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15:40 Taunton

Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 7f 198y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,600 added
  • Winner: £4,302
  • 2nd: £1,982
  • 3rd: £991
  • 4th: £496
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 5.45s
  • Off Time: 15:41:03
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, dark blue stars and sleeves, dark blue cap, light blue stars
7/2
  • Form 2-31323
  • Age 8
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 99

prominent, driven along after 8th, soon weakened

2
Silk - BLACK, Orange Star
  • Form 1313-46
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 97

chased leader, headway to press leader out on final circuit, driven along to lead 3 out, headed before next, ran on same pace

3
Silk - Orange, black chevron and armlets, quartered cap
  • Form 07-5P6P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 96

mid-division, driven along before 4 out, soon weakened, never a factor

4
Silk - Red, black seams, hooped sleeves, check cap
Evens
  • Form 54-PP91
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 93

mid-division, hindered 1st, briefly pushed along after 5th, short of room after 7th, driven along before next, made no impression

5
Silk - Black, pink inverted triangle and armlets

Argus (IRE)

688 t
80/1
  • Form 6910PP/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 88

in rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon tailed off

7
Silk - White, Black triple diamond, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap

Alramz

21
7/1
  • Form 8-6333F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 85

towards rear, slow at 3rd and 4th, pushed a long approaching 4 out, soon pulled up

8
Silk - White, dark blue stripe, dark blue and white halved sleeves, dark blue cap
11/1
  • Form 9928-P4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 84

mid-division, headway travelling well before 4 out where made mistake, driven along after next, ran on strongly after last, nearest finish

9
Silk - Maroon, white hoop, black sleeves, white cap
  • Form 4-P2434
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 84

held up towards rear, headway under pressure on outside before 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, not recover

10
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, quartered cap
  • Form 58P
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 74

led, raced keenly, bad error and headed 3 out, soon weakened

11
Silk - Emerald green and maroon (quartered), pink sleeves, pink cap, light green stars
  • Form 90P3-F4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 74

midfield, headway travelling well before 3 out, driven along to lead before next, ran on powerfully, comfortably

12
Silk - Royal blue and grey (quartered), white sleeves, royal blue cap
  • Form 3/P3PP-0
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

prominent, mistake 3rd, pushed along after 5th, led after 3 out, pressed and headed before next, ran on strongly, not match winner

13
Silk - Red, Purple hoop and armlets, Purple and Red quartered cap
28/1
  • Form P42-34P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 67

midfield, mistake 1st, headway under pressure before 3 out, ran on well after last

6
NR
50/1
  • Form 674-P60
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 87

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

CASPERS COURT has plenty of form over this sort of trip and is probably due a change of luck. Braganza Bay has obvious claims having beaten a decent yardstick at Hereford last month for a first career success. Improvement can be expected from Killybegs Junior now that the winning pointer is upped in trip but Alramz was only eighth in this last year and age may have caught up with Galactic Power.

Formwatch

Caspers Court (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Chased leader, ridden upsides 3 out, soon outpaced, no extra in distant 3rd, 3rd of 7, 14 1/4l behind Langley Hundred (11-5) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Killybegs Junior (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Chased leader, pushed along and outpaced home turn, tailed off, 6th of 9, 26l behind No No Tonic (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Wearapinkribbon (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, struggling after 5 out, pulled up after last, at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Braganza Bay 9-4fav (10-6) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leader 2 out, ridden when led at the last, ran on well, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating Pottlerath (11-7) by 3 1/4l, 9 ran.

Argus (IRE) 66-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, ridden in last after 4 out, detached before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.

Alramz 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, fell 3rd, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Lord Bill (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden and some headway 2 out, never nearer, 4th of 10, 21 1/2l behind Iron Heart (11-8) at Taunton 2m 3f (5) gd in Nov.

Dannystory (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, chased clear winner 5th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 7, 31 1/2l behind I Spy A Diva (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Nov.

Octavius Sabini (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Mid-division, reminder after 2nd, pushed along after 4th, soon well behind, pulled up, at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Nov.

Sure Listen (FR) 33-1 (10-5) Handy, pushed along and outpaced home turn, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 7, 32 1/4l behind Almost Gotaway (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Galactic Power (IRE) 28-1 (10-2) In rear, ridden 7th, never on terms, 10th of 12, dist behind Poker Master (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Menapian (IRE) 100-1 (10-2) Midfield, dropped to rear 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Harde Fashion 33-1 (11-6) Always rear of mid-division, well beaten before 2 out, 10th of 15, 29 3/4l behind Moveit Like Minnie (12-1) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.