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14:50 Taunton

Royal Bath & West Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,750 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 31.50s
  • Off Time: 14:50:19
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Wenger (FR)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Incorporation

    12/1

      1
      Silk - Grey and Red (quartered), Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Oxybau (FR)

      9 D
      33/1
      • Form 40F686
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 93

      held up towards rear, lost touch 8th, weakened 4 out

      2
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW diamonds, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, RED cap

      Wenger (FR)

      20 b
      11/4
      • Form 534-952
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 99

      held up last, headway after 5th, led 7th, ridden and idled flat but always in command

      3
      Silk - Pink, pink and white quartered cap

      Nemetan (FR)

      44 BFC
      2/1
      • Form 8P-5F13
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 95

      prominent, led 6th to jump slowly and headed 7th, jumped right 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace

      4
      Silk - Black, Red star, halved sleeves

      Incorporation

      187 p
      12/1
      • Form 129357
      • Age 8
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 91

      prominent, chased leader 4 out, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, mistake last, rallied flat but not reach winner

      5
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black star

      PonchaTrain (IRE)

      36
      11/4
      • Form 5-32364
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 88

      led, mistake and headed 6th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

      6
      Silk - Orange, large Light Green spots, Light Green sleeves, Orange spots

      Past Entertainer (IRE)

      39
      7/1
      • Form 60P3P
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-10
      • Official Rating 84

      chased leader, not fluent 1st, lost place approaching 7th, weakened 8th

      In depth

      Verdict

      Nemetan gets the confident vote here with PonchaTrain and Wenger rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair third off this mark behind High Calliber last time out, that form has since been franked and off the same mark here he need only put in a clear round to score. PochaTrain rates the main danger on his latest fourth behind Alderbrook Girl but he has had plenty of chances off similar marks without taking one and is taken on with this in mind. Wenger is another that could go well on his latest second behind Nimby Run but he is rising in the weights without winning and looks opposable on that basis. Of the remainder Incorporation is from a yard in form and could go well at a price but for the winner we return to Nemetan who sets a fair standard and will be hard to beat.

      Formwatch

      Oxybau (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, driven approaching 6th, mistake 7th, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 39l behind Brave Villa (11-2) at Taunton 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Feb.

      Wenger (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 3 out, stayed on well flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Nimby Run (9-10) at Kempton 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.

      Nemetan (FR) 10-11fav (11-12) Tracked leader until hit 4th, blundered 7th, no chance from 3 out, 3rd of 6, 22l behind High Calibre (11-8) at Folkestone 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.

      Incorporation 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 5 out, weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, 44l behind Copplestone (10-6) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.

      PonchaTrain (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on flat, 4th of 12, 5l behind Alderbrook Girl (10-4) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.

      Past Entertainer (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up, headway before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Glinton (11-9) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (3) hvy in Jan, 14 ran.