Results From Taunton - Tuesday, 4th February 2025
Taunton 13:25 Result
Ross Stacey Cannot Cook Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £4,955, 2nd £2,283, 3rd £1,141, 4th £571
- Distance 2m 3f 1y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 13:25
- Winning Time 04:57
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
started quickly, made all and jumped well, going easily 2 out, nudged along and went clear run-in, unchallenged
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd5 ½
prominent, not fluent 6th, pushed along after 3 out, outpaced approaching last, no impression run-in
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- POSTDATA
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
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3rd12
in touch with leaders, headway 7th, went third 3 out, soon ridden, outpaced 2 out, soon no impression
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4th16
prominent, in touch with leaders 5th, outpaced and lost position 6th, kept on from 2 out, no telling impression
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5th8
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 7th, weakened 2 out
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6th2
in touch with leaders, prominent 3rd, outpaced and lost ground 7th, weakened 2 out
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7th6
midfield, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch, weakened 2 out, tailed off
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8th25
held up in last, always behind, tailed off
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PU
midfield, stumbled badly and dropped to rear 1st, mistake 4th, struggling 6th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
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PU
in touch with leaders, not fluent 6th, weakened quickly 7th, pulled up before 2 out
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NR
self certificate
Naps:
- Daily Post
- East Anglian Daily Times
- punterslounge.com
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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NR
self certificate
Taunton 13:55 Result
Gold Cup Lunch 14th March Handicap Hurdle
- 4yo+, 14 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £5,545, 2nd £2,552, 3rd £1,276, 4th £638, 5th £318
- Distance 2m 0f 104y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 13:55
- Winning Time 04:18
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, headway after 3 out, led after 2 out, not fluent last, ridden when faced challenge run-in, kept on
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
- The Punt - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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2nd1
in touch with leaders, headway on outer before 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, headed after 2 out, disputing second last, rallied and challenging run-in, kept on
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3rd4 ¾
midfield, headway and prominent when bad mistake 3 out, soon lost ground, rallied before 2 out, keeping on when left in third before last, not fluent last
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
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4th4 ¼
prominent, led after 2nd, not fluent when faced challenge 3 out, soon headed, hit 2 out, soon weakened gradually
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Rob Wright - The Times
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5th1 ¾
midfield, some headway before 2 out, kept on but no impression
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6th8
midfield, not fluent 4th, headway after 4 out, outpaced and lost ground on turn after 3 out, no impression
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7th4 ¼
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent and pecked on landing 4th, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
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8thnk
held up in rear, headway before 3 out, never on terms
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9th4 ¼
prominent, weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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10th1 ¾
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 4th, headway before 5th, in touch with leaders 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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11th4 ¾
led, prominent after 2nd, lost ground after 3 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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12th1 ¾
always behind
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
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FELL
prominent, pressed leader 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, soon rallied, disputing second when fell last
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.34
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Exacta£76
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Trifecta£387.9
Taunton 14:25 Result
Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 9 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £8,714, 2nd £4,010, 3rd £2,005, 4th £1,003, 5th £500
- Distance 2m 7f 3y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 14:25
- Winning Time 06:05
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
jumped well and made all, bumped 1st, faced challenge from 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on well when joined briefly run-in, gamely
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2ndnk
travelled strongly, prominent, left in second 12th, pressed leader 3 out, going easily approaching last, ridden and briefly disputed lead run-in, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- - The Irish Sun
- Adrian Wall - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Irish Sun
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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3rd13
ran in snatches, midfield, in touch with leaders when slow jump 4th, outpaced home turn, lost ground 3 out, kept on approaching last, went remote third run-in
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4th½
held up in rear, steady headway after 12th, went third before 3 out, outpaced when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last, lost third run-in
Naps:
- Sam Hardy - Weekender
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5th20
pressed leaders, hampered and squeezed out 1st, in touch with leaders 2nd, hampered by faller 12th, outpaced and lost touch before 3 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off
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6th13
pressed leader, jumped left and hampered rival 1st, lost position 7th, dropped to rear 8th, outpaced 11th, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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U
midfield, mistake and unseated 7th
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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FELL
prominent, mistake 6th, pressed leader 11th, bad mistake and fell 12th
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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PU
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, outpaced 6th, mistake 10th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Taunton 14:55 Result
Racing TV Club Day Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Herring Queen Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £7,134, 2nd £3,287, 3rd £1,643, 4th £823
- Distance 2m 0f 104y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 14:56
- Winning Time 04:25
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, in touch with leaders when headway on turn after 3 out, pushed along when led just before last, kept on well run-in, won going away, comfortably
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
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2nd6 ½
led, went clear after 5th, reduced lead before 2 out, headed just before last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
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3rd2 ½
took keen hold, didn't always jump with fluency, in touch with leaders, lost ground after 5th, raced in second when not fluent 4 out, headway before 2 out, lost position after 2 out, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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4th3 ¾
took keen hold, towards rear, headway on turn after 3 out, went fourth before 2 out, weakened from 2 out
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5th10
held up in rear, on outer when headway on turn after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
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6th7
in touch with leaders, went second just before 5th, lost position before 4 out, weakened before 3 out
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7th4
in touch with leaders, weakened after 3 out
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8thshd
never better than midfield, weakened after 3 out
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FELL
in rear, fell 4 out
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PU
raced lazily at times, always behind, pulled up after 4 out
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PU
in touch with leaders, raced in second before 3rd, lost second just before 5th, dropped to rear before 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.5
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Exacta£22
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Trifecta£27.1
Taunton 15:30 Result
Par Inn Cornwall Novices' Handicap Chase
- 5yo+, 12 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £5,439, 2nd £2,503, 3rd £1,251, 4th £626, 5th £312
- Distance 2m 2f 40y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 15:31
- Winning Time 04:45
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, in touch with leaders when carried badly left 4 out, went second 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, not fluent last, kept on well run-in, won going away
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2nd2 ¼
pressed leader, led 6th, faced challenge 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on run-in, no extra final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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3rd8
jumped left on occasions, raced wide, prominent, pressed leader when jumped badly left 4 out, jumped badly left and lost ground 3 out, outpaced 2 out, bad mistake last, kept on run-in, no match for first two (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed throughout)
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4th½
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, steady headway after 4 out, hampered 3 out, went fourth when mistake and pecked on landing 2 out, kept on but no impression run-in
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5th12
jumped left throughout, prominent, jumped left and lost position 4 out, slow jump 3 out, weakened approaching last (jockey said mare jumped left-handed throughout)
Naps:
- Computeform - The Racing App
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
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6th2 ½
midfield, in touch with leaders 6th, outpaced 3 out, weakened quickly approaching last
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7th5 ½
in touch with leaders, mistake 5th, slow jump and lost position 8th, lost touch 3 out
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PU
towards rear, brief headway 9th, bad mistake 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than jockey said gelding made a bad jumping error four out and was never travelling)
Naps:
- Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
led but pestered, not fluent 4th, headed 6th, not fluent and lost position 8th, dropped to rear 10th, lost touch 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
midfield, bad mistake and almost fell 9th, soon eased and pulled up (jockey said mare made a bad jumping error at the second fence in the back straight during the final circuit)
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PU
midfield, lost position gradually after 4th, outpaced 6th, detached and struggling when awkward jump 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
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PU
held up in last, lost touch 8th, pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7.8
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Exacta£46.3
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Trifecta£544.7
Taunton 16:05 Result
Free Racing On Monday 10th March Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £4,753, 2nd £2,187, 3rd £1,094, 4th £547, 5th £273
- Distance 2m 3f 1y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 16:05
- Winning Time 05:02
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, lost ground after 5th, headway on turn after 3 out, went second and challenging before 2 out, ridden run-in, led inside final 110yds, kept on
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2nd½
in touch with leaders, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, soon faced challenge, headed inside final 110yds, kept on
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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3rd1 ¾
in rear, headway on outer before 6th, went third approaching last, kept on run-in
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4th14
in touch with leaders, lost ground after 5th, headway before 3 out, lost ground again on turn after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went fourth run-in
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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5th1
prominent, outpaced on turn after 3 out, rallying when hit 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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6th2 ½
prominent, not fluent 2nd, lost ground before 5th, headway after 4 out, outpaced then weakened on turn after 3 out
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7th1 ¾
prominent, lost ground before 2nd, not fluent 6th, headway before 3 out, outpaced on turn after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
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8th½
led, not fluent 2 out, mistake 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after 2 out
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
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PU
in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out
-
PU
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
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NR
self certificate
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NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tote Returns
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Total Win£15
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Exacta£97.8
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Trifecta£850
Taunton 16:40 Result
Free Racing On Monday 10th March Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
- 4yo+, 12 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £4,753, 2nd £2,187, 3rd £1,094, 4th £547, 5th £273
- Distance 2m 3f 1y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 5.6)
- Off Time 16:41
- Winning Time 05:01
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, steady headway after 2 out (usual 3 out), pressed leader last (usual 2 out), switched sharply right omitted last, led run-in, went clear final 110yds, readily
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd4 ¼
led, briefly headed 1st, faced challenge last (usual 2 out), headed run-in, outpaced final 110yds, no match for winner
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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3rd12
in touch with leaders, raced in third but outpaced before last (usual 2 out), no impression run-in
Naps:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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4th6
midfield, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), kept on from last (usual 2 out), stayed on
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5th1 ¼
raced wide, in touch with leaders, hit 5th, cajoled along 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last (usual 2 out)
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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6th2 ¼
held up in rear, outpaced 2 out (usual 3 out), no impression last (usual 2 out)
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7th7
midfield, outpaced before last (usual 2 out), weakened gradually run-in
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8th2
held up in rear, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened run-in
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9th7
in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last (usual 2 out)
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10th5
held up in rear, bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off
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11th13
midfield, pushed along briefly 3rd, bad mistake and almost fell 5th, soon dropped to rear, lost touch before last (usual 2 out), tailed off
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12th½
prominent, good jump and briefly led 1st, hit 3rd, lost position after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened last (usual 2 out)
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6.5
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Exacta£26.5
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Trifecta£145.6