15:50 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2023

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

Christmas Meeting 30th December Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 6m 10.79s

1^st

Gyllen

811-7

7/2f

T: K WoollacottJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, went 4th after 8th, headway to lead travelling strongly before 2 out, kept on and pushed out run-in, cosily op 10/3 tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ½

Wot You Wearing

611-5

5/1

T: R StephensJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went close 3rd approaching 2 out, soon ridden, every chance last, ran on but always held by winner op 13/2

3^rd

Mactavish

611-6

5/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard

Rear mid-division, headway after 3 out, pushed along home turn, went close 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden run-in and no impression op 11/2 tchd 9/2

4^th

Grass's Jet

612-0

12/1

T: T GallagherJ: J M Quinlan

Front mid-division, headway before 3 out and soon pressed leaders, pushed along home turn, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on for modest 4th op 16/1 tchd 18/1

5^th

Let's Go Amigo

511-8

8/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Led, not fluent 4 out, pushed along before next, headed before 2 out, gradually weakened op 17/2 tchd 10/1

6^th

Samatian

610-12

17/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Prominent, mistake 4 out and pushed along, stayed on until weakened after 2 out op 6/1

7^th

Karakoram

811-1

10/1

T: G HarrisJ: Tristan Durrell (5)

Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division after 7th, pushed along after 3 out and lost touch op 17/2

8^th

Joe Cotton

511-3

9/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Handy, lost position and mistake 3 out, soon ridden and struggling tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

9^th

Be My Sea

1211-4

125/1

T: D BourneJ: James Best

In rear, lost touch 3 out and tailed off op 40/1

Also Ran

Oscarsman

911-9

33/1

T: Miss S SmithJ: Elizabeth Gale (7)

Towards rear, not fluent 4 out, struggling next and tailed off, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Top Cloud¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: R L Llewellyn J: Liam Harrison

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £2.00EX:£24.10Trifecta:£66.50Tricast:£86.98SF:£21.65Swingers:£3.60, £4.70, £2.70

Forecasts

Gyllen (7/2), Joe Cotton (9/2), Wot You Wearing (5/1), Mactavish (5/1), Top Cloud (6/1), Let's Go Amigo (8/1), Samatian (17/2), Karakoram (10/1), Grass's Jet (12/1), Oscarsman (33/1), Be My Sea (125/1)

A competitive handicap with plenty arriving in form. KARAKORAM has dipped below his last winning mark and confirmed his return to form here a couple of weeks ago, so he's the tentative selection. Hat-trick seekers Wot You Wearing and Mactavish head up the opposition.

KARAKORAM
WOT YOU WEARING (IRE)
MACTAVISH

Previous Winners

2022

Sure Listen

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 5

J: James Best | T: Mrs F M Shaw

40/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,674.002nd: £2,151.003rd: £1,075.004th: £538.005th: £268.00