13:00 Taunton

Saturday 30 December 2023

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Luke Sergeant Christmas 2023 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 2.10s

1^st

Centara

511-0

10/11f

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

In touch on outside, took keen hold, closed 6th, challenged last, edged right and led flat, ridden out op Evens tchd 5/6

2^nd

1 ¼

Thunder N Lightnin

511-0

11/2

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Led 1st, headed 6th, led before 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish op 13/2

3^rd

Long Draw

411-0

9/2

T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory

Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 4th, headway after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 3rd towards finish op 4/1

4^th

Native Moon

511-0

40/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Towards rear, slow 1st, headway from 3 out, mistake last, stayed on one pace flat

5^th

Outside Adesa

511-0

50/1

T: M HuntJ: Sean Houlihan

Towards rear, headway from 6th, every chance when not fluent 2 out, held last, one pace op 66/1

6^th

1 ½

Mersey Street

511-0

18/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: James Smith (7)

Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, held last, fading flat op 20/1

7^th

6 ½

Owl Of Athens

411-0

33/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Always in rear op 40/1

8^th

Miss Popalong

410-7

100/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Always towards rear op 66/1

9^th

Dora's Addrezz

510-7

200/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Took keen hold, led until 1st, prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 100/1

10^th

Perfect Nelson

411-0

15/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Mid-division, mistake when struggling 3 out op 6/1

Also Ran

Bingo Little

411-0

66/1

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 4th, not fluent next, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up after tchd 50/1

Guivinec

411-0

33/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke

Prominent, shaken up and lost place after 3 out, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out tchd 40/1

Super Sabre Sam

411-0

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Brendan Powell

In touch in mid-division, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, 2 lengths 4th when fell last op 25/1

Nila

410-7

28/1

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Towards rear when fell 1st op 22/1 tchd 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.90EX:£7.10Trifecta:£27.80SF:£5.99Swingers:£2.30, £1.70, £4.00

Forecasts

Centara (10/11), Long Draw (9/2), Thunder N Lightnin (11/2), Perfect Nelson (15/2), Mersey Street (18/1), Nila (28/1), Owl Of Athens (33/1), Guivinec (33/1), Native Moon (40/1), Outside Adesa (50/1), Super Sabre Sam (66/1), Bingo Little (66/1), Miss Popalong (100/1), Dora's Addrezz (200/1)

Course bumper winner CENTARA should have derived plenty from last month's hurdling debut at Newbury when badly in need of the experience, so he's selected to open his account at the second time of asking in this sphere. Thunder N Lightnin offered something to work on at Kempton on his belated Rules debut and may improve, with Long Draw and Nila others to consider.

CENTARA (IRE)
THUNDER N LIGHTNIN (IRE)
LONG DRAW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Timeforatune

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

11/10

Prize Money

1st: £4,955.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.00