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15:40 Taunton

Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,500 added
  • Winner: £4,224
  • 2nd: £1,240
  • 3rd: £620
  • 4th: £310
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 25.00s
  • Off Time: 15:40:27
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Red inverted triangle, sleeves and cap
9/2
  • Form 48-6539
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 114

led, narrowly headed 5th, chased winner until weakened and mistake 9th, tailed off

2
Silk - Scarlet, Emerald Green sleeves, Black and Emerald Green hooped cap
  • Form 222523
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 110

took keen hold, held up in touch, headway 9th, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression

3
Silk - Dark blue, yellow stripe, checked sleeves, yellow cap
7/1
  • Form 5-2P6P6
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 105

took keen hold, chased leader, led narrowly 5th, went left 3 out, not fluent next, came clear before last, kept on well

4
Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 60971
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 102

chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 9th, pushed left 3 out, driven and lost 2nd before 2 out, soon hung right and no extra in 3rd

5
Silk - Red, white epaulets, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap
7/1
  • Form 5931P2
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 101

in touch, mistake and lost place 4th, mistake and rear 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 9th

6
Silk - Yellow, Mauve epaulets, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 226/333-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 98

took keen hold, held up in last pair, some headway 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

7
Silk - Maroon, White chevron, Black sleeves, Maroon cap, Black star
8/1
  • Form 8-507
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 96

last pair, pushed along after 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when hit 3 out, soon pulled up

8
Silk - Red, Grey hooped sleeves, Red cap, Grey star
  • Form 90330
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 95

chased leaders, mistake 8th, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, mistake next

In depth

Verdict

Briefcase has shown more than enough to suggest he can win a race of this nature but he's become expensive to follow and hasn't raced since November. Dream Again Boys got off the mark at Lingfield last week and has every chance of staying this longer trip on breeding but we'll take him on with Ffos Las specialist AL SHABABIYA. Alison Thorpe's mare doesn't handle heavy ground but is a consistent sort on better going and her latest second to Cross The Flags looks the best form on offer. Zagova is unexposed and may be best of the rest.

Formwatch

Time Do (FR) 25-1 (11-9) Behind, headway 8th, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, weakening when mistake next, 9th of 14, 32l behind Bellflower Boy (11-0) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.

Briefcase (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Tracked winner, with winner 5th, mistake 8th, challenged 2 out, every chance last, ridden run-in, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 4, 1l behind No Woman No Cry (10-2) at Taunton 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.

Father Probus 20-1 (11-2) In rear, reminders after 2nd and 5th, plugged on from 3 out, no chance, 6th of 19, 31l behind Total Submission (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Dream Again Boys (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, upsides 2 out, led before when not fluent last, idled flat but always doing enought, won at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb beating Phardessa (11-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

Al Shababiya (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Raced wide and prominent, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 6th until 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, never any chance, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Cross The Flags (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.

Magical Treasure 11-4 (11-0) Held up, headway to 4th approaching 3 out, stayed on to modest 3rd last, no impression, 3rd of 12, 17l behind Lomitaar (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul '10.

Zagova (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Not fluent in rear, ridden and struggling 7th, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Super Duty (11-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (2) gs in Feb.

Giveitachance (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Mid-division, lost place 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 13th of 16, well behind Off The Ground (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.