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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Non-Runners: Foillmore (self certificate), Samatian (withdrawn; vet's advice)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m6f 2m3½f 2m 2m3f 2m3½f
1st
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)
4 G AVG
Dan Skelton 156 lbs 5/1 Won
2m6f 1m4f
2m5½f 2m5½f 3m2f 2m5½f 3m1½f
2nd
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)
10 G AVG
Matt Sheppard 161 lbs 4/1 2.25
2m3½f 3m1f 2m7f 2m7f 2m7f
2m1½f 2m 2m 2m5½f 2m5f
3rd
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)
4 F Poor
Adam West 135 lbs 12/1 2.25
3m 3m½f 2m7½f
2m3f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m5½f
4th
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)
7 M AVG
Keiran Burke 168 lbs 4/1 3.25
2m3½f 2m5½f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m5½f
2m6f 3m½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 3m
5th
Held up in rear - ridden after 3 out - headway from 2 out - stayed on run-in(Mkt1: tchd 40/1)
9 G Poor
Helen Nelmes 145 lbs 66/1 2.5
2m5½f 3m 2m7f 3m2½f 2m5½f
1m7f 1m7f 2m3f 2m4½f 3m½f
6th
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)
6 G Poor
Philip Hobbs 169 lbs 9/4F 4.75
3m½f 3m 3m½f 3m 3m1½f
2m2½f 2m 2m7f 2m 2m3½f
7th
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)
4 G Poor
David Pipe 147 lbs 28/1 6.5
2m4½f
2m1½f 2m3f 3m
8th
Prominent - not fluent 8th - ridden after 9th - weakened before 2 out(Mkt2 tchd 33/1)
5 G Poor
Harriet Brown 144 lbs 40/1 1.5
2m4f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m4f
2m½f 2m4½f
9th
Prominent - pushed along after 8th - dropped to rear after 9th - soon well held(Mkt1: op 12/1 tchd 11/1; Mkt2 tchd 9/1)
6 G AVG
Kim Bailey 167 lbs 10/1 2.25
3m½f
2m3½f 2m6½f
10th
Took keen hold - always towards rear(Mkt1: op 25/1)
8 G Poor
Martin Keighley 137 lbs 40/1 3.5
2m 3m1½f 2m3f 3m2½f 3m1f
2m3f 2m5½f 2m3½f 3m 3m
11th
Prominent - not fluent 9th - soon ridden - weakened home turn(Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 22/1; Mkt2 op 20/1)
11 G Poor
Helen Nelmes 139 lbs 22/1 4
2m7f