30 £5.10 £1.60
Exacta: £59.80
Tricast: £249.36
Trifecta: £403.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Noble Savage (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 160 lbs | 7/2J | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent before 6th - led on turn after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - not fluent last - ridden run-in - kept on and all out(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Lelant (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 168 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - went second last - soon ridden and lost ground - rallied and kept on well inside final 110yds - just held(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Ede'iffs Rock (GB) | 7 M | AVG |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(5)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 157 lbs | 5/1 | 3 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - kept on from 2 out - went third inside final 110yds(op 13/2) | |
| 4th | 7 | Sawpit Sienna (GB) | 9 M | AVG |
Ned Fox
(5)lbs
|
Samuel Drinkwater | 146 lbs | 7/2J | 1 | Midfield - in touch with leaders before 6th - headway from 3 out - went second before 2 out - not fluent and lost second last - weakened run-in(tchd 10/3) | |
| 5th | 8 | Prince Rhinegold (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Linda Blackford | 150 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost ground but in touch with leaders after 3rd - hung right after 3 out - soon short of room - no chance but kept on run-in (jockey said gelding hung right handed)(op 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Karakoram (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
Joe Anderson
(5)lbs
|
Grace Harris | 152 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - lost ground before 6th - headway after 4 out - outpaced on turn after 3 out - weakened gradually from last(op 9/2) | |
| 7th | 2 | Caspers Court (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Kayley Woollacott | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - prominent after 3rd - led 6th - headed on turn after 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Whynotnowroy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Keiran Burke | 142 lbs | 11/2 | 7 | Took keen hold - led - raced in second before 2nd - mistake 3rd - lost position before 6th - weakened before 2 out - stumbled on landing after last(op 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Mister Upton (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 149 lbs | 28/1 | 4.25 | Prominent - lost ground after 5th - dropped to last 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 6 | Sinurita (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 154 lbs | 10/1 | 10 | Pressed leader - led before 2nd - headed but prominent 6th - raced awkwardly and lost ground after 3 out - soon struggling(tchd 11/1) |