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15:20 Taunton

Tuesday 9 January 2018

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

Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 14.6s

1^st

Premier Portrait

1112-2

10/1

T: Dr Charles LevinsonJ: Mr G Levinson (7)

Held up in mid-division, mistake 4th and lost place, not clear run after 4 out, headway approaching next, 3rd before 2 out, 2nd flat, stayed on well, led post op 12/1

2^nd

nse

Unioniste

1012-6

6/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Tracked leader, led 13th, not fluent and headed 4 out, led 3 out, headed post op 2/1

3^rd

Bear's Affair

1212-2

7/2

T: P RowleyJ: Alex Edwards

Held up towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, stayed on same pace from 4 out, went 3rd flat op 10/3 tchd 3/1

4^th

2 ½

Opening Batsman

1212-6

5/1

T: H FryJ: Mr M Legg

Held up in rear, headway on inside 7th, led 4 out, in tight and headed 3 out, weakened flat op 4/1

5^th

Princely Player

1111-12

11/2

T: Mrs K HobbsJ: Mr Jake Bament (7)

Held up towards rear, headway 6th, mistake 8th, ridden 11th, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

6^th

2 ½

Vincitore

1211-12

50/1

T: Miss S RipponJ: Miss S Rippon (7)

Mid-division on outside, lost place after 7th, struggling 12th, well beaten after 4 out tchd 66/1

7^th

3 ¼

The Lizard King

911-12

40/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: Mr D Edwards

Tracked leaders, lost place 8th, headway after 10th, no extra 2 out op 50/1

Also Ran

Imperial Circus

1211-12

10/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: Page Fuller

Led, stumbled and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headed 13th, mistake 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up approaching last op 9/1

Milosam

1111-12

100/1

T: G ChambersJ: Ben Jones (7)

Mid-division on inside, headway after 3rd, mistake 10th, lost place 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

U Me And Them

911-12

250/1

T: Miss Hannah TaylorJ: Mr M A S Comley (7)

Chased leaders, lost place 4th, hit 5th, not fluent 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.70Pl:£3.30, £1.10, £1.90EX:£41.30Trifecta:£144.70SF:£27.20Swingers:£7.60, £8.30, £3.30

Forecasts

Unioniste (6/4), Bear's Affair (7/2), Opening Batsman (5/1), Princely Player (11/2), Premier Portrait (10/1), Imperial Circus (10/1), The Lizard King (40/1), Vincitore (50/1), Milosam (100/1), U Me And Them (250/1)

Love them or loathe them, there is a place for Hunters Chases in the racing programme, and some well known names feature in the first race of this type since late spring/early summer, with the Fry and Nicholls camps already casting an eye towards the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals later in the season. Opening Batsman has a couple of years on UNIONISTE, but he hasn't lost the enthusiasm for racing just yet, and arrives seeking a hat-trick off a 263 day break following victories at Ludlow and Fontwell. However, preference is the David Maxwell owned and ridden ten-year-old, who has been set some stiff tasks since winning decisively at Kelso in February 2016 (Grand National, Welsh Grand National and the Kim Muir), and will surely relish this drop in grade. Bear's Affair looks a clear best of the rest, with Taunton regulars no doubt nostalgically pleased to see the return of course specialist Milosam.