Taunton
14:25
Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £10.60 Place: £2.60 £1.20 £2.20 Exacta: £34.50 Tricast: £89.63 Trifecta: £172.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Jupiter Allen (FR) 6 G AVG Jane Williams 158 lbs 9/1 Won Jumped well and made all - bumped 1st - faced challenge from 3 out - ridden 2 out - kept on well when joined briefly run-in - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from a break and the addition of first-time cheekpieces)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
2nd 4 The Doyen Chief (IRE) 8 G Good Alan King 162 lbs 11/8F 0.3 Travelled strongly - prominent - left in second 12th - pressed leader 3 out - going easily approaching last - ridden and briefly disputed lead run-in - no extra towards finish(op 11/10)
3rd 1 Isaac Des Obeaux (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 13/2 13 Ran in snatches - midfield - in touch with leaders when slow jump 4th - outpaced home turn - lost ground 3 out - kept on approaching last - went remote third run-in(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
4th 3 Stormy Flight (IRE) 10 G Poor Jeremy Scott 162 lbs 17/2 .5 Held up in rear - steady headway after 12th - went third before 3 out - outpaced when mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last - lost third run-in(op 10/1)
5th 2 Pimlico Point (IRE) 8 G AVG Kerry Lee 163 lbs 8/1 20 Pressed leaders - hampered and squeezed out 1st - in touch with leaders 2nd - hampered by faller 12th - outpaced and lost touch before 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
6th 5 Investment Manager (GB) 9 G AVG Joe Tizzard 161 lbs 14/1 13 Pressed leader - jumped left and hampered rival 1st - lost position 7th - dropped to rear 8th - outpaced 11th - lost touch before 3 out - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
99th 7 First Lord De Cuet (FR) 11 G Poor David Pipe 153 lbs 22/1 - Prominent - mistake 6th - pressed leader 11th - bad mistake and fell 12th(op 25/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)
99th 9 Castle Daragh (IRE) 8 G AVG David Pipe 148 lbs 80/1 - Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - outpaced 6th - mistake 10th - lost touch 4 out - pulled up before 3 out(op 50/1)
99th 8 Mount Gay Run (IRE) 6 G Poor Keiran Burke 148 lbs 5/1 - Midfield - mistake and unseated 7th(op 6/1 tchd 13/2)