15:15 Taunton

Friday 30 December 2022

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

Claire Hitch 50th Birthday Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 7m 10.11s

1^st

Leading Knight

610-9

11/1

T: R ChapmanJ: Beau Morgan (7)

In rear, mistake and stumbled 1st, raced keenly, pulled to front after 5th, headed 6th, chased leaders home turn, ridden and rallied to press leader after 2 out, stayed on dourly to lead final strides

2^nd

Advantura

510-7

3/1f

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

Mid-division, tracked leaders 9th, chased leader after 14th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and faced challenge after 2 out, stayed on well but headed final strides

3^rd

Kingsmill Gin

910-12

10/3

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: James Best

Pressed leader, led 6th, hit 15th, headed and ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace op 4/1

4^th

Puppet Warrior

1010-13

25/1

T: G HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Led narrowly, headed 5th, remained handy, pushed along after 4 out, gradually weakened tchd 22/1

5^th

Botus Fleming

710-2

40/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: Ben Ffrench-Davis (7)

Chased leaders, lost ground and pushed along after 12th, struggling and tailed off 4 out

Also Ran

Doyen La Lutte

612-0

28/1

T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Mid-division, went 5th 4 out, soon pushed along and beaten, pulled up op 22/1

Minella Voucher

1111-11

12/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Toby Wynne (5)

In rear, not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out tchd 11/1

Havanella

511-5

18/1

T: O SherwoodJ: J J Burke

Rear mid-division, pulled up after 4 out op 14/1 tchd 20/1

Yaazaain

610-7

25/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, never involved and pulled up 3 out op 22/1

Kayf Baha

610-2

7/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: J E Moore

Mid-division, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out op 17/2 tchd 13/2

Dysania

710-2

10/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, prominent 7th, mistake 12th and reminders, dropped away tamely and pulled up after 4 out op 11/2

Luckello

610-2

9/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Prominent, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.00Pl:£4.10, £1.50, £1.80EX:£59.40Trifecta:£361.30Tricast:£141.15SF:£45.65Swingers:£9.10, £10.30, £3.10

Forecasts

Advantura (3/1), Kingsmill Gin (10/3), Luckello (9/2), Kayf Baha (7/1), Dysania (10/1), Leading Knight (11/1), Minella Voucher (12/1), Havanella (18/1), Puppet Warrior (25/1), Yaazaain (25/1), Doyen La Lutte (28/1), Botus Fleming (40/1)

This is a weak affair and there's a good case to be made for LUCKELLO who, although disappointing over hurdles, has won between the flags twice since last seen under Rules and could be well treated now chasing. Last year's winner Kingsmill Gin is a danger and there's every chance Minella Voucher will bounce back to form.

LUCKELLO
KINGSMILL GIN
MINELLA VOUCHER

Previous Winners

2021

Kingsmill Gin

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: James Best | T: Miss J Du Plessis

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,629.002nd: £2,133.003rd: £1,066.004th: £534.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00