Result 14:05 · Taunton

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Class 5Handicap3mGood To Soft4yo+ · 14 ran

Result

Official · time 6m 03.62s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Jesuila Des Mottes (FR)	James Best	Emma Lavelle	—	23.0	47.7
2	Badbury Rings (GB)	Conor O'Farrell	N P Mulholland	1¾L	2.75	2.99
3	Babatunde (IRE)	Miss Thomasina Eyston	Richard Mitford-Slade	13¾L	19.0	29.0
4	Talkingtothemoon (GB)	Ben Godfrey	Anthony Honeyball	14¼L	10.0	12.5
5	Honey Jack (GB)	Freddie Gingell	Joe Tizzard	19L	3.50	3.96
6	Kintaro (GB)	Gearoid Harney	D Pipe	20¼L	34.0	68.7
7	Ellerton (FR)	Callum Pritchard	Anthony Charlton	34¼L	12.0	16.2
8	Kick For Touch (FR)	Sean Houlihan	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	35½L	51.0	95.6
9	Nordic Storm (GB)	Rex Dingle	Joe Tizzard	56½L	29.0	51.0
PU	Bennettsbridge (GB)	S Bowen	O Murphy	—	12.0	18.0
PU	Glengolly (GB)	R P McLernon	Billy Aprahamian	—	11.0	17.2
PU	Calli Black (IRE)	James Davies	David Weston	—	21.0	26.0
PU	Alkhattaaf (GB)	Ben Ffrench Davis	Chris Down	—	51.0	85.0
PU	Pontresina (IRE)	Nick Scholfield	B Lund	—	151.0	784.4

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Jesuila Des Mottes (FR) t

6yo · 12-0 · OR 105

6833 J James Best T Emma Lavelle —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Dec 24	Southwell	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	3/11	4½L	7.00
28 Nov 24	Lingfield Park	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	3/9	12L	34.0
24 Oct 24	Ludlow	2m 5f	Good To Soft	C4	8/12	23½L	81.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 2

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Badbury Rings (GB)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 96

6063 J Conor O'Farrell T N P Mulholland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Dec 24	Taunton	3m	Good	C5	3/15	9L	26.0
13 Nov 24	Bangor-on-Dee	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	6/10	46L	201.0
27 Oct 24	Wincanton	1m 7f	Good	C4	12/16	41½L	15.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 1

1 run here without a win

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Ellerton (FR)

5yo · 10-12 · OR 96

342764 J Callum Pritchard T Anthony Charlton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Dec 24	Wincanton	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	4/15	4¾L	34.0
06 Dec 24	Sandown Park	2m	Soft	C4	6/6	24¾L	12.0
02 Jul 24	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 2f 110y	Good To Firm	C5	7/11	8½L	4.20

0 wins from 10 · placed 4

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Calli Black (IRE) t

7yo · 11-4 · OR 95

620674 J James Davies T David Weston —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Dec 24	Taunton	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C4	4/10	21L	26.0
12 Dec 24	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	7/13	32L	26.0
03 Oct 24	Warwick	2m 5f	Good	C4	6/10	11¾L	12.0

0 wins from 7 · placed 2

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Babatunde (IRE)

6yo · 10-11 · OR 95

464 J Miss Thomasina Eyston T Richard Mitford-Slade —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Dec 24	Lingfield Park	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	4/12	30½L	23.0
06 Nov 24	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	6/11	46¼L	81.0
13 Oct 24	Ffos Las	2m 6f	Good To Soft	C4	4/10	26L	19.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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Honey Jack (GB)

6yo · 11-0 · OR 94

0P5641 J Freddie Gingell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Nov 24	Taunton	3m	Good To Soft	C5	1/10	—	3.25
11 Nov 24	Kempton Park	3m 110y	Good	C5	4/8	12¾L	9.50
06 May 24	Kempton Park	2m 5f	Good	C4	6/8	29L	67.0

1 win from 6 · placed 1

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Pontresina (IRE) p

12yo · 11-1 · OR 92

P74P0P J Nick Scholfield T B Lund —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Dec 24	Hereford	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	PU	—	126.0
06 Nov 23	Hereford	3m 1f 110y	Good	C5	10/12	47¼L	67.0
24 Oct 23	Exeter	3m	Good	C3	PU	—	67.0

1 win from 20 · placed 9

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Talkingtothemoon (GB) t

7yo · 10-12 · OR 89

3658 J Ben Godfrey T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Mar 23	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	8/10	42¼L	13.0
30 Jan 23	Plumpton	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	5/10	29¾L	7.00
21 Dec 22	Hereford	2m 3f 110y	Soft	C4	6/15	43½L	41.0

0 wins from 4 · placed 1

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Bennettsbridge (GB) p

7yo · 10-12 · OR 89

444 J S Bowen T O Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
05 Dec 24	Market Rasen	2m 7f	Good To Soft	C5	4/8	36L	7.00
31 Jan 24	Leicester	2m 4f 110y	Soft	C3	4/6	34¾L	17.0
19 Dec 23	Fakenham	2m 4f	Soft	C4	4/7	24¼L	1.83

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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Nordic Storm (GB) t,p

6yo · 10-9 · OR 86

047674 J Rex Dingle T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Nov 24	Fontwell Park	2m 5f 110y	Good	C5	4/10	28L	7.50
07 May 24	Ffos Las	3m	Good To Soft	C5	7/10	87½L	23.0
11 Apr 24	Taunton	3m	Soft	C5	6/6	70¼L	5.00

0 wins from 6 · placed 0

2 runs here without a win

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Glengolly (GB)

6yo · 10-9 · OR 86

47565U J R P McLernon T Billy Aprahamian —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Dec 24	Wetherby	3m	Good To Soft	C5	UR	—	7.00
29 Nov 24	Doncaster	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C5	5/13	7¾L	5.50
23 Apr 24	Southwell	2m 4f 110y	Good	C5	6/14	22L	41.0

0 wins from 10 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Kintaro (GB) p

5yo · 10-2 · OR 84

29504F J Gearoid Harney T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Nov 24	Taunton	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C5	F	—	41.0
21 Nov 24	Wincanton	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C5	4/7	10¼L	17.0
10 Oct 24	Exeter	2m 110y	Good	C5	15/18	38L	26.0

0 wins from 18 · placed 3

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Alkhattaaf (GB)

7yo · 10-1 · OR 83

42168P J Ben Ffrench Davis T Chris Down —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Nov 24	Exeter	2m 110y	Good	C4	PU	—	29.0
14 Jun 23	Newton Abbot	2m 1f	Good	C5	8/12	27½L	11.0
29 May 23	Huntingdon	2m	Good	C5	6/9	12¼L	8.50

2 wins from 18 · placed 6

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Kick For Touch (FR) b

5yo · 10-5 · OR 82

590 J Sean Houlihan T Philip Hobbs & Johnson White —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Dec 24	Hereford	2m	Good To Soft	C4	10/14	66L	201.0
10 Dec 24	Uttoxeter	2m	Soft	C4	9/10	34¼L	41.0
10 Nov 24	Ffos Las	2m	Good To Soft	C4	5/10	39½L	23.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

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