GBTaunton Races

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Taunton
13:35
Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £14.80 Place: £4.90 £1.10 £2.60 Exacta: £42.30 Tricast: £240.45 Trifecta: £321.10
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 3m 2m7½f
1st
Held up in last - smooth headway after 9th - prominent 3 out - ridden home turn - disputed lead before 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on run-in - forced dead-heat (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from the change in tactics to being held up in the early stages on this occasion - as well as having appreciated a short break since its last run)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
9 G Poor
Archie Watson 163 lbs 28/1 Won
3m1f 3m3½f 3m 3m5f 3m2f
2m5f
1st
Tracked leaders - disputed lead 9th - ridden before 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - kept on run-in - joined final stride(tchd 11/8)
N/A AVG
Tom Symonds 159 lbs 5/4F Won
3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
2m3f
3rd
Held up in behind leaders - headway 8th - went fourth 3 out - ridden before 2 out - went third last - stayed on(op 14/1)
N/A Poor
Jack R Barber 162 lbs 12/1 2.75
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2m½f 2m5½f 2m3f 3m 2m5½f
4th
Disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - tracked leader after 7th - disputed lead 9th - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon held - stayed on(op 9/2 tchd 5/2)
N/A Poor
Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 11/4 1
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5th
Tracked leaders - ridden after 3 out - soon beaten(op 15/2)
N/A Poor
David Pipe 168 lbs 11/1 25
3m 3m2½f
2m4½f
6th
Held up in behind leaders - headway after 9th - chased leaders and ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 10/1)
8 G Poor
Alan King 162 lbs 12/1 29
2m7f 3m2f 2m7f
2m 2m2½f 2m1f
7th
Held up in behind leaders - tracked leaders 8th - pushed along after 9th - ridden and weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
8 G Poor
Nick Williams 146 lbs 15/2 14
3m½f 3m2f 3m½f 2m7f 3m1½f
2m 2m5½f 3m½f
99th
Tracked leaders - led after 7th - headed 9th - soon ridden - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 80/1)
N/A Poor
Tim Vaughan 151 lbs 150/1 -
2m5½f 3m1f
2m2½f 2m5½f 2m7½f 3m2f 2m7f
99th
Disputed lead - tracked leader when headed after 7th - prominent when hit 9th - stumbled 3 out - soon ridden - weakened home turn - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad jumping mistake in the back straight on the final circuit)(op 12/1)
10 M AVG
Bob Buckler 148 lbs 20/1 -
2m7f 2m5½f 3m½f 3m 2m3f