13:35 Taunton

Thursday 12 December 2024

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:4015:1515:50

Jetset Holidays Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 1.19s

1^st

Alexei

411-7

4/7f

T: J TizzardJ: M G Nolan

Prominent, took second after 3 out, led home turn, asserted after 2 out, went clear run-in, ridden out, comfortably op 8/15 tchd 4/6

2^nd

7 ½

Thistle Be The One

511-0

9/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: J J Burke

Raced in second, led 5th, headed home turn, joined 3 out, outpaced by winner after 2 out, ridden last, kept on but no impression run-in op 13/2 tchd 6/1

3^rd

3 ¾

Tuxedo Junction

511-0

15/2

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Wore hood to post, mid-division, headway from 3 out, closed on leading pair before 2 out, briefly disputed second final flight, kept on but no further headway run-in op 11/1

4^th

Byzantium

411-0

16/5

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Prominent, pulled hard and keen 1st, soon raced in third, briefly disputed 3 out, outpaced by leading trio before 2 out, weakened after last op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3

5^th

4 ¼

Don't Tell Rosie

410-7

150/1

T: J ScottJ: Bryan Carver

Held up towards rear, some headway after 4th, outpaced from 3 out, gradually weakened from 2 out op 125/1

6^th

1 ¾

Chedington's Guest

511-0

18/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Joe Anderson (3)

Towards rear, hung right on several occasions, some headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, struggling before last, gradually weakened (rider said gelding hung right-handed and jumped poorly) op 33/1

7^th

3 ¾

Calli Black

610-7

25/1

T: D WestonJ: James Davies

Wore hood to post, led, headed 5th, soon lost ground approaching home turn, weakened quickly and no chance from 2 out op 28/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

1 ¼

Clever Relation

411-0

250/1

T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan

Never better than mid-division op 125/1

9^th

8 ½

Staff Sergeant Len

411-0

250/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: James Best

Always towards rear, ridden before 3 out, gradually weakened op 200/1 tchd 300/1

10^th

6 ½

Steel Dancer

511-0

150/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey

Never better than mid-division op 100/1 tchd 80/1

11^th

D'gesteevo

511-0

150/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, struggling soon after halfway, no impression from 3 out op 250/1

Also Ran

Torre Del Oro

411-0

150/1

T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle

Prominent, outpaced before halfway, struggling from 3 out, tailed off when unseated 2 out (vet said gelding bled from nose) op 125/1 tchd 200/1

Youm Jameel

411-0

250/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring

Mid-division, lost ground after 4th, tailing off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding bled from nose) op 150/1

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Non-Runners

Pigeon House¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: J Candlish J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.58Pl:£1.10, £2.00, £1.40EX:£8.40Trifecta:£32.70SF:£7.97Swingers:£2.40, £1.90, £6.40

Forecasts

Alexei (4/7), Pigeon House (5/2), Byzantium (16/5), Tuxedo Junction (15/2), Thistle Be The One (9/1), Chedington's Guest (18/1), Calli Black (25/1), Don't Tell Rosie (150/1), Steel Dancer (150/1), D'gesteevo (150/1), Torre Del Oro (150/1), Clever Relation (250/1), Staff Sergeant Len (250/1), Youm Jameel (250/1)

It was a thin maiden ALEXEI won here last month, but he couldn't have done it any easier and, with the drop in trip holding no fears, he's fancied to defy a penalty en route to better things. Tuxedo Junction and Pigeon House are fancied to give the selection most to think about.

ALEXEI (GER)
TUXEDO JUNCTION
PIGEON HOUSE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Fiercely Proud

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 4

J: Kielan Woods | T: B Pauling

11/10

Prize Money

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