12:45 Taunton

Wednesday 8 January 2025

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:15

Foresters Garden Buildings Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 3f 1y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 4m 54.56s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/11f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Prominent, awkward 4th, not fluent 6th, pressed leader before 3 out, briefly pushed along and led before 2 out, travelling best approaching last, ridden and went clear run-in, readily tchd 1/3 and tchd 2/5
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
12
10/3
T: K BurkeJ: G Sheehan
Prominent, led before 4th, pressed for lead before 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression run-in op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
11
16/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Prominent, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
8
22/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, driven and kept on same pace before 2 out, kept on well run-in, went 4th final strides, nearest finish op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
½
6
25/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan
Midfield, ridden and chased leaders before 2 out, faded and lost two places run-in op 28/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
100/1
T: J ScottJ: Bryan Carver
Midfield, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
4
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Gingell (3)
Held up in midfield, hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakened run-in op 20/1
8th
Horse silk
1
7
40/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, weakened run-in op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
16
5
50/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Held up in rear, pushed along before 7th where not fluent, tailed off before 2 out
10th
Horse silk
19
13
150/1
T: G NichollsJ: Finn Lambert (3)
In touch with leaders, lost position before 4th, not fluent 6th, tailed off before 2 out op 125/1
11th
Horse silk
24
2
250/1
T: P GundryJ: Charlie Deutsch
Led, headed before 4th, lost position before 6th, tailed off before 2 out op 300/1 tchd 200/1
12th
Horse silk
3
9
250/1
T: Mrs Tracey Barfoot-SauntJ: Mr Harvey Barfoot-Saunt (7)
Always in rear, driven before 7th, tailed off before 2 out tchd 200/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
10
250/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey
Midfield, dropped to rear with a circuit to go, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.37Pl:£1.02, £1.30, £2.90EX:£2.30Trifecta:£11.90SF:£1.99Swingers:£1.10, £2.90, £3.70

Forecasts

French Ship (4/11), Thistle Be The One (10/3), George Henry (14/1), The Final Word (16/1), Loki's Mischief (22/1), Kingston Gent (25/1), Kykorock (40/1), I Ain't Your Mate (50/1), Champagne Chic (100/1), Remember Moi (150/1), Alderley Charlie (250/1), Sox's Sun (250/1), Steel Dancer (250/1)

Verdict

FRENCH SHIP continued his good start over hurdles when making the frame behind a top-class prospect at Newbury on his latest outing and he looks to have leading claims of recording a second win in this sphere. Thistle Be The One stepped forward from his hurdling debut when runner-up last time and could be the main danger, ahead of The Final Word.

  1. FRENCH SHIP
  2. THISTLE BE THE ONE (IRE)
  3. THE FINAL WORD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Golden Ace
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

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

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