Taunton Races
Taunton
11:45
Blackdown Motor Company Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £2.40 £3.20 £1.70
Exacta: £67.60
Tricast: £268.19
Trifecta: £335.90
Non-Runners: Omaha Wish (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Quian (GER) | 8 G | AVG | Thomas Gallagher | 166 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Prominent - led 2 out - edged left approaching last - drifted left but kept on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated his first run in a handicap)(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | King's Castle (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jeremy Scott | 163 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Raced wide - in rear - jumped left 2nd - steady headway from 5th - prominent going best before 2 out - went second after 2 out - shaken up when jumped slightly right last - ridden and ran on run-in(op 8/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Seamus Durack | 166 lbs | 5/1 | 3.5 | Prominent - outpaced when hampered and lost position on turn after 3 out - rallied 2 out - kept on and went third run-in - did well in the circumstances(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Johnny Boom (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Finn Lambert
(5)lbs
|
Shaun Lycett | 159 lbs | 5/2F | 1 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - hung right approaching last - kept on and went fourth run-in | |
| 5th | 9 | Dancing Harry (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Roger Teal | 163 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | Prominent - slow jump 1st - pressed leader after 4th - not fluent 5th - led before 2 out - headed 2 out - soon lost second - no extra and lost two places run-in(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Karloss (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Samuel Drinkwater | 162 lbs | 9/2 | 6 | Took keen hold - towards rear but in touch with leaders - some headway before 2 out - no impression after 2 out(op 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Moonshine Spirit (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 163 lbs | 10/1 | 6 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway and prominent before 5th - weakened after 2 out(op 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Chadlington Lad (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Richenda Ford | 162 lbs | 33/1 | 8.5 | Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - struggling in rear when not fluent 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Zufal (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Jimmy Frost | 168 lbs | 80/1 | 1 | Raced in last - struggling before 3 out - never on terms(op 66/1) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Sous Surveillance (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(5)lbs
|
Dominic Ffrench Davis | 151 lbs | 66/1 | 5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear before 6th - not fluent 3 out - soon struggling - lost right-front shoe (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1) | |
| 11th | 6 | No Mean Feat (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Alexandra Dunn | 163 lbs | 50/1 | 2.25 | Led - led narrowly after 4th - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) |