12:35 Taunton

Tuesday 9 January 2018

All12:3513:0513:3514:1014:4515:2015:50

Taunton Racecourse Annual Membership Available Today Mares' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 104y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:35  |   Winning time: 4m 18.3s
1st
Horse silk
3
811-9
7/1
T: R WalfordJ: James Bowen (5)
Chased leaders, led 3 out, soon headed, led before next, landed awkwardly after good jump 2 out, stayed on flat, edged left towards finish, driven out op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
9/1
T: A StrongeJ: Adam Wedge
Held up towards rear, headway from 5th, 4th 2 out, switched right and went 2nd last, stayed on, switched right towards finish, held by winner op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
5
4
6/1j
T: F O'BrienJ: Miss A Stirling (7)
Prominent, led when not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace last op 11/2 tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
9
16/1
T: R J PriceJ: L Heard
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, close 3rd when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace flat op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
9
12
910-13
33/1
T: C J DownJ: Page Fuller (5)
Prominent, ridden 3 out, no extra next
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
10
511-0
10/1
T: G HarrisJ: M Hamill (5)
Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, every chance 3 out, no extra next
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
13
25/1
T: C J GrayJ: M G Nolan
Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, never on terms, no extra 2 out op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
2
7
20/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore
Held up in rear, ridden and struggling 6th, never any chance op 18/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
12/1
T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (5)
Mid-division, weakened 3 out op 16/1
10th
Horse silk
3
11
8/1
T: R J PriceJ: Sean Houlihan (7)
Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out op 10/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¾
15
20/1
T: P C DandoJ: Ben Jones (7)
Led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place after 6th, behind 3 out op 50/1
12th
Horse silk
hd
17
16/1
T: R J HodgesJ: Charlie Hammond (7)
Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, weakened 3 out op 20/1
13th
Horse silk
10
2
711-10
16/1
T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste
Held up in rear, hampered 4th, well beaten 3 out
14th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
12/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Held up in mid-division, towards rear when jumped right 4th, ridden and behind from next op 11/1 tchd 14/1
15th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
711-12
6/1j
T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings (3)
Prominent, led 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened tchd 11/2
16th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
25/1
T: Miss G HaywoodJ: Kieron Edgar (3)
Always well behind

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
16
66/1
T: Mark GillardJ: T Dowling (5)
Led when not fluent 2nd, headed 4th, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£1.90, £2.20, £2.40, £3.90EX:£50.50Trifecta:£133.60Tricast:£413.55SF:£64.77Swingers:£5.60, £9.30, £8.40

Forecasts

Chilli Romance (6/1), Overawed (6/1), Kohuma (7/1), Eastern Lady (8/1), Drewmain Legend (9/1), Boutan (10/1), Gilly Grace (12/1), Kalarika (12/1), Flight To Nowhere (16/1), Oh Dear Oh Dear (16/1), Llantara (16/1), Kristal Hart (20/1), Moontripper (20/1), Brean Golf Birdie (25/1), Amour D'Or (25/1), Ice Tres (33/1), Orbit Light (66/1)

Verdict

Strong in numbers, but in reality a race which offers very little else. However, DREWMAIN LEGEND offers a reasonable solution, and should be open to further progress on just her third start in a handicap. She is closely matched with Llantera on their Chepstow clash in late November, but is preferred to the Tom Symonds trained mare who has disappointed over a longer trip since. Other horses with chances include, Chilli Romance, Flight to Nowhere and Kristal Heart, or if you feel inclined to take a real chance, Kalarika could be worth a glance with a plethora of newly installed aids.
  1. Drewmain Legend
  2. Chilli Romance
  3. Kalarika

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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