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Taunton Racecourse Business Club "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38 Place: £1.20 £1.20 £1.60 Exacta: £6.50 Trifecta: £22.30
Non-Runners: Tripoli Flyer (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 1m7f 2m2½f
1st
Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in second - ran green when disputed lead just before 2 out - lost position approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on(op Evens)
6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 154 lbs 11/8F Won
2m3f 2m3f 2m3f
1m7f 2m½f
2nd
Took keen hold - chased clear leaders - in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - headway after 3 out - disputed lead just before 2 out - led approaching last - ran green and ridden when headed run-in - kept on(op 9/2)
5 G AVG
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 154 lbs 3/1 1
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m5f 2m5f
2m½f 2m1½f 2m
3rd
Novicey jumping - led - headed just before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1 and tchd 11/2)
5 G Good
Anthony Honeyball 161 lbs 9/2 6
2m3½f 2m½f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m1f
2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m½f
4th
Chased clear leaders - not fluent 4th - headway and went fourth 2 out - never near to challenge(op 33/1)
6 M AVG
Claire Hitch 147 lbs 20/1 19
2m3f 2m1f 2m 2m4f 2m3f
1m7f 1m7f
5th
Chased clear leaders - headway and in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 66/1)
4 G Poor
Anthony Honeyball 154 lbs 200/1 3.25
1m7f
2m½f 2m 2m
6th
Towards rear - never on terms(tchd 66/1)
5 G Poor
Fergal O'Brien 154 lbs 100/1 0.05
2m 2m3½f 2m3½f 3m
2m 2m 2m
7th
Held up in rear - never on terms(op 80/1)
6 G Poor
Jeremy Scott 154 lbs 250/1 .5
2m½f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m4f 2m½f
2m
8th
Towards rear - never on terms(op 10/1)
4 G AVG
Ben Pauling 154 lbs 18/1 0.1
2m½f 2m 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f
1m7f 1m7f 2m½f 2m3f 2m3½f
9th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway back straight - not fluent 3 out - never dangerous(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
5 G AVG
Joe Tizzard 154 lbs 9/2 11
2m½f 1m7f 2m2f 2m 2m3½f
2m 2m4½f
10th
Always behind (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 22/1)
6 G Poor
Ben Pauling 154 lbs 50/1 5.5
2m 1m7½f 2m5½f 2m6f 2m7½f
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11th
Always behind (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to ride a patient race on gelding as it was his first run over hurdles and he had taken time to learn when running in point to points in Ireland; he further added he jumped well if novicey on the whole and that he started to weaken down the back straight on a track and trip that may have been too sharp; having turned out of back straight he continued that his priority was to finish the race and he therefore rode his mount accordingly; he finished by stating that if he had ridden him more vigorously down back straight then he would have had to pull him up; trainer said he was satisfied with ride and that it accorded with instructions given; he further added that he had been unable to do a huge amount of work with gelding prior to race and that he wouldn't necessarily look to step him up in trip on his next start)(op 100/1)
4 G Poor
Christian Williams 154 lbs 150/1 5
2m 2m 2m4f
2m½f 2m 2m
12th
Always behind(op 100/1)
6 G Poor
Clive Boultbee-Brooks 154 lbs 150/1 0.2
2m3½f 2m6f 3m½f
1m6f 2m1½f 2m½f 1m7f
13th
Always behind(op 80/1)
5 G Poor
Anthony Charlton 154 lbs 200/1 4.25
2m½f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m1½f 2m3½f