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13:40 Taunton

Saturday 20 January 2018

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:55

Bathwick Tyres Taunton Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 4m 22.6s

1^st

Vocaliser

610-12

11/8

T: R DickinJ: C Poste

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, ridden to lead before 3 out, went left last, edged right flat, driven out op 6/4 tchd 5/4

2^nd

2 ¼

Enola Gay

511-5

5/4f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Harry Bannister

Led until after 2nd, led 5th, ridden and headed before 3 out, stayed on same pace flat op 7/4

3^rd

1 ¾

The Gipper

811-13

7/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 7th, outpaced after 4 out, no impression after, stayed on flat op 6/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Master Of Verse

911-8

17/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Took keen hold, led after 2nd, headed 5th, lost place when hit 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 8th op 6/1 tchd 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10EX:£3.20Trifecta:£8.20SF:£3.68

Forecasts

Enola Gay (5/4), Vocaliser (11/8), The Gipper (7/1), Master Of Verse (17/2)

A case could be made for any of the quartet but VOCALISER is the one that has impressed jumping these obstacles and so he earns the vote. He was second at Warwick in May on chase bow and won a Leicester handicap on reappearance before again going well over that C&D in novice company since to be second. Receiving weight all round, he can improve again and land this. Master Of Verse will likely improve in time for Venetia Williams, but he was too keen on stable debut at Ludlow and so stablemate Enola Gay could prove the big danger if taking to this discipline on the back of winning a Catterick maiden hurdle. The Gipper appeared to have his confidence dented by a fall over fences at Ludlow in October and has run poorly over timber since.