14:05 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2023

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Canadian Affair Holidays And Flights Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 56.39s

1^st

Morfee

710-10

6/1

T: J W MullinsJ: James Best

Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, headway to lead 2 out, edged right approaching last where 2 lengths ahead, just held on when challenged closing stages op 5/1 tchd 9/2

2^nd

Hardy Boy

611-4

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Tracked leaders, led home turn, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on and switched left approaching last where 2 lengths down, rallied closing stages, just held

3^rd

Hymac

712-2

8/1

T: H FryJ: J J Burke

Towards rear, not fluent 11th, headway 4 out and soon chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, took 3rd towards finish, not trouble front pair op 15/2

4^th

Game Winner

711-12

9/4f

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Prominent, hit 4 out and reminders, mistake in 4th 3 out, plugged on same pace op 11/4

5^th

Riskintheground

611-8

17/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 12th, ridden and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace op 15/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

1 ¾

Gingerbred

510-11

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, no progress op 13/2 tchd 7/1

7^th

1 ¾

Balko Saint

611-2

12/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Mr Peter Summers (7)

Towards rear, not fluent at times, hit 5th, shaken up after 7th, never on terms thereafter op 10/1

8^th

Bumpy Johnson

712-2

12/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Led, headed and tracked leader 5th, not fluent 8th and lost position, hit 10th, bad mistake 3 out and beaten op 16/1

Also Ran

Old Town Garde

712-0

66/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Raced keenly in rear, bad mistake 13th, lost touch next and pulled up op 50/1 tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.10, £1.60, £2.40EX:£22.20Trifecta:£218.30Tricast:£218.65SF:£34.06Swingers:£3.70, £6.70, £6.30

Forecasts

Game Winner (9/4), Hardy Boy (9/2), Morfee (6/1), Gingerbred (6/1), Hymac (8/1), Riskintheground (17/2), Balko Saint (12/1), Bumpy Johnson (12/1), Old Town Garde (66/1)

HARDY BOY arrives at the top of his game and he's avoided mistakes on the whole the last twice, so he's worth chancing to get his head in front with a visor fitted. Game Winner is a threat on the back of a positive chasing debut and Morfee is likely to be on the premises.

HARDY BOY (FR)
GAME WINNER (FR)
MORFEE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £6,680.002nd: £3,074.003rd: £1,537.004th: £769.005th: £383.00