Taunton Races
Taunton
12:55
Jetset Tours And Flights Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') (GBB) (Div I)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10
Place: £1.10 £8.10 £2
Exacta: £50.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Fiercely Proud (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 11/10F | Won | Prominent - not fluent 3 out - led before 2 out - edged left when not fluent last - kept on well and always doing enough(op 10/11) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Ryan's Rocket (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 154 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - headway after 3 out - went second before 2 out - switched right approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Tregele (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Kim Bailey | 154 lbs | 7/1 | 13 | Led - headed before 2 out - soon lost second - lost ground approaching last - no match for first two(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Geezer Rockstar (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 154 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - mistake 6th - outpaced 3 out - overjumped and pecked on landing 2 out - rallied last - kept on well and went fourth inside final 110yds - lost right-front shoe (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 7/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Beny Nahar Road (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - no extra from 2 out - no chance when not fluent last(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Not Now Kanne (FR) | N/A | Poor | Harriet Dickin | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - midfield - prominent 4th - no extra from 2 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Avada Kedavra (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - outpaced 3 out - no chance from 2 out(op 15/2) | ||
| 8th | 14 | Nomoreblackjack (GB) | N/A | Poor | Keiran Burke | 147 lbs | 150/1 | 15 | Prominent - dropped to midfield after 4th - struggling from 3 out(op 200/1 tchd 250/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Getuptheyard (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 154 lbs | 250/1 | 0.3 | In rear - struggling 6th - no chance from 3 out - lost right-front shoe (vet said gelding lost right-fore shoe)(op 200/1) | ||
| 10th | 8 | My Friend Sean (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 1.5 | Unruly beforehand - in rear throughout(op 66/1) | ||
| 11th | 4 | Chauffeur Driven (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 33/1 | 4 | Prominent - in touch with leaders after 4th - not fluent 6th - dropped to rear and no chance from 3 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Huckleberry Sting (GB) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 3.75 | Never better than midfield(op 150/1) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Talap (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Gordon Edwards | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 17 | Novicey jumping - always behind(op 66/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Thurley (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 154 lbs | 150/1 | - | Towards rear - clipped heels then stumbled and unseated after 3rd(op 125/1) |