Taunton Races
Taunton
15:53
More Christmas Racing On 30th December Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £6
Place: £1.90 £1.70 £3.30
Exacta: £26.70
Tricast: £231.11
Trifecta: £312.20
Non-Runners: Foillmore (self certificate), Samatian (withdrawn; vet's advice)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Turnaway (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent 6th - led after 7th - prominent when headed 9th - challenging when hampered after 2 out - edged left when ridden run-in - led again final 110yds - kept on well(Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Pottlerath (IRE) | 10 G | AVG |
Mr Charlie Case
(7)lbs
|
Matt Sheppard | 161 lbs | 4/1 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - midfield 3rd - headway 9th - went third when ridden home turn - led narrowly last - headed final 110yds - kept on(Mkt1: op 5/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 3rd | 12 | Telefina (GB) | 4 F | Poor |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(7)lbs
|
Adam West | 135 lbs | 12/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - ridden after 3 out - headway before 2 out - went third final 110yds - stayed on(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 20/1; Mkt2 tchd 14/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | The Height Of Fame (GB) | 7 M | AVG | Keiran Burke | 168 lbs | 4/1 | 3.25 | Led - pressed leader when headed after 7th - led 9th - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - headed when not fluent last - no extra final 110yds(Mkt1: tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Wearapinkribbon (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Jack Wildman
(7)lbs
|
Helen Nelmes | 145 lbs | 66/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - headway from 2 out - stayed on run-in(Mkt1: tchd 40/1) | |
| 6th | 1 | Island Run (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 169 lbs | 9/4F | 4.75 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 3 out - ridden home turn - soon went fourth - held when mistake last - weakened run-in (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the last)(Mkt1: op 5/2; Mkt2 op 85/40 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Master Blaze (FR) | 4 G | Poor | David Pipe | 147 lbs | 28/1 | 6.5 | Held up in rear - headway after 8th - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 28/1; Mkt2 op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Dannystory (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Harriet Brown | 144 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - not fluent 8th - ridden after 9th - weakened before 2 out(Mkt2 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Design Icon (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 167 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - pushed along after 8th - dropped to rear after 9th - soon well held(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 11/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 10th | 10 | Enforcement (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
|
Martin Keighley | 137 lbs | 40/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - always towards rear(Mkt1: op 25/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Menapian (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Helen Nelmes | 139 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Prominent - not fluent 9th - soon ridden - weakened home turn(Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 22/1; Mkt2 op 20/1) |