Taunton
12:45
Foresters Garden Buildings Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.37 Place: £1.02 £1.30 £2.90 Exacta: £2.30 Trifecta: £11.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - raced in second when not fluent 6th - jumped right 3 out - led narrowly before 2 out - ridden and drifted left run-in - kept on well inside final 110yds(tchd 1/3 and tchd 2/5)
5 G Good Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 166 lbs 4/11F Won
2nd
Pressed leader - led before 4th - headed before 2 out - not fluent last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 3/1)
6 G AVG Keiran Burke 159 lbs 100/30 3.5
3rd
Prominent - went narrow third after 3 out - kept on run-in (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 14/1)
6 G Poor Paul Nicholls 159 lbs 16/1 2.5
4th
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - kept on well run-in - went fourth towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 25/1)
5 G Poor Jane Williams 159 lbs 22/1 0.3
5th
In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 28/1)
4 G Poor Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 159 lbs 25/1 .5
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6th
Midfield - headway back straight - outpaced after 3 out - soon weakened
5 G AVG Jeremy Scott 159 lbs 100/1 2.25
7th
Midfield - hit 5th - towards rear with one circuit to go - headway and in touch with leaders when hit 3 out - soon outpaced then weakened(op 20/1)
6 G Poor Paul Nicholls 156 lbs 14/1 7.5
8th
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 4 out - not fluent when in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
5 G AVG Dan Skelton 159 lbs 40/1 1
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9th
Towards rear - mistake 4 out - not fluent 3 out - no impression
5 G Poor Christian Williams 159 lbs 50/1 16
10th
In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4th - towards rear with one circuit to go - not fluent 6th - soon no chance - tailed off(op 125/1)
4 F Poor Georgina Nicholls 149 lbs 150/1 19
11th
Took keen hold - didn't always jump with fluency - led - prominent before 4th - lost ground with one circuit to go - towards rear and struggling after 4 out - tailed off(op 300/1 tchd 200/1)
5 G Poor Polly Gundry 159 lbs 250/1 24
12th
Always behind - tailed off (vet reported gelding was lame on his right-fore)(tchd 200/1)
6 G Poor Tracey Barfoot-Saunt 152 lbs 250/1 3
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99th
Midfield - in rear with one circuit to go - mistake 4 out - pulled up approaching last
5 G Poor Anthony Honeyball 159 lbs 250/1 -