Festive Fixture 12th December Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Doctor Blue (FR) | 5 G | Good |
Dylan Johnston
(3)lbs
|
Sam Thomas | 153 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders halfway - pushed along home turn - hampered over 3f out - headway over 2f out - ridden 1f out - led final 110yds - stayed on(op 6/4) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Calimystic (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 156 lbs | 5/2 | 1 | In touch with leaders - disputed lead over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - lost position final 110yds(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Escapologist (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Ponting | 156 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Led - clear after 3f - headed and raced in second after 5f - led again over 2f out - joined over 1f out - lost position and no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Build Your Dream (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 7/2 | 5.5 | Held up in rear - headway 4f out - outpaced from under 2f out(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Border Gem (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Jeremy Scott | 149 lbs | 22/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - some headway 6f out - outpaced from under 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Stinginhisstep (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Sue Gardner | 156 lbs | 150/1 | 9 | Pulled hard - in rear - headway and pulled way into lead after 5f - hung left on turn after 7f - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 80/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Ben Lomond (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Robbie David
(7)lbs
|
Daisy Hitchins | 149 lbs | 25/1 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - carried left after 4f - went third after 5f - lost position then raced wide home turn - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1) | |
| 8th | 8 | Feeling Frisky (FR) | 4 F | Poor |
Miss Roisin Leech
(7)lbs
|
Keiran Burke | 142 lbs | 40/1 | 15 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost position 5f out - dropped to last 6f out - tailed off 4f out(op 28/1) |
Taunton Races