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16:45 Taunton

Thursday 2 March 2017

All14:0014:3015:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Stables Business Park Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 43.8s

1^st

Bally Lagan

910-0

7/2

T: R DickinJ: J M Quinlan

Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd after 7th, challenged next, led 10th, headed after 4 out, led 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on, drawing clear towards finish

2^nd

2 ½

Starkie

1011-8

11/4f

T: C GordonJ: T J O'Brien

Disputed lead until 4th, challenged again 6th, led next, headed next, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, stayed with every chance until held towards finish

3^rd

3 ½

Irish Thistle

1011-2

9/2

T: D L WilliamsJ: James Banks

In touch in rear, jumped left 4th, closed on outside 8th, challenged 10th, driven before 3 out, soon one pace, stayed on towards finish op 11/2

4^th

Jonagold

611-12

6/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, 6 lengths 4th when jumped left and blundered 3 out, well held after op 11/2

5^th

Norse Light

611-3

7/2

T: David DennisJ: N D Fehily

In touch in rear, not fluent 7th, outpaced 4 out, no impression op 4/1

6^th

Monte Wildhorn

911-3

10/1

T: D G BridgwaterJ: T Scudamore

Made most until 7th, slow and lost place next, last when mistake 9th, well beaten from 4 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.40, £1.80EX:£10.30Trifecta:£59.80SF:£14.01Swingers:£1.80, £3.30, £2.10

Forecasts

Starkie (11/4), Bally Lagan (7/2), Norse Light (7/2), Irish Thistle (9/2), Jonagold (6/1), Monte Wildhorn (10/1)

IRISH THISTLE struggled against considerably higher rated rivals than he'll encounter here when falling at Sandown last time out but has been dropped 6lb for that effort and can take advantage of that drop by registering his fifth career success in this competitive event. Bally Lagan has been in good form while contesting weaker races than this of late and can claim second while the first time cheekpieces can see Starkie claim third. 1. Irish Thistle 2. Bally Lagan 3. Starkie