Horse Alert

08 Dec 2022 14:08 Taunton

Winner: £15,400 (Penalty: £7,624); Distance: 2m 2f 40y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Midnight Midge (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	P/2257-1 / 10	Jump (28)	Ben Jones	P Hobbs & J White A Midgley, R J…	2/1
		off the pace in 3rd, closer entrance to back straight last circuit, went 2nd omitted 5 out, led before 3 out, clear next, stayed on strongly (all four fences in back straight omitted due to low sun, six fences jumped in total)
2^nd	5	4½ L	Huelgoat (FR) (colt, bay, 11 5)	211113 / 7	Jump (14)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Owners Group 080	11/4
		held up off the pace in last pair, closer omitted 4 out, 3rd between last two, went 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in, never reached challenging position
3^rd	4	¾ L	Voice Of Calm (GB) (filly, bay, 11 9)	2125-2P / 8	Flat (770), Jump (29)	Joe Anderson	Miss E C Lavelle Tim Syder & Hungerford…	11/1
		held up off the pace in last pair, mistake 3rd, headway omitted 4 out, pushed along in 3rd before 3 out, ridden and dropped to 4th between last two, staying on in 3rd again when stumbled badly last
4^th	3	2 L	Quoi De Neuf (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1332P-P / 10	Jump (14)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William…	9/1
		pressed leader and clear of field, led 3rd, pushed along and headed before 3 out, well held when mistake and lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in
5^th	2	28 L	Kauto The King (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	2-1112P / 9	Jump (42)	Brendan Powell	J Tizzard Jenny Perry And…	18/1
		led at strong pace but pressed, headed 3rd, reminders and lost 2nd omitted 5 out, weakened quickly, tailed off
6^th	1	8 L	Zacony Rebel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	1P26-13 / 9	Jump (26)	Tom Cannon	T Lawes Andrew & Sarah…	11/4
		held up off the pace in 4th, closer at entrance to back straight final circuit, close 3rd omitted 5 out, ridden and outpaced after omitted next, weakened before next where bad mistake, tailed off