Results From Taunton - Tuesday, 6th February 2024

in touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, jumped right 3rd, went third after 3 out, went second before 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, idled but kept on run-in

pressed leader, raced in second after 3rd, jumped left 5th, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on

pressed leader, prominent 3rd, outpaced and lost position 3 out, rallied 2 out, went third last, kept on but no match for first two

didn't jump with fluency, towards rear, some headway 2 out, went fourth run-in, not pace to challenge

took keen hold, led, mistake 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened and lost two places from last

took keen hold, towards rear, mistake 5 out, some headway after 3 out, weakened 2 out

midfield, headway 5 out, soon pressed leaders, outpaced and lost position after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

didn't always jump with fluency, always behind

didn't always jump with fluency, always behind

travel problems

prominent, hampered on turn after 3rd, went second with one circuit to go, not fluent 4 out, challenging and pushed along 2 out, mistake last, soon led narrowly, ran on

prominent, carried left on turn after 3rd, led but faced challenge before 2 out, mistake last, soon headed, kept on and just held

led, headed and carried right 2nd, hampered on turn after 3rd, led again 5th, headed before 2 out, soon outpaced, no match for first two

midfield, not fluent 6th, headway and in touch with leaders 4 out, outpaced before 2 out

in rear, some headway 3 out, outpaced home turn, soon no chance

mistake 2 out, in rear throughout

midfield, outpaced home turn, soon no chance

not fluent 1st, in rear throughout

midfield, not fluent 1st, dropped to rear 4th, mistake 5th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before straight

pulled hard, midfield, headway to lead and jumped right 2nd, jumped right 3rd, headed but prominent 5th, lost position 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)

took keen hold, prominent, led 4th, going best when good jump 2 out, soon ridden clear, good jump last, readily

disputed lead, raced in second after 2nd, jumped left 3rd, prominent 4th, no chance with winner from 2 out, kept on

in touch with leaders, outpaced before 2 out, rallied and went third before last, no match for first two

took keen hold, prominent, outpaced before 2 out, rallying when not fluent last, went fourth final 110yds, not pace to challenge

raced wide, in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, weakened gradually and lost two places from 2 out

took keen hold, held up in last, not fluent 3 out, soon short of room and slightly hampered on turn, no impression from 2 out

always behind, mistake 4 out, outpaced after 3 out

prominent on inner, not fluent 4th, weakened quickly before 2 out

took keen hold, disputed lead, led clearly after 2nd, headed then mistake 4th, soon prominent, not fluent 4 out, mistake and lost position 3 out, soon dropped to last, pulled up home turn

raced in second, led before 5th, pushed along and went clear 2 out, comfortably

held up in rear, headway when pecked on landing 4 out, pressed leaders and hit 3 out, soon went second, no chance with winner from 2 out

took keen hold, midfield, in touch with leaders 8th, lost position 4 out, rallying and disputing second when bad mistake and lost ground 3 out, kept on and went third last

in touch with leaders, lost position after 7th, headway 10th, disputing second when not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened

in touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position 4 out, no impression when mistake 2 out

towards rear, headway 2nd, prominent 5th, mistake 8th, not fluent 4 out, lost position and weakened just before 3 out

midfield, towards rear 8th, no chance from 3 out, stayed on run-in

led, headed but prominent before 5th, lost second just before 3 out, weakened 2 out

midfield, brief headway 8th, dropped to rear 10th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off

midfield, awkward jump and dropped to rear 2nd, mistake 7th, tailed off before 3 out

in rear, headway 10th, in touch with leaders after 4 out, weakened 2 out, fell last

midfield, dropped to rear 4th, lost touch 9th, pulled up 10th

always behind, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, pulled up 10th

self certificate

prominent, went second after 2nd, soon took keen hold, mistake 4 out, led going easily before 2 out, canter

prominent, jumped right 1st, pressed leader when jumped left 2 out, kept on but no match for winner

led, jumped right 1st, jumped right 2nd, mistake 4th, lost three places before 2 out, soon rallied and went third, kept on

in touch with leaders, took keen hold after 2nd, mistake 5 out, pressed leaders when mistake 2 out, soon lost third and weakened

in touch with leaders, outpaced before 2 out, soon no impression

never better than midfield

never better than midfield

midfield, in touch with leaders 5 out, weakened quickly before 2 out

midfield, mistake 3rd, in touch with leaders after 4th, weakened quickly before 2 out

always behind, jumped right 2nd, struggling when pulled up home turn

jumped right on occasions, always behind, jumped right and mistake 1st, mistake 4 out, detached when pulled up after 3 out

travel problems

raced in last, headway 13th, went second and pushed along just before 3 out, led 2 out, clear last, hung left run-in

towards rear, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went second but no chance with winner last

prominent, went second 4th, led after 4 out, headed 2 out, lost second and weakened last

led, slow jump 4th, headed after 4 out, soon lost second, weakened 2 out

towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 8th, hit 10th, weakened 3 out

prominent, not fluent 12th, lost position when hit 13th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when stumbled 2 out, pulled up last

prominent, lost position 8th, dropped to rear 13th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out

midfield, not fluent 5th, switched left and good headway on outer after 3 out, pressed leader going easily 2 out, soon led, mistake last, ridden and kept on well run-in, comfortably (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form )

raced wide, midfield, headway from 3 out, led before 2 out, soon headed, no match for winner

in touch with leaders, slow jump 1st, not fluent 3 out, pressed leader before 2 out, outpaced approaching last, kept on run-in

towards rear, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, good headway on outer home turn, outpaced 2 out, went fourth last, not pace to challenge

in touch with leaders, slightly hampered 3 out, outpaced 2 out, lost fourth last, kept on

held up in rear, some headway before 2 out, kept on approaching last, not pace to challenge

in touch with leaders, no extra approaching last

took keen hold, led, headed after 3 out, briefly led again before 2 out, soon weakened

in touch with leaders, mistake 3rd, headway when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 3 out, no impression when mistake last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at third last flight of hurdles)

took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 2nd, soon raced in second, mistake 4th, not fluent 5 out, pressed leader 4 out, led after 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened

took keen hold, held up in rear, awkward jump 1st, some headway before 2 out, weakened approaching last

took keen hold, prominent, mistake 5 out, weakened 2 out

prominent on inner, not fluent 5th, mistake 4 out, hampered 3 out, soon weakened (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)

slowly into stride, midfield, towards rear when mistake 3 out, no impression (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed)

always behind, pulled up after 3 out

always behind, reminders after 5th, pulled up 2 out