2024-11-28 Taunton 15:45
Taunton

Festive Fixture 12th December Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m104y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £2,640

Runners: 8

Winning time: 4m 15.20s (slow by 33.20s)

Age: 4-5yo

Class: Class 5

4 Doctor Blue

J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas

Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:5/4F

Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders halfway - pushed along home turn - hampered over 3f out - headway over 2f out - ridden 1f out - led final 110yds - stayed on(op 6/4)

2 1

3 Calimystic

J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:5/2

In touch with leaders - disputed lead over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - lost position final 110yds(op 4/1)

3 1¼ 2¼

5 Escapologist

J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:8/1

Led - clear after 3f - headed and raced in second after 5f - led again over 2f out - joined over 1f out - lost position and no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 11/1)

4 5½ 7¾

2 Build Your Dream

J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls

Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:7/2

Held up in rear - headway 4f out - outpaced from under 2f out(op 11/4)

5 2½ 10¼

7 Border Gem

J:David Noonan T:Jeremy Scott

Age:4 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Towards rear - some headway 6f out - outpaced from under 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)

6 9 19¼

6 Stinginhisstep

J:Lucy Gardner T:Sue Gardner

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Pulled hard - in rear - headway and pulled way into lead after 5f - hung left on turn after 7f - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)

7 4½ 23¾

1 Ben Lomond

J:Mr Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins

Age:4 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

Took keen hold - midfield - carried left after 4f - went third after 5f - lost position then raced wide home turn - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1)

8 15 38¾

8 Feeling Frisky

J:Miss Roisin Leech(7) T:Keiran Burke

Age:4 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Took keen hold - prominent - lost position 5f out - dropped to last 6f out - tailed off 4f out(op 28/1)

Service Minimum

J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton

Age:4 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.30

Tote place: £1.20 £1.20 £1.60

Exacta: £5.80

Trifecta: £18.20

CSF: £4.61