13:50 Taunton

Thursday 30 December 2021

All12:1512:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:30

Summerfield Developments Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 3y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:50  |   Winning time: 6m 10.6s
1st
Horse silk
9
10/3
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan (5)
Chased leader until 10th, chased leaders, led 3 out, strongly pressed when good jump to assert last, edged right run-in, stayed on well tchd 18/5
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
7
511-6
9/2
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Held up off the pace towards rear, pecked badly 3rd, headway on inside chasing leaders 12th, switched left going well before 3 out, went 2nd soon after 3 out, every chance when hit last, held when switched left run-in op 4/1 tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
6
28/1
T: Miss R CurtisJ: Ben Jones
Jumped left and wandered into some fences, led, headed 3 out, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd op 33/1 tchd 25/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
611-8
6/1
T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams
Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 12th, going for run on inside when not much room approaching 3 out where jumped slowly, plugged on in modest 4th at the last op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
12
8
25/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Raced keenly in mid-division, closer out wide at 5th, went 2nd 10th, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, poor 5th when stumbled badly last tchd 20/1
6th
Horse silk
sh
1
16/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: J J Burke
Mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, no chance after op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
sh
3
11/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan (3)
Chased leaders, losing place when mistake 8th, weakened quickly and behind after next, tailed off 13th op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
9/4f
T: H FryJ: S Bowen
Chased leaders on inside, hit 9th, hit 4 out and weakened
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
22/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Towards rear, jumped slowly 5th, went left 7th, never involved op 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
22/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Steadied rear, slightly hampered 7th, pushed along and struggling going out on last circuit, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £1.90, £6.00EX:£17.90Trifecta:£341.10Tricast:£357.55SF:£18.14Swingers:£3.70, £16.90, £21.20

Forecasts

Mille Sussurri (9/4), Bangers And Cash (10/3), Velasco (9/2), Lady Kk (6/1), Fleminport (11/1), Rookie Trainer (16/1), Lilly Pedlar (22/1), Cape Robin (22/1), Larkbarrow Lad (25/1), Pennyforapound (28/1)

Verdict

Ben Pauling's low-mileage BANGERS AND CASH made a promising return over hurdles when runner-up at Exeter and is fancied to go in at the first time of asking over the larger obstacles with this longer trip a big plus. Mille Sussurri rates a big threat on the back of his Uttoxeter second, and Velasco is weighted to have a say too if shrugging off a lesser effort at Hereford in refitted headgear.

  1. BANGERS AND CASH (IRE)
  2. MILLE SUSSURRI (IRE)
  3. VELASCO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Little Red Lion
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £5,228.002nd: £2,409.003rd: £1,204.004th: £603.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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