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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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m3f 3m1f 3m2½f 2m5½f 2m4f
1st
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)
8 G AVG
Seamus Mullins 150 lbs 6/1 Won
2m3½f 3m1½f 2m7f 3m 2m7½f
2m7f 2m7f 2m7f 2m3f 2m7f
2nd
Disputed lead - prominent after 3rd - led 3 out - headed 2 out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on well
7 G Poor
Ben Pauling 158 lbs 9/2 0.3
3m1f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
2m1f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m3½f
3rd
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)
8 G AVG
Harry Fry 170 lbs 8/1 6
2m4f 3m4f 2m5½f 3m3½f 3m2f
2m2½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m4f
4th
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)
N/A AVG
Harry Derham 166 lbs 9/4F .75
3m
2m5½f 2m5½f 2m4f 3m 3m
5th
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)
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 162 lbs 17/2 0.2
2m5f 2m5f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m4½f
2m 2m3f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m4f
6th
In touch with leaders - struggling and dropped to rear 4 out - soon no chance(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
6 G Poor
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 151 lbs 6/1 1.75
3m 3m 3m1f 3m 3m4f
2m4½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m4f
7th
Towards rear - not fluent 5th - in touch with leaders 9th - dropped to rear 12th - struggling and no chance after 4 out(op 10/1)
5 G Poor
Jane Williams 149 lbs 12/1 1.75
3m
3m 2m4f 3m½f 2m5½f 2m4f
8th
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)
8 G Good
David Pipe 170 lbs 12/1 1
2m5½f 3m
2m4f 2m7f 2m4f 3m1f 2m7½f
99th
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)
N/A AVG
Christian Williams 168 lbs 66/1 -
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