Racecards
14:20 Taunton
Taunton Racecourse Seminar Centre Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Euro Falcon
164- Form 2
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer C Von Der Recke
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
led 2nd until ridden and headed soon after 3 out
- Form 22
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leaders, led after 3 out and headed approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out
- Form 5-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Durack
held up towards rear, ridden and not fluent 4th, rallied approaching 2 out no chance with leaders
Frontier
21- Form 42
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey O McPhail
in touch, ridden 3 out, chased winner last, headed flat
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
- Form 0/00-FF
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer M Sheppard
- Jockey D R Dennis
always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3f out, bbv
- Form 433-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
raced rear and on outside, ridden after 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
One Of Them
12- Form 6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Dave Crosse
led 1st, tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Miss I Craig
- Jockey J Culloty
held up mid-division, ridden 5th soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Simoun (IRE)
36- Form 5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
mid-division, headway after 5th, challenging when hit 2 out, led on bit soon after, easy
- Form P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer F Jordan
- Jockey L P Aspell
in touch, mistake and lost place 5th, not recover and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 325253
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, with leader when outpaced 5th, lost place, ridden and run on again approaching 2 out to take 2nd flat
Wozzeck
26- Form F
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer R Buckler
- Jockey B Hitchcott
in touch, ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off,
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
held up rear and keen, headway after 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Downtherefordancin, Fool On The Hill and Simoun look the ones to concentrate on in another tough race to call, and the tentative vote goes to the last named. The gelding from the Martin Pipe yard was backed as if defeat was out of the question but disappointed when fifth behind Cardenas last time. However, he is sure to have learnt from the experience and we take him to improve past Fool On The Hill who was second in that race. Downtherefordancin was third in a claimer behind Scarlet Fantasy last time but he is more exposed than most and for that reason is opposed. Of the remainder, Euro Falcon was a good second behind Wintertide on his debut and is another sure to improve but for the winner we return to Simoun.