Taunton Races
Taunton
14:05
Canadian Affair Holidays And Flights Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m7f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.10
Place: £2.10 £1.60 £2.40
Exacta: £22.20
Tricast: £218.65
Trifecta: £218.30
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Morfee (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Seamus Mullins | 150 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went second 3 out - led 2 out - idled inside final 110yds - just held on(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Hardy Boy (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led 3 out - headed 2 out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on well | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Hymac (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 170 lbs | 8/1 | 6 | Raced wide - towards rear - headway 5 out - outpaced after 4 out - rallied 2 out - kept on well and went third towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Game Winner (FR) | N/A | AVG | Harry Derham | 166 lbs | 9/4F | .75 | Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - not fluent 5th - outpaced when mistake 3 out - kept on and went fourth final strides (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Riskintheground (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 17/2 | 0.2 | Prominent - disputed lead 3rd - led 5th - mistake 12th - headed when hit 3 out - disputing third last - no extra when lost fourth final strides(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Gingerbred (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 151 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - struggling and dropped to rear 4 out - soon no chance(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Balko Saint (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Mr Peter Summers
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Jane Williams | 149 lbs | 12/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - in touch with leaders 9th - dropped to rear 12th - struggling and no chance after 4 out(op 10/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Bumpy Johnson (IRE) | 8 G | Good | David Pipe | 170 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Didn't jump well - disputed lead - headed but prominent 5th - not fluent 8th - in touch with leaders when mistake 10th - not fluent 11th - bad mistake and no chance from 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Old Town Garde (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Christian Williams | 168 lbs | 66/1 | - | Took keen hold - in rear - bad mistake 5 out - jumped left 4 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fifth last after which he felt it prudent to pull gelding up)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) |