14:25 Taunton

Thursday 27 February 2025

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Royal Bath & West Show Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 4.30s

1^st

Grenadier Jed

511-7

1/2f

T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber

Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, stayed on well flat, readily op 8/13

2^nd

Babatunde

611-11

5/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: M G Nolan

Led early, led 2nd, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, kept on

3^rd

3 ½

Mr Zee

810-6

15/2

T: M BlakeJ: Harry Cobden

Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not much room before 6th, headway after 3 out, pressing for 3rd when left in 3rd 2 out, one pace flat op 7/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Colonel Whizz

711-11

17/2

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, well beaten and not fluent 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, no chance with leaders op 15/2 tchd 9/1

5^th

Missy Mole

610-7

33/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, not fluent 5th, well beaten after 3 out tchd 28/1

6^th

Break Heart Hill

710-7

66/1

T: Mrs F M ShawJ: Ben Godfrey

Led 1st, soon headed, prominent, outpaced on outside after 3 out, weakened before 2 out tchd 80/1

7^th

Raby Mere

611-5

22/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: R P Treacy (3)

Chased leaders, lost place before not fluent 4th, well beaten 3 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

D'gesteevo

611-7

25/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Mid-division, short of room bend before 6th, not fluent 4 out, headway after 3 out, weakening when mistake and unseated rider 2 out tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1

Nobody Told Me

511-2

40/1

T: T FaulknerJ: Ben Jones

Mid-division, closed before 4th, not fluent next, just over 2 lengths 3rd and ridden when faltered, stumbled and unseated rider just after 2 out tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1

Tribesmans Glory

1110-11

20/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Mid-division on outside, not fluent 2nd, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 16/1

Joker Jack

610-6

50/1

T: Claire HitchJ: Bryan Carver

Chased leaders, lost place before 4th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after op 66/1

Alderley Charlie

510-6

50/1

T: P GundryJ: Rex Dingle

Soon led, headed 1st, soon led again, headed 2nd, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

Chester Tonik⁴²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: G Sheehan

Rip Wheeler¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G & J Moore J: N F Houlihan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.50Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.80EX:£4.50Trifecta:£21.90Tricast:£13.20SF:£3.91Swingers:£1.80, £2.70, £7.70

Forecasts

Grenadier Jed (1/2), Rip Wheeler (9/2), Babatunde (5/1), Mr Zee (15/2), Colonel Whizz (17/2), Tribesmans Glory (20/1), Raby Mere (22/1), D'gesteevo (25/1), Missy Mole (33/1), Nobody Told Me (40/1), Chester Tonik (50/1), Alderley Charlie (50/1), Joker Jack (50/1), Break Heart Hill (66/1)

GRENADIER JED left his previous hurdle exploits well behind when making a winning handicap debut over C&D 23 days ago and the manner of that success suggests a subsequent 8 lb rise may not be enough to prevent Robert Walford's unexposed 5-y-o following up. Rip Wheeler appeals as the type to do better now stepping back up in trip and, along with the returning Colonel Whizz and Mr Zee, heads up the dangers.

GRENADIER JED
RIP WHEELER (IRE)
COLONEL WHIZZ (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Activist

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 5

J: Jack Tudor | T: D Pipe

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00