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14:50 Exeter
Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Form 92111-5
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up towards rear, 7th and pushed along and no chance when blundered badly 3 out and soon eased
Signatory (USA)
747- Form 613/
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
never travelling in rear, tailed off 8th (5 out), pulled up before next
- Form 33248F-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up towards rear, hit 3rd, disputing 6th but not on terms when blundered and fell 7th
- Form 42-P039
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Danny Cook
towards rear, reminders after 5th, badly hampered 7th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 4 out
- Form 531-169
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 120
in touch, headway to chase leading pair 8th (5 out), weakened into 8th and no chance when pulled up approaching 4 out
- Form 73157-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
chased leaders, 3rd after 8th (5 out), challenged on inside 2 out, left with small chance as winner jumped badly right last but well held flat
- Form FP4F-32
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey T Siddall
prominent, lost place 4th, soon in rear, struggling in 8th place at 8th (5 out), tailed off when pulled up approaching 4 out
- Form 701281/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Flint
held up in mid-division, steady headway from 8th (5 out), tracked leading pair 4 out, 2nd 3 out, soon challenging, led 2 out, jumped right last, driven and kept on well flat
- Form 42732-F
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
close up until lost place approaching 8th (5 out), struggling after
Ours (FR)
31- Form 827334
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer M G Rimell
- Jockey Peter Toole
in touch, headway to track leader 6th to 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
- Form 3/221P-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 114
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Verdict
Green Belt Elite was good value for his win at Chepstow earlier in the month but a 9lb rise for that success leaves the Venetia Williams-trained gelding with no easy task in following up and preference is for SIGNATORY who gets the vote with Mister Watzisname rated the best of the rest. The selection makes his debut for Jonjo O'Neill today having formerly been trained by Noel Meade and with the yard's runners in good form he looks worth siding with on his first start for new connections. Richard Lee's Western Whisky was making headway prior to falling late on at Warwick last time and has claims if his jumping holds up. Colin Tizzard's Pass Me A Dime fell heavily on his latest start at Chepstow in March but has had plenty of time to recover from that and he makes more appeal than David Pipe's Laustra Bad, who has been well held in both starts this term. In comparison, Charlie Longsdon's Mister Watzisname has run well in both starts this season and should be thereabouts again but Signatory could be good enough on his first start for Jonjo O'Neill.
Formwatch
Forty Five (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Tchico Polos (11-6) at Exeter 2m 1f nov chs (2) gs.
Signatory (USA) 11-4 (11-6) 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Liskennett (10-6) at Cork 3m nov hdl gd in Nov '07.
Pass Me A Dime 5-2fav (11-6) Chased leaders until outpaced approaching 5 out, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, 2 lengths down when fell heavily last, in a race won by Massini Sunset (10-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Mar, 5 ran.
Laustra Bad (FR) 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leader and raced wide, lost place 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Zanir (11-5) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Line Artic (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Prominent, not fluent 5th, led next until approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 15, well behind Dovedale (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Green Belt Elite (FR) 11-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, tracked leaders approaching 5 out, led 3 out, kept on well, won at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft beating Amble Forge (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Mister Watzisname (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Led, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Gansey (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f beg chs (4) hvy.
Pavillon Bleu (FR) 3-1 (10-11) Not fluent early, behind, hit 2nd, headway after 8th, led 4 out, went right 2 out, kept on well, ridden out, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Feb '08 beating Nemetan (10-6) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Josear 25-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, joined leader 3rd, weakened 5 out, fell next, in a race won by Green Belt Elite (11-10) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 11 ran.
Western Whisky (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Held up, steady headway 10th, close up and travelling OK when fell 13th, in a race won by Like A Duke (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd, 10 ran.
Ours (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Chased winner to 3rd, in touch, went 2nd again approaching 4 out to 3 out, no extra flat, 4th of 8, 5l behind Young Albert (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Darn Hot 9-2 (11-0) Held up, headway 4th, effort approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, mistake last, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Freddy's Star (11-3) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Sninfia (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Never nearer than mid-division, behind from 10th, tailed off, 12th of 15, 48l behind Nikos Extra (11-4) at Folkestone 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.