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15:50 Taunton

Thursday 12 December 2024

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:4015:1515:50

Twixmas Meeting 30th December Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 6m 2.01s

1^st

Despereaux

511-10

5/2f

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: J J Burke

Smartly away and soon led after flag start, made most, not fluent 8th, asserted home turn, went clear approaching 2 out, reduced lead run-in but always doing enough towards finish, cosily op 9/4

2^nd

Happy Index

611-4

4/1

T: O MurphyJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Prominent, soon raced in fourth, took second home home turn, outpaced by winner 2 out, some headway after last but always held by winner run-in op 9/2

3^rd

Badbury Rings

511-9

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, steady headway from 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden after last, kept on op 33/1

4^th

4 ¾

The Dark Edge

511-6

17/2

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin

Disputed early, close up, ridden after 3 out, chased leading trio from 2 out, rallied when pressed for position after last, just held on to fourth final strides op 10/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

Brownstone

811-11

11/1

T: G HarrisJ: Joe Anderson (3)

Mid-division, ridden to make some headway after 3 out, stayed on after last, took modest fifth towards finish op 14/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

Wot You Wearing

711-10

8/1

T: R StephensJ: Dylan Johnston (3)

Towards rear, headway from 3 out, chased leaders 2f out, briefly went fourth when ridden last, weakened towards finish op 7/1 tchd 13/2

7^th

Broomfield Gale

611-7

33/1

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Mr Robbie David (7)

Wore hood to post, towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent last, weakened towards finish op 40/1

8^th

Elusiveness

511-2

22/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Mounted on chute, towards rear, some headway 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, gradually weakened op 12/1

9^th

1 ½

Lock Out

711-7

12/1

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (7)

Prominent, close up in second from 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, lost position before 2 out, weakened quickly before last op 9/1

10^th

No Rematch

1011-9

40/1

T: J L FlintJ: Miss Imogen Mathias (7)

Prominent, not fluent 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, gradually weakened op 66/1

11^th

Just Four Fame

711-7

100/1

T: David DennisJ: Theo Gillard

Never better than mid-division op 80/1

12^th

Chauffeur Driven

511-9

18/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Prominent, lost position when ridden after 6th, tailed off from 3 out op 16/1

13^th

2 ½

R Bernard

811-2

66/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Close up, disputed 2nd, outpaced and lost ground quickly down back straight, dropped towards rear 3 out, tailed off from 2 out op 50/1 tchd 80/1

14^th

Kendelu

911-11

66/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Miss Megan Bevan (7)

Always behind, tailed off from 4 out op 40/1

Also Ran

Ugo Bingo

511-7

11/2

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Callum Pritchard (7)

Mid-division, dropping towards rear when unseated 5th op 6/1 tchd 7/1

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Gata Ban³⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £1.80, £6.30EX:£13.90Trifecta:£285.00Tricast:£213.53SF:£12.57Swingers:£2.70, £16.10, £23.20

Forecasts

Despereaux (5/2), Happy Index (4/1), Ugo Bingo (11/2), Wot You Wearing (8/1), The Dark Edge (17/2), Brownstone (11/1), Lock Out (12/1), Chauffeur Driven (18/1), Elusiveness (22/1), Badbury Rings (25/1), Gata Ban (25/1), Broomfield Gale (33/1), No Rematch (40/1), R Bernard (66/1), Kendelu (66/1), Just Four Fame (100/1)

A tricky finale to solve but the suggestion is HAPPY INDEX, who has returned this season an improved model and Olly Murphy's mare can complete the hat-trick with a good-value conditional negating most of her latest 6 lb rise. Despereaux left previous efforts behind this season when scoring at Ludlow last week, so he heads up the opposition, with recent course winner Ugo Bingo and The Dark Edge both fancied to be in the mix, too.