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Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £41 Place: £6.30 £8.80 £7 Exacta: £560.30 Tricast: £31053.13 Trifecta: £4204.90
Non-Runners: Harde Fashion (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m½f 2m3f 2m5½f
1st
Midfield - headway after 9th - disputing third when ridden home turn - led before 2 out - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was suited by a step up in trip to 2m 7f from 2m 4f on this occasion)(tchd 50/1)
N/A AVG
Fiona Shaw 143 lbs 40/1 Won
2m5½f
2m2½f 3m1f 2m3f 3m1f 2m6f
2nd
Prominent - mistake 3rd - made strong challenge 3 out - led home turn - soon ridden - headed by winner before 2 out - stayed on but held run-in(op 28/1)
N/A Poor
Harriet Dickin 142 lbs 33/1 2
2m5½f 3m1f 3m 2m5½f
2m5½f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m3½f 3m
3rd
Midfield - headway after 5th - prominent 6th - ridden home turn - went third run-in - stayed on final 110yds(op 25/1)
11 G Poor
Helen Nelmes 139 lbs 28/1 .75
3m 2m7f
2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m 2m3½f
4th
Towards rear - midfield when mistake 9th - ridden after 3 out - headway from 2 out - kept on strongly run-in - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
5 G Poor
Grace Harris 150 lbs 11/1 .5
-
2m 2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
5th
Raced in second - nudged along from 7th - led 3 out - ridden when headed home turn - stayed on until no extra and lost two places run-in(op 6/1)
5 G Poor
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 11/2 2
-
2m3f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m2½f
6th
Prominent - ridden when outpaced home turn - stayed on approaching last(op 5/1)
11 G Poor
Kayley Woollacott 168 lbs 7/2 0.2
2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f
2m4f
7th
Took keen hold - led - headed when mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 33/1)
N/A Poor
Joe Ponting 138 lbs 50/1 40
2m6f
2m5½f 2m7½f 3m 2m2½f 3m1½f
8th
Midfield - pushed along from 5th - reminder after 7th - ridden back straight - weakened after 3 out - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/6)
7 G AVG
Henry Daly 162 lbs EvensF 4.25
3m½f 3m1f 3m½f 3m 3m1f
2m1½f 2m3f
9th
Held up in rear - ridden and some headway after 8th - weakening when bad mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 40/1)
5 G Poor
Harriet Brown 150 lbs 33/1 3
3m 2m4f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m4f
2m5f 2m6f 3m½f 2m5½f 2m5½f
10th
Midfield - ridden after 9th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1)
9 G Poor
Helen Nelmes 165 lbs 40/1 3
3m 2m5½f 3m 2m7f 3m2½f
1m4f 1m6f 1m3f 1m7½f 2m1f
11th
Towards rear - struggling 8th - weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
N/A Poor
Alexandra Dunn 157 lbs 80/1 30
1m7f 2m3f 2m4½f
2m4f 2m3f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m4f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - headway 9th - ridden 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 15/2)
6 G Poor
Sue Gardner 154 lbs 7/1 -
2m