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Taunton Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.60 £3.90 £2.70 Exacta: £148.20 Tricast: £866.87 Trifecta: £1845
Non-Runners: Master Mikey Dee (self certificate), Rock On Rita (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7½f 3m 3m 3m2f 3m½f
1st
Pressed leader - going best when disputing lead 3 out - hit 2 out - soon pushed along and led clearly - kept on well run-in(op 8/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 9/1 Won
2m7f 2m7½f 3m1½f 3m 3m2f
2m4f 3m1f 2m7f 3m2½f 3m2½f
2nd
Led but pestered - briefly headed before 4th - disputing lead 3 out - lost position after 2 out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(tchd 14/1)
10 G AVG
Joe Tickle 146 lbs 12/1 2.25
2m7½f 2m7f 3m2f 2m7f 3m2f
2m5½f 2m6½f 3m2f 3m2f 3m1f
3rd
In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - hung right approaching last - kept on and went third run-in - no match for first two(op 9/1 tchd 7/1)
8 G Poor
Joe Tizzard 147 lbs 15/2 2.75
2m7f 3m1f
2m3f 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m5½f 2m4½f
4th
Travelled strongly - held up in rear - not fluent 9th - steady headway after 4 out - bad mistake 3 out - no chance with winner but kept on run-in(op 10/1)
6 G Poor
Neil Mulholland 153 lbs 11/1 2.5
3m 3m 3m½f 2m4f 2m4f
3m 3m 2m5½f 3m½f 3m2f
5th
Midfield - headway before 4th - outpaced after 4 out - rallied after 3 out - mistake last - weakened run-in(op 66/1)
10 G Poor
Michael Hawker 153 lbs 100/1 1.25
3m5f 2m6½f 3m6½f 3m4½f 3m
2m1½f 2m 2m 2m4f 2m2f
6th
Took keen hold - prominent - mistake 1st - outpaced after 4 out - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 12/1)
11 G Poor
Chris Down 148 lbs 11/1 0.2
2m3f 2m3f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m4f
2m2½f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
7th
Towards rear - midfield when mistake 3rd - nudged along and some headway after 4 out - kept on but no impression(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
7 G Poor
Nigel Hawke 147 lbs 33/1 3
3m1f 2m7½f
2m1½f 2m5½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m3f
8th
Towards rear - headway before 12th - in touch with leaders 4 out - outpaced before 3 out - soon weakened(op 10/3)
6 G Poor
Robert Walford 144 lbs 5/2F 0.2
2m7½f 2m5½f
2m7f 3m1f 2m7½f 3m 3m2½f
9th
Midfield - headway before 10th - not fluent 11th - weakened before 3 out(op 25/1)
11 G Poor
David Pipe 148 lbs 33/1 2.5
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2m4f 2m5f 2m5f 3m 2m2f
10th
Midfield - headway before 4th - prominent with one circuit to go - weakened quickly before 3 out(op 22/1)
9 M Poor
Jimmy Frost 145 lbs 33/1 4.25
2m7f 3m2f 3m2f 2m5f 3m2f
3m 2m3½f 2m4f 3m 2m5f
11th
Towards rear - headway when stumbled on landing 4th - hit 11th - struggling when not fluent 13th - tailed off(tchd 22/1)
6 G Poor
Christian Williams 163 lbs 20/1 36
2m4f 2m4f
2m7f 2m6f 2m5f 2m5f 2m5½f
99th
In rear - struggling after 11th - pulled up after 4 out(op 12/1)
7 G Poor
Emma Lavelle 160 lbs 14/1 -
2m5½f 2m7f 2m7f 3m 2m7½f
2m3f 2m3½f 2m4f 3m 3m
99th
Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - hampered before 2nd - soon lost ground - mistake 8th - towards rear when struggling after 12th - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung and jumped left-handed)(op 4/1)
6 G Poor
Henry Oliver 143 lbs 5/1 -
3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
2m3½f 2m7f 3m1½f 3m2f 2m7½f
99th
Prominent - not fluent 1st - soon unseated
7 G Poor
Anthony Honeyball 165 lbs 8/1 -
2m5½f 2m5½f 2m3½f 3m1f