Festive Fixture 14th December Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Taunton

15:45

Date 2023-11-30

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,674

Winning Time 4m 51.00s (slow by 26.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Noble Savage (IRE) Jordan Nailor · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/2J	Won
2nd	Lelant (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	14/1	0.2
3rd	Ede'iffs Rock (GB) Ben Ffrench Davis · Bill Turner	5/1	3
4th	Sawpit Sienna (GB) Ned Fox · Samuel Drinkwater	7/2J	1
5th	Prince Rhinegold (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Linda Blackford	22/1	4
6th	Karakoram (GB) Joe Anderson · Grace Harris	5/1	1.5
7th	Caspers Court (IRE) David Noonan · Kayley Woollacott	40/1	1
8th	Whynotnowroy (IRE) Bryan Carver · Keiran Burke	11/2	7
9th	Mister Upton (GB) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	28/1	4.25
10th	Sinurita (IRE) Harry Cobden · Neil Mulholland	10/1	10

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Sawpit Sienna Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Ned Fox(5) T:Samuel Drinkwater	151	tp	24P-87	83	108	82	21d	—	—	-6	14	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Modest so far this season but this three-time winner is on a handy mark
4	Noble Savage Bay J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Jordan Nailor T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	160	—	275-54	92	104	75	37d	—	—	-1	14.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Comeback at Hereford was a good effort over a trip of 2m that's short of his best
5	Karakoram Bay J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	J:Joe Anderson(5) T:Grace Harris	157	tp	60-873	89	104	61	10d	—	—	0	13.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won off the same mark here in March and latest third was his best run for a while
3	Ede'Iffs Rock Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	162	—	39-222	94	101	83	10d	—	—	+2	14.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Finished a clear second on handicap debut at Plumpton; should be fine over this far
10	Whynotnowroy Chestnut J:Bryan Carver T:Keiran Burke	J:Bryan Carver T:Keiran Burke	142	—	3095-7	74	99	59	28d	—	—	-4	10	1.00/1	5 20%
Hasn't progressed at all over hurdles and finished tailed off on his handicap debut
6	Sinurita Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	J:Harry Cobden T:Neil Mulholland	154	tp	3052P4	86	104	77	17d	—	—	+4	13.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has twice finished weakly since her second of ten at Bangor in August
1	Lelant Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	168	—	672-U6	100	103	22	30d	—	—	+8	14.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Remote sixth on his recent handicap debut and needed to show more
8	Prince Rhinegold Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	J:Sean Houlihan T:Linda Blackford	150	—	F01F-0	82	96	60	20d	—	—	+5	9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
50-1 and tailed off in an Exeter handicap three weeks ago; hard to warm to
9	Mister Upton Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	149	—	88P7-P	82	86	28	28d	—	—	+6	8.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Still early days but he didn't show much at all when 50-1 for his handicap debut (2m2f)
2	Caspers Court Grey J:David Noonan T:Kayley Woollacott	J:David Noonan T:Kayley Woollacott	166	—	-9857P	98	104	75	10d	—	—	+10	12.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Form has taken a turn for the worse since back-to-back wins earlier this year

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Sawpit Sienna	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Noble Savage	4	4	4/1	4	4
Karakoram	11/2	5	5	5	11/2
Ede'Iffs Rock	13/2	11/2	11/2	6	5/1
Whynotnowroy	5	5	5	5	5
Sinurita	11	10	10	10	11/1
Lelant	12	11	11	12	12
Prince Rhinegold	20	20	20	20	22/1
Mister Upton	25	25	25/1	25	28/1
Caspers Court	40	33	33	33	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Noble Savage

14.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Ede'Iffs Rock

14.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Lelant

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Sawpit Sienna

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Karakoram

13.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Sinurita

13.1

OR: 9 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.7

11/1

Caspers Court

12.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Whynotnowroy

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Prince Rhinegold

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Mister Upton

8.9

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lelant	100	103	22
Caspers Court	98	104	75
Ede'Iffs Rock	94	101	83
Noble Savage	92	104	75
Karakoram	89	104	61
Sinurita	86	104	77
Sawpit Sienna	83	108	82
Prince Rhinegold	82	96	60
Mister Upton	82	86	28
Whynotnowroy	74	99	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Karakoram	10d ago	Quick return
Ede'Iffs Rock	10d ago	Quick return
Caspers Court	10d ago	Quick return
Sinurita	17d ago	Fit
Prince Rhinegold	20d ago	Fit
Sawpit Sienna	21d ago	Fit
Whynotnowroy	28d ago	Fit
Mister Upton	28d ago	Fit
Lelant	30d ago	Fit
Noble Savage	37d ago	Fit