2025-01-08 Taunton 13:45
Taunton

Summerfield Developments Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m12y

Going: Soft

Prize: £7,024

Runners: 7

Winning time: 4m 13.60s (slow by 16.60s)

Age: 5yo+

Class: Class 4

3 Torneo

J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden

Age:5 Weight:11st 13lbs

OR:111 SP:2/1F

Held up in last - not fluent 5th - steady headway from 6th - led 2 out - not fluent last - ridden run-in - kept on(tchd 9/4)

2 1¼

6 It's Easy

J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:101 SP:8/1

Prominent - disputed lead from 3rd - led before 5th - mistake 5th - headed before 3 out - rallied before 2 out - went second run-in - kept on(op 11/1)

3 3¼ 4½

4 Largy Force

J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex

Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:105 SP:11/4

Didn't always jump with fluency - led - disputed lead from 3rd - lost position before 5th - led again before 3 out - mistake 3 out - headed 2 out - no extra and lost second run-in(op 85/40 tchd 2/1)

4 3 7½

5 Any Biscuits

J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham

Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:101 SP:9/2

In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - soon lost ground - not fluent 4th - good jump 6th - pecked on landing 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - lost ground approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 7/2)

5 4 11½

2 Commanding View

J:Charlie Deutsch T:Mel Rowley

Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:108 SP:11/2

Prominent - lost ground but in touch with leaders after 2nd - jumped right 3 out - weakened from 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

6 5 16½

7 Fox Wallace

J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard

Age:7 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:82 SP:150/1

In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out(op 200/1)

7 38 54½

1 Gris Majeur

J:Sean Bowen T:Sheila Lewis

Age:8 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:108 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - lost ground before 3rd - slow jump 6th - soon struggling - tailed off(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3

Tote place: £1.50 £3.10

Exacta: £14.90

Trifecta: £48.10

CSF: £17.21