Taunton Races
Taunton
12:55
Farmers Friend Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £1.20 £1.10 £1.10
Exacta: £19.60
Trifecta: £18.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Golden Ace (GB) | 7 M | Elite | Jeremy Scott | 152 lbs | 9/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - went second 4th - disputing second after 3 out - pressed leader when mistake 2 out - ridden to lead final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Lucky Place (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 166 lbs | 13/8 | .75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - disputing second after 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - soon led but faced challenge - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 7/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Insurrection (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 166 lbs | 4/6F | 7 | Led - faced challenge when not fluent 2 out - lost two places after 2 out - weakened last | ||
| 4th | 8 | Nordic Storm (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 28 | Midfield - went modest fourth after 3 out - no impression(op 100/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Guivinec (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 159 lbs | 125/1 | 19 | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - brief headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Brucie Bonus (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Sarah Robinson | 159 lbs | 500/1 | 1 | Always behind(op 150/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Pescatorius (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Harriet Dickin | 159 lbs | 200/1 | 0.2 | Never better than midfield(op 125/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Owl Of Athens (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Conor Ring
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Evan Williams | 156 lbs | 66/1 | 5.5 | Never better than midfield(op 50/1) | |
| 9th | 5 | Come On Paddy Mac (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 159 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Took keen hold - jumped left on occasions - raced in second - lost second 4th - dropped to midfield with one circuit to go - weakened after 3 out | ||
| 10th | 3 | Azolo (FR) | N/A | Poor | Ben Clarke | 159 lbs | 200/1 | 6.5 | Never better than midfield(op 150/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Last In Line (GB) | N/A | Poor | Geoffrey Deacon | 159 lbs | 300/1 | - | Always behind - not fluent 3rd - detached 4 out - soon pulled up(op 150/1) |