Full Result 1.00 Taunton | 30 December 2023

Luke Sergeant Christmas 2023 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £4,955.32 2nd £2,282.94 3rd £1,141.01 4th £571.42

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Centara (IRE) 10/11F Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls	Lorcan Williams Paul Nicholls	5	110	–	58	97	–
br g Sageburg (IRE) - Spartan Angel (IRE) (Beneficial)
Travelled strongly but didn't always jump with fluency, midfield on outer, headway before 5th, went second just before last, ridden run-in, kept on and led towards finish (op Evens tchd 5/6)

2 1¼	11. Thunder N Lightnin (IRE) 11/2 Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	5	110 t	–	57	94	–
gr g Alkaadhem - Dranamol (IRE) (Beneficial)
Disputed lead, led clearly after 1st, headed but pressed leader 5th, led again on turn after 3 out, ridden run-in, headed towards finish (op 13/2)

3 ½ [1¾]	4. Long Draw (IRE) 9/2 Fergus Gregory Olly Murphy	Fergus Gregory Olly Murphy	4	110	–	57	94	–
br g Affinisea (IRE) - Honey Away (IRE) (Stowaway)
Towards rear, headway after 4th, in touch with leaders before 2 out, kept on well run-in, went third towards finish (op 4/1)

4 1 [2¾]	6. Native Moon (IRE) 40/1 Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	Alan Johns Victor Dartnall	5	110	–	55	94	–
ch g Sea Moon - Toye Native (IRE) (Presenting)
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 3 out, not fluent when in touch with leaders last, went third run-in, no extra and lost third towards finish

5 ½ [3¼]	7. Outside Adesa (IRE) 50/1 Sean Houlihan Mitchell Hunt	Sean Houlihan Mitchell Hunt	5	110	–	55	93	–
b g Ol' Man River (IRE) - Nylon (GER) (Law Society)
In rear, headway after 4th, went second before 2 out, lost second just before last, weakened and drifted left run-in (op 66/1)

6 1½ [4¾]	5. Mersey Street (IRE) 18/1 James Smith ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	James Smith ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	5	107	–	53	92	–
b g Califet (FR) - Seeking Susan (IRE) (Court Cave)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not fluent 4th, no extra approaching last (op 20/1)

7 6½ [11¼]	8. Owl Of Athens (IRE) 33/1 Conor Ring ³ Evan Williams	Conor Ring ³ Evan Williams	4	1011	–	46	84	–
b g Court Cave (IRE) - Amber Flame (IRE) (Robin Des Champs)
In rear, hampered by faller 1st, steady headway after 3 out, kept on but never near to challenge (op 40/1)

8 7 [18¼]	13. Miss Popalong 100/1 Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	4	107	–	31	70	–
b f Pether's Moon (IRE) - Popaway (Nomadic Way)
Took keen hold, in rear, ran green and no extra before 2 out (op 66/1)

9 1 [19¼]	12. Dora's Addrezz 200/1 Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	Shane Quinlan ³ Katy Price	5	104 t	–	30	70	–
ch m Schiaparelli (GER) - Shehadtorun (Midnight Legend)
Took keen hold, disputed lead, lost position but in touch with leaders after 1st, headway and led 5th, not fluent 3 out, headed on turn after 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said mare hung left-handed in home straight and ran green) (op 100/1)

10 ½ [19¾]	9. Perfect Nelson (IRE) 15/2 Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	Rex Dingle Jeremy Scott	4	110	–	37	76	–
b g Mount Nelson - Perfect Rhythm (Halling)
Towards rear, some headway after 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 6/1)

F	14. Nila (IRE) 28/1 Gearoid Harney ⁷ David Pipe	Gearoid Harney ⁷ David Pipe	4	100	–	–	–	–
b f Nutan (IRE) - Nicea (GER) (Lando)
Towards rear, fell 1st (op 22/1 tchd 18/1)

F	10. Super Sabre Sam 66/1 Brendan Powell Neil Mulholland	Brendan Powell Neil Mulholland	4	110	–	–	93	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Angie Marinie (Sabrehill)
Took keen hold, midfield, mistake 3 out, headway before 2 out, prominent and keeping on when fell last (op 25/1)

PU	1. Bingo Little (IRE) 66/1 Beau Morgan ⁵ Ben Pauling	Beau Morgan ⁵ Ben Pauling	4	109	–	–	–	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Ile En Crise (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Took keen hold, midfield, mistake 3rd, lost ground after 4 out, struggling from 3 out, pulled up before last, bled from the nose (vet said gelding bled from the nose) (tchd 50/1)

PU	3. Guivinec (FR) 33/1 Jonathan Burke Anthony Honeyball	Jonathan Burke Anthony Honeyball	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Joshua Tree (IRE) - Castilly (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
Prominent, pressed leader 5th, lost ground quickly after 3 out, struggling before 2 out, pulled up before last (tchd 40/1)

14 ran Off time: 1:00:22 Winning time: 5m 2.10s (slow by 37.10s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Mrs Kathy Stuart (Centara) 1st breeder: Greg Rossiter & Denis Hickey
2nd owner: Lady Sutton And Caroline Sutton (Thunder N Lightnin)
3rd owner: Alan Peterson (Long Draw)
Tote win: £1.91 PL: £1.10 £1.60 £1.90 Ex: £7.10 CSF: £5.99 Trifecta: £27.80

1:00 Taunton 30 Dec 2023

Luke Sergeant Christmas 2023 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)