2025-02-27 Taunton 14:25
Taunton

Royal Bath & West Show Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m3f1y

Going: Heavy

Prize: £4,753

Runners: 12

Winning time: 5m 4.30s (slow by 39.30s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

4 Grenadier Jed

J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford

Age:5 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:90 SP:1/2F

Travelled strongly - prominent - led 2 out - shaken up and ran on run-in - won going away(op 8/13)

2 3

3 Babatunde

J:Micheal Nolan T:Richard Mitford-Slade

Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:94 SP:5/1

Led narrowly or disputed lead - led clearly 6th - headed 2 out - kept on well but no match for winner

3 3½ 6½

12 Mr Zee

J:Harry Cobden T:Michael Blake

Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:75 SP:15/2

Held up in rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - went third 2 out - kept on but no match for first two(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

4 23 29½

2 Colonel Whizz

J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy

Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:94 SP:17/2

In rear - some headway from 2 out - never on terms(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

5 7 36½

9 Missy Mole

J:David Noonan T:David Pipe

Age:6 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:76 SP:33/1

Towards rear throughout(tchd 28/1)

6 8 44½

11 Break Heart Hill

J:Ben Godfrey T:Fiona Shaw

Age:7 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:76 SP:66/1

Mounted in chute - taken down early - led narrowly or disputed lead - lost position and prominent 6th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 80/1)

7 7 51½

6 Raby Mere

J:Ryan Treacy(3) T:Louise G Lyons

Age:6 Weight:11st 5lbs

OR:88 SP:22/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - lost position 6th - weakened after 3 out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

8 Tribesmans Glory

J:James Davies T:Chris Down

Age:11 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:80 SP:20/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - lost touch and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding moved poorly)(tchd 16/1)

7 Nobody Told Me

J:Ben Jones T:Thomas Faulkner

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:85 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - prominent home turn - stumbled and unseated just after 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)

13 Joker Jack

J:Bryan Carver T:Claire Hitch

Age:6 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:75 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - lost position 6th - lost touch 3 out - soon pulled up(op 66/1)

14 Alderley Charlie

J:Rex Dingle T:Polly Gundry

Age:5 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:75 SP:50/1

Disputed lead on outer - lost position gradually from 6th - detached and pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)

5 D'Gesteevo

J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott

Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:90 SP:25/1

Towards rear - stumbled on turn before 6th - in touch with leaders 3 out - weakened before 2 out - unseated 2 out(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)

Chester Tonik

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Alexandra Dunn

Age:5 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:76 SP: -

Rip Wheeler

J:Niall Houlihan T:Gary & Josh Moore

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:95 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.50

Tote place: £1.10 £1.60 £1.80

Exacta: £4.50

Trifecta: £21.90

Tricast: £13.20

CSF: £3.91