Taunton Races
Taunton
12:55
Taunton Half Year Membership Available Today EBF 'National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (Qual') (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60
Place: £1.40 £3.10 £3.50
Exacta: £54
Trifecta: £464.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Just A Rose (FR) | 6 M | Elite |
Freddie Gingell
(3)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 150 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Prominent - challenging going best omitted 8th - led and bumped rival home turn - soon went clear - went further clear last - easily(op 11/4) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Five Quarters (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Kayley Woollacott | 160 lbs | 16/1 | 26 | In touch with leaders - hampered by loose horse and towards rear 2nd - nudged along with one circuit to go - not fluent 6th - ridden omitted 8th - went modest third before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - stayed on and went remote second run-in(op 25/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Seymourjohn (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Gearoid Harney
(5)lbs
|
David Pipe | 155 lbs | 16/1 | 1.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - soon led - faced challenge omitted 8th - ridden and bumped when headed home turn - raced in second behind clear leader when mistake 2 out - lost second run-in(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | Stone's Throw (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Billy Aprahamian | 160 lbs | 11/4 | 3.5 | Prominent - lost position omitted 8th - weakened before 2 out(op 9/4 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Roman Roy (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 7/1 | 21 | Towards rear - some headway 6th - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Clashmore Banter (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Ellis Collier
(7)lbs
|
Nikki Evans | 146 lbs | 250/1 | 0.3 | In rear throughout - tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 300/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Noahsgreatrainbow (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Harry Derham | 160 lbs | 5/4F | 24 | Led early - prominent - mistake 1st - weakened quickly home turn - tailed off (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 7/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Lyness Dancer | 6 M | Poor |
Ben Ffrench Davis
(5)lbs
|
Dominic Ffrench Davis | 148 lbs | 250/1 | 6.5 | In rear - not fluent 1st - never on terms - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 300/1) | |
| 99th | 4 | Grand Sabre (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Nick Gifford | 160 lbs | 150/1 | - | In rear - lost touch omitted 8th - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Granemore Road (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 160 lbs | 150/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 5th - weakened home turn - lost touch when not fluent 2 out - pulled up before last(op 80/1 tchd 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Eric Gorcombe (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Cameron Iles
(7)lbs
|
Jimmy Frost | 153 lbs | 300/1 | - | In touch with leaders - lost position and struggling before 6th - weakened quickly 7th - soon pulled up(op 200/1 tchd 400/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | Aeroplane Blonde (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Samuel Drinkwater | 160 lbs | 33/1 | - | Took keen hold - held up in rear - unseated 1st(tchd 28/1) |