15:40 Taunton

Thursday 8 December 2022

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Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 5.45s

1^st

Sure Listen

510-3

40/1

T: Mrs F M ShawJ: James Best

Midfield, headway travelling well before 3 out, driven along to lead before next, ran on powerfully, comfortably tchd 50/1

2^nd

Galactic Power

1210-2

33/1

T: H DickinJ: Benjamin Poste

Prominent, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 5th, led after 3 out, pressed and headed before next, ran on strongly, not match winner op 28/1

3^rd

Menapian

1110-2

28/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Charlie Price (3)

Midfield, mistake 1st, headway under pressure before 3 out, ran on well after last op 25/1

4^th

Lord Bill

510-13

11/1

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)

Mid-division, headway travelling well before 4 out where made mistake, driven along after next, ran on strongly after last, nearest finish op 12/1

5^th

Killybegs Junior

611-12

11/2

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Chased leader, headway to press leader out on final circuit, driven along to lead 3 out, headed before next, ran on same pace op 6/1

6^th

Caspers Court

812-0

7/2

T: K WoollacottJ: Paul O'Brien

Prominent, driven along after 8th, soon weakened op 5/1

7^th

Octavius Sabini

510-3

50/1

T: Joe PontingJ: Danny Burton (5)

Led, raced keenly, bad error and headed 3 out, soon weakened op 33/1

8^th

4 ¼

Braganza Bay

511-8

1/1f

T: H D DalyJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, hindered 1st, briefly pushed along after 5th, short of room after 7th, driven along before next, made no impression op 5/6

9^th

Dannystory

510-13

33/1

T: H BrownJ: Ben Godfrey (3)

Held up towards rear, headway under pressure on outside before 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, not recover op 40/1

10^th

Wearapinkribbon

611-11

40/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, driven along before 4 out, soon weakened, never a factor op 28/1

11^th

Argus

1011-3

80/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

In rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Alramz

611-0

7/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Towards rear, slow at 3rd and 4th, pushed a long approaching 4 out, soon pulled up op 15/2

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Non-Runners

Harde Fashion¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: D Bourne J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£41.00Pl:£6.30, £8.80, £7.00EX:£560.30Trifecta:£4,204.90Tricast:£31,053.13SF:£911.24Swingers:£47.00, £67.80, £69.20

Forecasts

Braganza Bay (1/1), Caspers Court (7/2), Killybegs Junior (11/2), Alramz (7/1), Lord Bill (11/1), Menapian (28/1), Galactic Power (33/1), Dannystory (33/1), Sure Listen (40/1), Wearapinkribbon (40/1), Octavius Sabini (50/1), Harde Fashion (50/1), Argus (80/1)

Last month's Hereford winner BRAGANZA BAY has excellent claims of scoring again in a race where few of his rivals arrive in form. Caspers Court and Alramz look the likeliest dangers.

BRAGANZA BAY
CASPERS COURT (IRE)
ALRAMZ

Previous Winners

2021

Kendelu

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: Kieren Buckley | T: N J Hawke

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,302.002nd: £1,982.003rd: £991.004th: £496.005th: £350.006th: £350.00