Taunton Races
Taunton
15:50
Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase
Taunton
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m7f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £10
Place: £2.60 £3.90 £2.70
Exacta: £148.20
Tricast: £866.87
Trifecta: £1845
Non-Runners: Master Mikey Dee (self certificate), Rock On Rita (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Safe Destination (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Toby McCain-Mitchell
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Pressed leader - going best when disputing lead 3 out - hit 2 out - soon pushed along and led clearly - kept on well run-in(op 8/1) | |
| 2nd | 12 | School For Scandal (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Joe Tickle | 146 lbs | 12/1 | 2.25 | Led but pestered - briefly headed before 4th - disputing lead 3 out - lost position after 2 out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Robinsville (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Joe Tizzard | 147 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - hung right approaching last - kept on and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 9/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Whynotnowroy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Neil Mulholland | 153 lbs | 11/1 | 2.5 | Travelled strongly - held up in rear - not fluent 9th - steady headway after 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - no chance with winner but kept on run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Spotty Dog (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Michael Hawker | 153 lbs | 100/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - headway before 4th - outpaced after 4 out - rallied after 3 out - mistake last - weakened run-in(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Tribesmans Glory (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(5)lbs
|
Chris Down | 148 lbs | 11/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 1st - outpaced after 4 out - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Totowolfe (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 147 lbs | 33/1 | 3 | Towards rear - midfield when mistake 3rd - nudged along and some headway after 4 out - kept on but no impression(op 28/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | The Cox Express (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Callum Pritchard
(7)lbs
|
Robert Walford | 144 lbs | 5/2F | 0.2 | Towards rear - headway before 12th - in touch with leaders 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - soon weakened(op 10/3) | |
| 9th | 5 | Dindin (FR) | 11 G | Poor |
Gearoid Harney
(5)lbs
|
David Pipe | 148 lbs | 33/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - headway before 10th - not fluent 11th - weakened before 3 out(op 25/1) | |
| 10th | 14 | Firefly Lane (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 145 lbs | 33/1 | 4.25 | Midfield - headway before 4th - prominent with one circuit to go - weakened quickly before 3 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 11th | 4 | Up For Appeal (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 163 lbs | 20/1 | 36 | Towards rear - headway when stumbled on landing 4th - hit 11th - struggling when not fluent 13th - tailed off(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Rebel Intentions (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Joe Anderson
(3)lbs
|
Emma Lavelle | 160 lbs | 14/1 | - | In rear - struggling after 11th - pulled up after 4 out(op 12/1) | |
| 99th | 15 | Try The Money (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Henry Oliver | 143 lbs | 5/1 | - | Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - hampered before 2nd - soon lost ground - mistake 8th - towards rear when struggling after 12th - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 4/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Proper Twelve (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 165 lbs | 8/1 | - | Prominent - not fluent 1st - soon unseated |