Taunton Races
Taunton
12:50
Taunton Racecourse Business Club "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38
Place: £1.20 £1.20 £1.60
Exacta: £6.50
Trifecta: £22.30
Non-Runners: Tripoli Flyer (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Jackpot Des Bordes (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 154 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in second - ran green when disputed lead just before 2 out - lost position approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on(op Evens) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Saint Anapolino (FR) | 5 G | Good | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 154 lbs | 3/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - chased clear leaders - in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - headway after 3 out - disputed lead just before 2 out - led approaching last - ran green and ridden when headed run-in - kept on(op 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Dance And Glance (GB) | 5 G | Good | Anthony Honeyball | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 6 | Novicey jumping - led - headed just before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1 and tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Jukebox Annie (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
Gearoid Harney
(7)lbs
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Claire Hitch | 147 lbs | 20/1 | 19 | Chased clear leaders - not fluent 4th - headway and went fourth 2 out - never near to challenge(op 33/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Dark Material (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Anthony Honeyball | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 3.25 | Chased clear leaders - headway and in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Brave Move (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 154 lbs | 100/1 | 0.05 | Towards rear - never on terms(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | D'Gesteevo (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 154 lbs | 250/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - never on terms(op 80/1) | ||
| 8th | 14 | Youdecide (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 18/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear - never on terms(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Siam Park (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 154 lbs | 9/2 | 11 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway back straight - not fluent 3 out - never dangerous(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 10th | 8 | Les's Jersey Royal (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 5.5 | Always behind (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 22/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Manhattan Valley (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Christian Williams | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 5 | Always behind (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to ride a patient race on gelding as it was his first run over hurdles and he had taken time to learn when running in point to points in Ireland; he further added he jumped well if novicey on the whole and that he started to weaken down the back straight on a track and trip that may have been too sharp; having turned out of back straight he continued that his priority was to finish the race and he therefore rode his mount accordingly; he finished by stating that if he had ridden him more vigorously down back straight then he would have had to pull him up; trainer said he was satisfied with ride and that it accorded with instructions given; he further added that he had been unable to do a huge amount of work with gelding prior to race and that he wouldn't necessarily look to step him up in trip on his next start)(op 100/1) | ||
| 12th | 5 | Dublin To Milan (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Clive Boultbee-Brooks | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 0.2 | Always behind(op 100/1) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Staff Sergeant Len (GER) | 5 G | Poor | Anthony Charlton | 154 lbs | 200/1 | 4.25 | Always behind(op 80/1) |