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15:30 Taunton

Thursday 30 December 2021

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

Thatchers Cider Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 6m 14.2s

1^st

Tip Top Cat

611-2

5/2f

T: F O'BrienJ: Liam Harrison (3)

Waited with towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, quickened to lead last, stayed on well to go clear run-in op 9/4 tchd 11/4

2^nd

3 ½

Time To Tinker

611-12

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders out wide, 2nd and every chance 2 out until winner quickened on at the last, went 2nd again towards finish op 7/2

3^rd

Sizable Sam

611-12

9/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Raced keenly, chased leader, led briefly 2nd, pressed leader, in front again 8th until flattened 3 out and headed, chased leader until ridden to lead again before 2 out, headed and not pace of winner last, weakened and lost 2nd close home op 13/2

4^th

Le Musee

811-7

22/1

T: N J HawkeJ: K E Buckley (5)

Raced wide, steadied towards rear after 2nd, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, ridden and outpaced before next, plugged on in 4th between last two op 14/1

5^th

3 ½

Bard Of Brittany

711-7

25/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out

6^th

Taste The Fear

611-8

25/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Charlie Hammond

Led until headed briefly 2nd, headed 8th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened, bad mistake last

7^th

Some Detail

711-3

25/1

T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings

Always rear-division, never on terms op 20/1

8^th

Vaziani

710-9

12/1

T: R WalfordJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next op 10/1

9^th

8 ½

Alrightjack

711-6

18/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Page Fuller

Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out op 22/1

10^th

Hell Red

411-8

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Tom Buckley (5)

Chased leaders, lost place 5th, towards rear and never on terms after tchd 14/1

11^th

Only The Bold

611-4

11/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

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Jersey Wonder⁵²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: O Sherwood J: J J Burke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £2.00, £1.70EX:£13.40Trifecta:£48.50Tricast:£40.60SF:£12.60Swingers:£3.10, £4.00, £5.50

Forecasts

Tip Top Cat (5/2), Time To Tinker (4/1), Sizable Sam (9/2), Only The Bold (11/2), Vaziani (12/1), Hell Red (12/1), Jersey Wonder (14/1), Alrightjack (18/1), Le Musee (22/1), Bard Of Brittany (25/1), Taste The Fear (25/1), Some Detail (25/1)

Fergal O'Brien's TIP TOP CAT has returned an improved model this term and is fancied to defy a career-high mark now he reverts to this longer trip. Fellow hat-trick seeker Time To Tinker rates the obvious threat for the Paul Nicholls yard, although in-form duo Some Detail and Only The Bold warrant plenty of respect too.