Taunton
17:03
Ladies Evening Meeting Wednesday 24th April Open Maiden NH Flat Race (Cat 3 Elim) (GBB) (Div I)
Taunton Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: NH Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.10 £3 £5.50 Exacta: £16 Trifecta: £164.60
Non-Runners: Woodland Park (not qualified)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Jena d'Oudairies (FR) 5 M AVG Paul Nicholls 146 lbs 6/5F Won Prominent - ridden and pressed leader over 2f out - carried left over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 11/10)
2nd 8 French Ship (GB) 5 G Elite Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 150 lbs 12/1 .5 In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - outpaced 2f out - hung left over 1f out - pressed leaders against near rail inside final furlong - ran on inside final 110yds - went second final stride(op 11/1)
3rd 1 Chedington's Guest (GB) 5 G Poor Keiran Burke 158 lbs 22/1 0.3 Led - sustained duel with winner from over 2f out - hung badly left over 1f out - headed but kept on final 110yds - lost second final stride (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in home straight)(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
4th 3 Jaccours (FR) 5 G Poor Olly Murphy 158 lbs 7/2 2.5 Held up in rear - outpaced over 3f out - switched right and rallied over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - no impression towards finish(op 4/1)
5th 4 Jack Out Of Reach (GB) 5 G Poor Seamus Mullins 155 lbs 6/1 1.5 Held up in rear - headway 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
6th 9 My Boy Aaron (IRE) 4 G Poor Robert Stephens 150 lbs 33/1 1 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent when ran green over 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
7th 5 Western Knight (IRE) 5 G AVG Joe Tizzard 158 lbs 9/2 27 Towards rear - outpaced 4f out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)
8th 2 Dessie Haze (GB) 7 G Poor Phillip Dando 158 lbs 66/1 31 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 6f - soon lost touch - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 80/1)