Racecards
16:40 Taunton
Deane Veterinary Centre Handicap Hurdle (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 232260
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P C O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 0-01P50
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
held up, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out
Cool Spice
23- Form 213355
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up behind, good headway approaching 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
- Form 43P-104
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up, headway 7th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last
- Form 2F4341
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Mrs S Williams
- Jockey J Tizzard
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, behind 4th, pulled up after 5th
Big Max
13- Form 452412
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey S Durack
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, one pace from 3 out
- Form F-26U0P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey J M Maguire
led, hit 7th, jumped right from 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, kept on but not pace of winner
Galant Eye (IRE)
105- Form 5P-P011
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Baker
- Jockey James Davies
in touch, headway when mistake 7th, weakened after next
- Form 2-40462
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey J P McNamara
in touch until 3rd, behind from 7th
- Form 0230-P0
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Morlock
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch until 5th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form P00505
- Age 9
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey T Best
in touch, headway 7th, soon ridden, one pace
Afeef (USA)
40- Form 050
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey W Marston
in touch, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Another wide open handicap here but the principals look to be Rydon Lane, Cool Spice, Rohan, Big Max and Galant Eye and the vote goes to Rydon Lane. The selection won well last time out when defeating Beausejour and although he is rising in the weights he has conditions to suit and he will be hard to beat. Cool Spice rates the main danger she was a fair fifth behind Lewis Island last time over this trip. Although she has won over this distance her best performances have come over shorter so for that reason she is opposed on this occasion. Rohan is another that could go well he has dropped to a fair mark and ran as if returning to form when second behind Golfagent a reproduction of that effort would give him definite place claims. Big Max is another that could go well he was second in a claimer behind Oulton Broad last time and that form has since been franked but this looks more competitive. Gallant Eye is another in fine form but he is rising in the weights so for the winner we return to Rydon Lane.