14:02 Taunton

Thursday 7 April 2022

All13:2714:0214:3515:1015:4516:2016:5217:25

Rusty's Thank You Family And Friends Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 104y  |   Good  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:03  |   Winning time: 4m 6.35s
1st
Horse silk
10
5/2f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien
Made all at modest pace early, pushed along and quickened 10 lengths clear home turn, good jump 2 out and went further ahead, kept on well, eased run-in, unchallenged op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
15
1
18/1
T: M KeighleyJ: James Best
Chased leader, pushed along in 4th home turn, stayed on to take 2nd run-in, no chance with easy winner op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
3
11/4
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway into 5th 4 out, ridden and outpaced home turn, chased clear leader before 2 out, kept on but lost 2nd run-in op 16/5 tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
5
9/1
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
In rear, ridden after 3 out, minor headway before 2 out, ran on steadily but never on terms op 8/1
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
7/2
T: B J LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)
Towards rear, ridden after 3 out, never involved op 10/3 tchd 18/5
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
11
50/1
T: J D FrostJ: Angus Cheleda (5)
Tracked leaders, ridden home turn and gradually faded, well held when blundered last op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
6/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Kevin Jones
In rear, not fluent at times, pushed along after 5th and struggling op 7/1 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
6
12/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner
Mid-division, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and well held before 2 out tchd 16/1
9th
Horse silk
20
7
28/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Jordan Williams (7)
Mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, soon behind and lost touch op 25/1

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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Estate Italiana44
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 5
T: Alexandra Dunn  J: J J Burke
NR
2
Horse silk
Eventful36
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 5
T: J & S Best  J: T Scudamore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.20, £4.30, £1.50EX:£39.50Trifecta:£159.30Tricast:£136.46SF:£46.10Swingers:£9.20, £2.10, £8.60

Forecasts

Honestlyntrufully (5/2), Gerard Mentor (11/4), Good Impression (7/2), Appreciate (6/1), Eventful (7/1), Yaazaain (9/1), Military Tactic (12/1), Estate Italiana (16/1), Duke Of Luckley (18/1), Canal Rocks (28/1), Antidote (50/1)

Verdict

If GOOD IMPRESSION hasn't suffered any ill effects from a late fall at Ffos Las then he looks the way to go here as he looked set to win again when coming down and races off the same mark here. Gerard Mentor could pose the chief threat if returning from a break in the same form as when last seen in the autumn. Duke of Luckley is a possible improver in handicaps and also makes the shortlist.

  1. GOOD IMPRESSION
  2. GERARD MENTOR (FR)
  3. DUKE OF LUCKLEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Theocrat
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 4
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,431.002nd: £1,581.003rd: £790.004th: £396.005th: £350.006th: £350.00

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