2025-01-18 Taunton 14:05
Taunton

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Distance: 2m7f198y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £4,753

Runners: 14

Winning time: 6m 3.62s (slow by 27.62s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Jesuila Des Mottes

J:James Best T:Emma Lavelle

Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:105 SP:22/1

Midfield on inner - headway 8th - in touch with leaders when short of room home turn - pushed along and led narrowly before 2 out - ridden and kept on well run-in - always doing enough(op 14/1)

2 1¾

2 Badbury Rings

J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:96 SP:7/4F

Held up in rear - headway 8th - in touch with leaders going easily home turn - went second before 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in(op 5/2)

3 12 13¾

5 Babatunde

J:Miss Thomasina Eyston(7) T:Richard Mitford-Slade

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:18/1

Ran without hind shoe - took keen hold - soon prominent - not fluent 7th - led going easily 10th - lost two places before 2 out - soon ridden - no match for first two(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)

4 ½ 14¼

8 Talkingtothemoon

J:Ben Godfrey T:Anthony Honeyball

Age:7 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:89 SP:9/1

Raced wide - midfield - headway and prominent 9th - outpaced from 2 out(op 11/1)

5 4¾ 19

6 Honey Jack

J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:94 SP:5/2

Midfield - steady headway halfway - prominent 10th - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon no impression - mistake last(op 2/1 tchd 15/8)

6 1¼ 20¼

12 Kintaro

J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe

Age:5 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:84 SP:33/1

Towards rear - some headway 10th - never near to challenge(tchd 28/1)

7 14 34¼

3 Ellerton

J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Anthony Charlton

Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:96 SP:11/1

Prominent - in touch with leaders 3rd - mistake and dropped to rear 8th - weakened and jumped badly left 2 out(tchd 12/1)

8 1¼ 35½

14 Kick For Touch

J:Sean Houlihan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White

Age:5 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:82 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - reminder when dropped to rear with one circuit to go - lost touch 9th(op 40/1)

9 21 56½

10 Nordic Storm

J:Rex Dingle T:Joe Tizzard

Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:28/1

Prominent early - soon in touch with leaders on outer - weakened quickly home turn - tailed off(op 18/1)

7 Pontresina

J:Nick Scholfield T:Ben Lund

Age:12 Weight:11st 1lbs

OR:92 SP:150/1

In touch with leaders on outer - dropped to rear after 2nd - looked to go wrong and pulled up with one circuit to go(op 125/1)

13 Alkhattaaf

J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down

Age:7 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:83 SP:50/1

In rear - lost touch and pulled up before 2 out(tchd 40/1)

4 Calli Black

J:James Davies T:David Weston

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:95 SP:20/1

Taken down early - led - headed and ridden 10th - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 22/1)

11 Glengolly

J:Richie McLernon T:Billy Aprahamian

Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs

OR:86 SP:10/1

Prominent - hit 1st - mistake and reminder 3rd - mistake and lost position 8th - pulled up after 9th(tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1)

9 Bennettsbridge

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

Age:7 Weight:10st 12lbs

OR:89 SP:11/1

Towards rear - lost touch before 8th - pulled up(op 10/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £23

Tote place: £3.30 £1.40 £5.60

Exacta: £60.50

Trifecta: £2280.80

Tricast: £783.05

CSF: £62.66