2025-03-25 Taunton 15:35
Taunton

Paddy Kenneally Cillas Cottage 1955 Winner Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m104y

Going: Good

Prize: £4,753

Runners: 14

Winning time: 4m 2.36s (slow by 15.36s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

14 Mr Zee

J:Rex Dingle T:Michael Blake

Age:8 Weight:10st 3lbs

OR:75 SP:9/2

Midfield - headway after 3 out - went second before 2 out - not fluent but led last - ridden out run-in(tchd 5/1)

2 1½

3 Zucayan

J:Nick Slatter(3) T:Fergal O'Brien

Age:8 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:99 SP:7/2F

Held up in last - headway on outer after 3 out - not fluent last - kept on and went second final 110yds(op 3/1)

3 1 2½

9 Taritino

J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle

Age:5 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:5/1

Led - 4 lengths ahead 4 out - reduced lead 2 out - headed last - weakened final 110yds(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)

4 ½ 3

11 Opticality

J:David Noonan T:Tim Vaughan

Age:7 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:77 SP:22/1

Midfield - headway before 2 out - kept on run-in(tchd 20/1)

5 1¼ 4¼

10 Bruce Gobbler

J:Callum Pritchard(5) T:Kayley Woollacott

Age:6 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:82 SP:14/1

Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - rallied approaching last - stayed on run-in(op 11/1)

6 6½ 10¾

6 John Betjeman

J:Fergus Gillard T:Mark Gillard

Age:9 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:97 SP:15/2

Prominent - weakened from 2 out

7 5 15¾

5 Jim De Sarti

J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey

Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:97 SP:9/1

Prominent - weakened from 2 out(op 10/1)

8 1 16¾

7 Bigz Belief

J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Barry Brennan

Age:8 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:95 SP:8/1

Took keen hold - midfield - headway after 4th - weakened after 3 out(op 9/1)

9 1 17¾

13 Prince Rhinegold

J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford

Age:7 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:76 SP:16/1

Took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer after 4th - mistake and dropped to rear 5th - weakened from 4 out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1)

10 13 30¾

4 Begin The Luck

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

Age:9 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:97 SP:9/1

Took keen hold - held up in rear - no impression from 4 out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

11 3¾ 34½

1 Us And Them

J:Charlie Hammond T:Joe Ponting

Age:12 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:100/1

Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1)

12 1½ 36

8 Force De Frap

J:James Best T:Emma-Jane Bishop

Age:10 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:33/1

Held up in rear - no impression from 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 40/1)

13 31 67

2 Pate Mollee

J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King

Age:5 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:100 SP:40/1

Midfield - no impression from 4 out(op 22/1 tchd 50/1)

12 Janespriceless

J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard

Age:9 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:76 SP:66/1

Prominent - lost position 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (vet reported mare was lame on her right-fore)(op 50/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.50

Tote place: £2.10 £1.70 £1.80

Exacta: £26.20

Trifecta: £129.80

Tricast: £85.73

CSF: £21.19