14:05 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2023

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Canadian Affair Holidays And Flights Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 7f 3y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:05  |   Winning time: 5m 56.39s
1st
Horse silk
9
710-10
6/1
T: J W MullinsJ: James Best
Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, headway to lead 2 out, edged right approaching last where 2 lengths ahead, just held on when challenged closing stages op 5/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
nk
6
9/2
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Tracked leaders, led home turn, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on and switched left approaching last where 2 lengths down, rallied closing stages, just held
3rd
Horse silk
6
1
712-2
8/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, not fluent 11th, headway 4 out and soon chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, took 3rd towards finish, not trouble front pair op 15/2
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
9/4f
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Prominent, hit 4 out and reminders, mistake in 4th 3 out, plugged on same pace op 11/4
5th
Horse silk
hd
5
17/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 12th, ridden and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace op 15/2 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
6/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, no progress op 13/2 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
12/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Mr Peter Summers (7)
Towards rear, not fluent at times, hit 5th, shaken up after 7th, never on terms thereafter op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
1
2
12/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Led, headed and tracked leader 5th, not fluent 8th and lost position, hit 10th, bad mistake 3 out and beaten op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
66/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield
Raced keenly in rear, bad mistake 13th, lost touch next and pulled up op 50/1 tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.10Pl:£2.10, £1.60, £2.40EX:£22.20Trifecta:£218.30Tricast:£218.65SF:£34.06Swingers:£3.70, £6.70, £6.30

Forecasts

Game Winner (9/4), Hardy Boy (9/2), Morfee (6/1), Gingerbred (6/1), Hymac (8/1), Riskintheground (17/2), Balko Saint (12/1), Bumpy Johnson (12/1), Old Town Garde (66/1)

Verdict

HARDY BOY arrives at the top of his game and he's avoided mistakes on the whole the last twice, so he's worth chancing to get his head in front with a visor fitted. Game Winner is a threat on the back of a positive chasing debut and Morfee is likely to be on the premises.

  1. HARDY BOY (FR)
  2. GAME WINNER (FR)
  3. MORFEE (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £6,680.002nd: £3,074.003rd: £1,537.004th: £769.005th: £383.00

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