13:00 Taunton

Saturday 30 December 2023

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Luke Sergeant Christmas 2023 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 1y  |   Good to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:00  |   Winning time: 5m 2.1s
1st
Horse silk
2
511-0
10/11f
T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams
In touch on outside, took keen hold, closed 6th, challenged last, edged right and led flat, ridden out op Evens tchd 5/6
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
11/2
T: Harry DerhamJ: Paul O'Brien
Led 1st, headed 6th, led before 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish op 13/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
9/2
T: O MurphyJ: Fergus Gregory
Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 4th, headway after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 3rd towards finish op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1
6
40/1
T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns
Towards rear, slow 1st, headway from 3 out, mistake last, stayed on one pace flat
5th
Horse silk
½
7
50/1
T: M HuntJ: Sean Houlihan
Towards rear, headway from 6th, every chance when not fluent 2 out, held last, one pace op 66/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
18/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: James Smith (7)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, held last, fading flat op 20/1
7th
Horse silk
6 ½
8
33/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)
Always in rear op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
7
13
100/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Always towards rear op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
1
12
200/1
T: Katy PriceJ: Shane Quinlan (3)
Took keen hold, led until 1st, prominent, led 6th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
½
9
15/2
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Mid-division, mistake when struggling 3 out op 6/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
66/1
T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 4th, not fluent next, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up after tchd 50/1
PU
Horse silk
3
33/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke
Prominent, shaken up and lost place after 3 out, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out tchd 40/1
F
Horse silk
10
66/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: Brendan Powell
In touch in mid-division, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, 2 lengths 4th when fell last op 25/1
F
Horse silk
14
410-7
28/1
T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)
Towards rear when fell 1st op 22/1 tchd 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.10, £1.60, £1.90EX:£7.10Trifecta:£27.80SF:£5.99Swingers:£2.30, £1.70, £4.00

Forecasts

Centara (10/11), Long Draw (9/2), Thunder N Lightnin (11/2), Perfect Nelson (15/2), Mersey Street (18/1), Nila (28/1), Owl Of Athens (33/1), Guivinec (33/1), Native Moon (40/1), Outside Adesa (50/1), Bingo Little (66/1), Super Sabre Sam (66/1), Miss Popalong (100/1), Dora's Addrezz (200/1)

Verdict

Course bumper winner CENTARA should have derived plenty from last month's hurdling debut at Newbury when badly in need of the experience, so he's selected to open his account at the second time of asking in this sphere. Thunder N Lightnin offered something to work on at Kempton on his belated Rules debut and may improve, with Long Draw and Nila others to consider.

  1. CENTARA (IRE)
  2. THUNDER N LIGHTNIN (IRE)
  3. LONG DRAW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Timeforatune
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
11/10

Prize Money

1st: £4,955.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.00

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