Taunton Races
Taunton
16:05
Saturday Meeting 20th January Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4
Place: £1.60 £2.60 £3
Exacta: £22.90
Tricast: £150.89
Trifecta: £116.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Sawpit Sienna (GB) | 9 M | AVG |
Ned Fox
(5)lbs
|
Samuel Drinkwater | 156 lbs | 3/1F | Won | Towards rear - headway from 5 out - led after 3 out - clear when mistake 2 out - not fluent and jumped right last - faced challenge and ridden when edged left against near rail run-in - kept on well - gamely(op 10/3) | |
| 2nd | 6 | Selkirk Grace (GB) | N/A | Poor | Hughie Morrison | 159 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - soon went second - not fluent last - pressed leader run-in - just held(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Ilary de L'Ecu (FR) | 4 F | Poor | Alex Hales | 168 lbs | 17/2 | 7 | In touch with leaders - outpaced when mistake 4 out - rallied and went third run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Gaia Vallis (FR) | 8 M | Poor |
Harry Atkins
(7)lbs
|
David Bridgwater | 151 lbs | 7/2 | .5 | Hampered start - towards rear - good headway when mistake 4 out - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - not fluent last - soon briefly went third - kept on(op 4/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Opticality (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Mitchell Hunt | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - not fluent 3rd - headway and prominent 4 out - disputing third when not fluent last - no extra run-in(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Damask (FR) | 4 F | Poor | Tom Symonds | 151 lbs | 12/1 | 6.5 | Hampered start - towards rear - outpaced 3 out - some headway from 3 out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Annie Wicks (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Evan Williams | 163 lbs | 20/1 | 7 | Jumped right on occasions - prominent - slow jump 5 out - weakened before 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Sevenofus (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Carroll Gray | 152 lbs | 33/1 | 13 | Swerved left start and hampered rivals start - never better than midfield(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Criquette (FR) | N/A | Poor | Billy Aprahamian | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Led - headed after 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | La Referi (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 145 lbs | 33/1 | 10 | Always behind(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | Triple Nickle (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Robert Williams
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 155 lbs | 16/1 | - | Hampered start - always behind - detached 4th - pulled up before 4 out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 99th | 11 | Boudica Warrior (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Joe Tickle | 152 lbs | 28/1 | - | Always behind - mistake 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Birdhouse (GB) | N/A | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 155 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - lost position then not fluent 4 out - pulled up home turn(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) |