Taunton Races
Taunton
13:33
Blackdown Motor Company Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.50 £1.60 £1.40
Exacta: £17.30
Trifecta: £56.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Secret Squirrel (GB) | 6 G | Good | Hughie Morrison | 164 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Made all - increased tempo going easily before 2 out - shaken up when hit last - ridden and ran on well run-in - readily(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Helnwein (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Alan King | 164 lbs | 9/2 | 5 | Prominent - pressed leader when not fluent 2 out - outpaced run-in - no match for winner(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Lario (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Derham | 164 lbs | 11/5F | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced but went third when mistake 2 out - stayed on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Got Grey (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Helen Nelmes | 154 lbs | 250/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - steady headway after 3 out - outpaced 2 out - kept on approaching last - weakened gradually run-in(op 200/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Meatloaf (FR) | 5 G | Good |
Freddie Gingell
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 159 lbs | 6/1 | 10 | Prominent - not fluent 4th - lost position gradually 5th - outpaced 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | |
| 6th | 2 | Johnny Jump Up (IRE) | 6 G | Good |
Caoilin Quinn
(3)lbs
|
Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 6/1 | 9 | Pressed leader - outpaced and lost position after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 7th | 12 | Maryollie (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Chris Down | 150 lbs | 250/1 | 11 | Midfield - outpaced 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 200/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Captain's Pick (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 157 lbs | 200/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - lost touch before 2 out - made respiratory noise (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 100/1) | ||
| 9th | 14 | Nobody Told Me (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Deborah Faulkner | 149 lbs | 200/1 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - outpaced and lost touch 5th(op 125/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | King Of Tara (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 164 lbs | 17/2 | 5.5 | Midfield - outpaced 3 out - lost touch before 2 out(op 7/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Chancycourt (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 157 lbs | 22/1 | 14 | Jumped right on occasions - held up in rear - not fluent 1st - slow jump 2nd - outpaced 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung and jumped right-handed)(op 14/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Raindance Queen (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | William de Best-Turner | 150 lbs | 250/1 | 5 | Towards rear - outpaced and lost touch 5th - tailed off(op 150/1) | ||
| 13th | 9 | Giddy Up (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Mitchell Hunt | 157 lbs | 250/1 | 1 | Towards rear - outpaced 3rd - lost touch 5th - tailed off(op 150/1) | ||
| 14th | 11 | Skin Full (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David Pipe | 157 lbs | 250/1 | 20 | Midfield - dropped to rear and struggling 5th - tailed off(op 150/1) |