13:15 Taunton

Friday 30 December 2022

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:45

Rob Snook 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 49.52s

1^st

Timeforatune

611-7

11/10f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Handy, shaken up and pressed leader 2 out, led narrowly approaching last, ridden and drifted left run-in, stayed on well op 6/5

2^nd

1 ¾

Tightenourbelts

511-0

9/2

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led, pushed along before 2 out, headed narrowly approaching last, ridden run-in, ran on but always held op 11/2

3^rd

Spago

511-0

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders, pushed along and went 3rd approaching 2 out, kept on but outpaced by front pair op 18/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

Jet Smart

411-0

18/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Towards rear, headway into mid-division 5th, pushed along home turn, plugged on, never threatened tchd 16/1

5^th

3 ¾

Great Samourai

511-0

3/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Prominent, raced wide at times, shaken up and dropped away quickly before 2 out

6^th

Earth King

611-0

50/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: S Bowen

Towards rear, plugged on from 3 out, never a factor op 40/1

7^th

1 ¼

Far Sight

511-0

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

In rear, mid-division 4 out, pushed along in 5th home turn, weakened 2 out op 9/1 tchd 17/2

8^th

Let's Go Amigo

411-0

66/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Rear mid-division, not fluent 5th and pushed along in rear, never showed op 40/1

9^th

3 ½

Catuaba

411-0

50/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: James Best

In rear, ridden and beaten after 3 out op 66/1 tchd 80/1

10^th

nse

Benefact

411-0

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Chased leaders, weakened tamely 3 out op 16/1

11^th

Abbeyhill

511-0

80/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

Mid-division, ridden and tailed off after 4 out op 100/1

Also Ran

Great Schema

411-0

100/1

T: S HosieJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up op 66/1 tchd 50/1

Hermin D'oudairies

511-0

250/1

T: M BradstockJ: Miss L Bradstock (7)

Mid-division, dropped to rear and lost touch 4 out, pulled up op 150/1

Prince Nino

511-0

80/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Front mid-division, lost position and pushed along 3 out, soon well behind and pulled up op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.10, £1.70, £3.00EX:£7.30Trifecta:£42.80SF:£6.70Swingers:£2.30, £4.90, £6.90

Forecasts

Timeforatune (11/10), Great Samourai (3/1), Tightenourbelts (9/2), Far Sight (10/1), Spago (14/1), Jet Smart (18/1), Benefact (25/1), Earth King (50/1), Catuaba (50/1), Let's Go Amigo (66/1), Abbeyhill (80/1), Prince Nino (80/1), Great Schema (100/1), Hermin D'oudairies (250/1)

TIMEFORATUNE hasn't looked the most straightforward but there's no question he has plenty of ability and is capable of defying a penalty. Far Sight has 17 lengths to make up with the selection from Exeter but he should get closer to him with improvement on the cards over this longer trip. Great Samourai is a Rules debutant to note having joined a top stable.

TIMEFORATUNE
FAR SIGHT
GREAT SAMOURAI (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Brave Kingdom

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

8/13

Prize Money

1st: £4,901.002nd: £2,258.003rd: £1,129.004th: £565.00