Taunton Races
Taunton
13:35
Jetset Holidays Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.58
Place: £1.10 £2 £1.40
Exacta: £8.40
Trifecta: £32.70
Non-Runners: Pigeon House (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Alexei (GER) | 5 G | Elite | Joe Tizzard | 161 lbs | 4/7F | Won | Travelled strongly - prominent - led before 2 out - drifted left when ridden run-in - comfortably(op 8/15 tchd 4/6) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Thistle Be The One (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Keiran Burke | 154 lbs | 9/1 | 7.5 | Raced in second - led 5th - headed before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Tuxedo Junction (GB) | 5 G | Poor | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 15/2 | 3.75 | Midfield - headway 4th - went third after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - kept on but not pace to challenge(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Byzantium (FR) | 4 G | AVG |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 151 lbs | 16/5 | 11 | Pulled hard - prominent - pressed leader briefly 3 out - hung right before 2 out - soon weakened(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3) | |
| 5th | 14 | Don't Tell Rosie (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 147 lbs | 150/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway from 5th - midfield 3 out - mistake 2 out - kept on(op 125/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Chedington's Guest (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Joe Anderson
(3)lbs
|
Keiran Burke | 151 lbs | 18/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - not fluent 5th - no impression from 2 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed and jumped poorly)(op 33/1) | |
| 7th | 13 | Calli Black (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | David Weston | 147 lbs | 25/1 | 3.75 | Led - pressed leader when headed 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 28/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Clever Relation (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sheila Lewis | 154 lbs | 250/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 125/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Staff Sergeant Len (GER) | 5 G | Poor | Anthony Charlton | 154 lbs | 250/1 | 8.5 | Always behind - mistake 2 out(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) | ||
| 10th | 8 | Steel Dancer (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - dropped to rear after 5th - weakened after 3 out(op 100/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | D'Gesteevo (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 1 | Always behind(op 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Youm Jameel (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Evan Williams | 154 lbs | 250/1 | - | Midfield - weakened quickly 5th - pulled up 6th (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 150/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Torre Del Oro (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Chris Gordon | 154 lbs | 150/1 | - | Always behind - tailed off 6th - jinked left and unseated 2 out (jockey said gelding bled from the nose)(op 125/1 tchd 200/1) |