13:35 Taunton

Saturday 30 December 2023

All12:2513:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:55

Ferne Equine Rehab Centre Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 6m 8.40s

1^st

Hard Frost

611-2

5/1

T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien

Towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway from 14th, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, hard pressed flat, held on well op 9/2

2^nd

Miltiades

712-0

13/2

T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (5)

In touch in mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, closed 2 out, went 2nd last, every chance flat, stayed on, just held op 5/1 tchd 7/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Ballinoulart

510-11

7/2

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, led 13th, headed 14th, not fluent 3 out, hung right before last, 3rd and held towards finish op 11/2

4^th

Barrowmount

710-3

10/1

T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan

Prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, led before 4th, headed 8th, not fluent next, led before 11th, headed 13th, led 14th, headed 2 out, 4th and no extra last op 9/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Furkash

811-5

6/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led until 3rd, led 8th, headed before 11th, lost place after 14th op 15/2

Also Ran

Moodofthemoment

612-0

16/1

T: D PipeJ: Sean Houlihan

Held up in rear, slow 3rd, not much room 8th, headway from 11th, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, pulled up 2 out op 12/1

Safe Destination

511-7

3/1f

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent on inside, led after 3rd, headed before next, lost some ground 9th, closed next, lost place before mistake 3 out, pulled up before last tchd 11/4

He'llstopatthetop

611-5

14/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Not fluent towards rear, mistake 7th, last and ridden before next, behind 10th, pulled up before 13th op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1

Noah's Light

610-2

33/1

T: Mrs R FordJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, jumped right 8th, ridden after 10th, behind next, pulled up before 13th op 25/1 tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Hokelami⁴⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: R L Llewellyn J: C Brace

Rolling Clouds³²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: M Keighley J: Adam Wedge

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.80, £2.00, £1.60EX:£23.00Trifecta:£128.90Tricast:£128.56SF:£37.81Swingers:£5.30, £4.00, £4.70

Forecasts

Safe Destination (3/1), Ballinoulart (7/2), Hard Frost (5/1), Furkash (6/1), Miltiades (13/2), Barrowmount (10/1), Hokelami (14/1), He'llstopatthetop (14/1), Rolling Clouds (14/1), Moodofthemoment (16/1), Noah's Light (33/1)

HARD FROST is unexposed as a chaser and likely to come on for his positive reappearance at Market Rasen, so he's narrowly preferred to Miltiades, who opened his account last time. Safe Destination is also of interest for all that consistency isn't his strong suit.