30 Dec 2023 15:20 Taunton
Winner: £10,650 (Penalty: £5,624); Distance: 3m 2f 57y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Pedley Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 5U237-1 / 8 | Jump (39) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard Messenger Family… | 16/5 | |
| chased leader, led 14th, pressed from 4 out, held on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | ½ L | Unblinking (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 14P-227 / 12 | Flat (1766), Jump (9) | Jordan Nailor | R Bevis Mr R N Bevis | 18/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outside 7th, lost place after 9th, not fluent 11th, headway 13th, challenged 2 out, pecked last, held flat, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Williamdeconqueror (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 6525-23 / 9 | Jump (17) | Benjamin Poste | H Dickin The Conquerors | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, slow 6th, headway after 9th, challenged 4 out until mistake 2 out, 3rd and held last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 25 L | Enforcement (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 41/0-5P3 / 9 | Flat (1966), Jump (23) | Adam Wedge | M Keighley Martin Keighley… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, not much room and lost place 5th, headway 8th, mistake 14th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 5 L | Dindin (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 24P262 / 12 | Flat (2644), Jump (44) | Gearoid Harney | D Pipe David Pipe Racing… | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 15th, weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 8½ L | Paseo (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 5266-67 / 8 | Flat (1293), Jump (31) | Shane Quinlan | Miss V Williams Hereford Racing… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 7th, behind from 13th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 8½ L | Concrete King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 64-4733 / 10 | Jump (13) | Harry Kimber | N P Mulholland Dream Team Partnership | 16/5 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 1st or 3rd, headway when pecked 12th, not fluent 14th, mistake next, mistake and well beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Sforza Castle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 543237 / 5 | Jump (19) | Beau Morgan | B Pauling The Ben Pauling… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, slow 4th, lost place 13th, slow and weakened 15th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Putdecashonthedash (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | F0P-5P6 / 10 | Jump (18) | Sean Houlihan | Kieran Burke Goodfellers Racing | 18/1 | |
| led, not fluent 6th or 9th, headed 14th, blundered and weakened 15th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
