14:45 Taunton

Wednesday 8 January 2025

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:15

Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 150y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:45  |   Winning time: 5m 47.23s
1st
Horse silk
6
5/2
T: Tim VaughanJ: Mr Edward Vaughan (7)
Midfield, headway to press leader before 12th, soon led and pushed along, a length ahead 2 out, soon went clear, stayed on well run-in tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
5
4
1012-6
28/1
T: M OsborneJ: Mr Samuel Scott (7)
Held up in rear, headway to lead before 9th, pressed for lead before 12th, soon headed and ridden, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace before last, went 2nd close home, no match for winner op 18/1 tchd 16/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
3
9/4f
T: Harry DerhamJ: Mr D Maxwell
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway before 10th, chased winner and travelling okay 3 out where edged left, soon ridden, kept on same pace before last, lost 2nd run-in op 2/1 tchd 5/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
10/3
T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (5)
Prominent, bad mistake 11th, soon ridden, pulled up before 3 out op 5/1
PU
Horse silk
5
12/1
T: Mrs N SheppardJ: Mr F Philipson-Stow (7)
Midfield, not fluent 2nd, driven in rear before 10th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
7
28/1
T: Douglas WhiteJ: Mr Douglas White (7)
Led, dived 7th, headed before 9th, soon lost position, tailed off before 3 out where pulled up op 33/1 and tchd 40/1
PU
Horse silk
8
80/1
T: Miss A LewisJ: Mr William Biddick
Not always fluent, prominent, not fluent and lost position 6th, soon dropped to rear, outpaced and pulled up before 9th tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1
F
Horse silk
9
6/1
T: Miss RoachJ: Mr H Crow (5)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear before 6th, outpaced before 9th, tailed off when fell 12th op 17/2 and tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
10
1011-12
33/1
T: T MorganJ: Mr Joe Wright (3)
In touch with leaders, not fluent 6th, lost position before 9th, not fluent 10th, soon pulled up op 25/1

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1
Horse silk
D'jango222
Weight: 12-6|  Age: 12
T: Miss V Collins  J: Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.30, £5.60, £1.30EX:£55.70Trifecta:£302.00SF:£62.37Swingers:£12.10, £1.80, £10.70

Forecasts

Joker De Mai (9/4), Angels Breath (5/2), Frere d'Armes (10/3), Rewritetherules (6/1), A Jet Of Our Own (12/1), D'jango (14/1), Take All (28/1), Fil D'ariane (28/1), Somptueux (33/1), Flagrant Delitiep (80/1)

Verdict

FRERE D'ARMES seemed suited by the switch to front-running tactics at Fakenham and a reproduction of that form may well be good enough. Joker de Mai and Angels Breath are others to consider.

  1. FRERE D'ARMES (FR)
  2. JOKER DE MAI (FR)
  3. ANGELS BREATH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Regatta De Blanc
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
6/5

Prize Money

1st: £3,387.002nd: £1,694.003rd: £847.004th: £424.00

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