Taunton
16:10
William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.30 £1.90 £9.60 Exacta: £10.70 Tricast: £365.71 Trifecta: £393.30
Non-Runners: Go On Ya Goodthing (self certificate), Mister Upton (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Lady Balko (FR) 6 M Good David Pipe 168 lbs 7/4F Won Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders 7th - led going best before 2 out - pushed along and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd 9/5)
2nd 5 Always Busy (IRE) 7 G AVG Christian Williams 159 lbs 11/2 8.5 Led - ridden when headed before 2 out - no chance with winner approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
3rd 3 Ithaka (IRE) 8 G Poor Ryan Potter 167 lbs 50/1 .5 Midfield - headway from 4 out - jumped left 3 out - soon in touch with leaders - ridden but no chance with winner when jumped left and not fluent last(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
4th 13 Robinsville (GB) 8 G Poor Joe Tizzard 149 lbs 17/2 5.5 Raced in second - lost second 3 out - soon ridden - lost third and no impression before 2 out(op 13/2)
5th 12 Mollie Brown (GB) 5 M Poor Anthony Honeyball 158 lbs 20/1 8.5 Midfield - towards rear when not fluent then slightly hampered 3 out - soon ridden and some headway - no impression from 2 out(op 16/1)
6th 9 The Midwife (IRE) 6 M Poor Grace Harris 156 lbs 9/2 3.25 Towards rear - some headway from 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 5/1)
7th 10 Captain Marco (GB) 5 G Poor Mitchell Hunt 161 lbs 28/1 0.05 In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
8th 14 Karakoram (GB) 9 G AVG Grace Harris 152 lbs 11/1 .75 Towards rear - detached 3 out - soon no impression
9th 4 Outside Adesa (IRE) 7 G Poor Mitchell Hunt 160 lbs 16/1 .75 In rear - some headway from 4 out - no impression before 2 out (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1)
99th 6 Getupearly (GB) 8 G Poor Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 162 lbs 11/1 - In rear - brought down 3 out(op 14/1)
99th 11 Bert Wilson (IRE) 8 G AVG Nigel Hawke 157 lbs 25/1 - In touch with leaders - midfield when mistake and fell 3 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 8 Known (IRE) N/A Poor Claire Dyson 161 lbs 250/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position 5 out - detached 3 out - soon pulled up(op 200/1)
99th 2 San Fermin (IRE) 8 G AVG Joe Ponting 168 lbs 50/1 - In touch with leaders - reminder after 4th - lost position when not fluent 5th - pulled up before 6th (vet said gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat post-race)(op 33/1)
99th 7 Hooky Street (IRE) 8 G Poor Harriet Dickin 161 lbs 50/1 - Towards rear - not fluent 4th - not fluent and ridden 5 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)