Taunton Races
Taunton
15:00
Richard Williams Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025
Distance: 2m5½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.25
Place: £1.10 £2.20
Exacta: £7.60
Trifecta: £30.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Good Friday Fairy (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Ben Clarke | 156 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 4 out - good jump and clear 3 out - not fluent last - shaken up run-in - comfortably | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Gyenyame (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Joe Tizzard | 161 lbs | 9/2 | 3.75 | Pushed along early - in touch with leaders - bumped rival 1st - disputed lead before 2nd - lost ground after 4 out - kept on well but no match for winner(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | The Boola Boss (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Rebecca Curtis | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 14 | Towards rear - bumped 1st - went third with one circuit to go - hit 11th - outpaced before 3 out - just held third(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Heros (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Ned Fox
(3)lbs
|
Venetia Williams | 158 lbs | 100/30 | 0.3 | Raced in third - not fluent and dropped to rear 4th - weakened gradually from 3 out(op 4/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Flash Gorcombe (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Robert Walford | 156 lbs | 5/1 | 22 | Towards rear - raced in third 4th - lost position after 8th - not fluent 11th - jumped right 4 out - lost touch before 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 7/1) |