Taunton

Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m7f3y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £7,024
Runners: 10
Winning time: 6m 4.29s (slow by 17.29s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 102
SP: 11/4F
Prominent - pressed leader before 3 out - led 2 out - kept on well - pushed out(op 4/1)
2
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 93
SP: 7/1
Jumped slightly left throughout - led - headed 2 out - kept on(tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
3 3
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 13lbs
OR: 106
SP: 14/1
Prominent - kept on from 3 out - not pace to challenge(tchd 16/1)
4
Age: 5
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 107
SP: 20/1
Held up in rear - headway 13th - in touch with leaders after 4 out - outpaced 3 out - went fourth after 2 out - stayed on(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)
5 13¾
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 10lbs
OR: 103
SP: 9/1
Raced in second - pressed leader 11th - lost second before 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 11/1)
6 ¾ 14½
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 10lbs
OR: 103
SP: 100/30
Jumped left on occasions - midfield - in touch with leaders 13th - weakened after 3 out(op 3/1)
7 17 31½
Age: 6
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 107
SP: 50/1
Always behind - hit 3rd - weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 40/1)
8 2 33½
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 11lbs
OR: 90
SP: 25/1
Hung left throughout - held up in rear - hit 7th - some headway after 4 out - weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung and jumped badly left-handed)(op 18/1)
9 1 34½
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 5lbs
OR: 98
SP: 11/2
Held up in midfield - pushed along from 6th - soon dropped to rear - weakened 4 out - tailed off(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
PU
Age: 5
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 107
SP: 7/1
Prominent - lost position when mistake 12th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the sixth last fence)(op 6/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75
Tote place: £1.50 £2.30 £3.30
Exacta: £25.40
Trifecta: £286.40
Tricast: £231.51
CSF: £22.34