Racecards
19:20 Taunton
Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,422
- 2nd: £998
- 3rd: £499
- Form 3259/P-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Gundry
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led, headed before 6th, mistake 6th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up
- Form 2/63456-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Mrs D Thomas
- Jockey Mr M T Stanley
with leader, led before 6th, headed 3 out, ridden and kept on before last
- Form 121P/00-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, weakened after last
- Form 57/4P58-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
tracked leaders in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, kept on from 2 out, no impression
- Form 7/35025-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
held up in touch, headway before 7th, led 3 out, ridden and jumped left last, ran on well, eased towards finish
- Form 16P66/0-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
held up in rear, headway before 7th, mistake 7th, challenged 4 out, ridden before last, kept on
- Form 536154-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Jake Hodson
tracked leaders, headway before 7th, ridden to chase winner before 2 out, kept on and held run-in
In depth
Verdict
Am I Blue is starting to look well treated but she hasn't been seen since finishing tailed off at Hereford in December. We're inclined to take a chance on TAE KWON DO as both of his wins have come on good to firm ground and he didn't have conditions to his liking in the autumn. Tim Vaughan is very capable of getting his charges ready at home. Lord Of The Dunes wasn't beaten far at Exeter after finishing second at Ffos Las and is preferred to Broken Eagle and January's Chepstow scorer Lady Bridget on the prevailing going.
Formwatch
Denton (NZ) 33-1 (11-6) Behind, headway to mid-division after 5th, blundered next, soon lost place, behind when mistake 3 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Duaiseoir (11-7) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 16 ran.
Am I Blue 18-1 (10-7) Led, ridden and headed after 5th, soon lost place, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind Queens Grove (11-2) at Hereford 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-120) (3yo+) (4) hvy in Dec.
Tae Kwon Do (USA) 50-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division, weakened after 3 out, 11th of 15, well behind American Legend (11-9) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Oct.
Cantabilly (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 11, 24l behind Bright Abbey (11-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Lord Of The Dunes 8-1 (10-8) Prominent, led before 3 out, not fluent and headed next, one pace flat, 5th of 19, 7l behind Tolkeins Tango (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Blue Signal (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) A bhnd, 11th of 15, 42l behind Double Bank (12-0) at Buckfastleigh 3m ptp sft in Feb.
Lady Bridget 10-3 (10-12) Led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Nicene Creed (11-6) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Mar.
Broken Eagle (USA) 9-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort before 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 17l behind Riddlestown (11-6) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.