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16:20 Taunton
Tauntonracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Heavy, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Form 17-F34
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out
Markila (FR)
10- Form 7542-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 100
held up last, headway 3 out, ridden and challenged 2 out, left 3rd last
Alasao
35- Form 65-3713
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer S C Burrough
- Jockey L Heard
in touch, chased leader 6th, led 3 out, soon ridden, clear 2 out, readily
- Form 3-068
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey S Thomas
mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 4th last
- Form 313080
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 102
prominent, chased leader 3rd, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Snake Hips
45- Form 540
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Donal Fahy
towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and chased leaders 2 out, kept on
- Form 1/435-32
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey A Thornton
led 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, held in 3rd when fell last
- Form 258647
- Age 10
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Hadden Frost
chased leader, ridden 6th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 450-093
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey E Dehdashti
mid-division, headway after 5th, chased leaders next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Archie Gunn
10- Form P52F04
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
Nonrunner
- Form 8702-1P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
MARKILA is the obvious starting point and is taken to supplement her Ludlow gains. Clyffe Hanger brings solid claims to the table whilst Walk Tall, Quinte Du Chatelet, Snake Hips and Illogical Hope are all worth monitoring. Henry Daly's mare routed the field at Ludlow over two miles and it's no surprise to see her reappear under a penalty as the handicapper is sure to raise her by more than the 7lbs extra that she carries. It was a fairly ordinary mares' contest that she won but it was hard not to be impressed by the style. Clyffe Hanger ran really well at Kempton and lines up from the same mark but has to drop back a couple of furlongs in trip which may not be ideal and it's for that reason that we'll take the nine year old on. Quinte Du Chatelet only needed to jump round to score on his British debut on heavy ground; his win in France came on soft but his other starts have been run on much faster ground. He makes his handicap debut as do Walk Tall, Snake Hips and Illogical Hope who have shown varying degrees of promise but the last two will need to leave their previous efforts some way behind. The market could prove interesting but there's no guesswork involved in assessing Markila and she's the pick.
Formwatch
Quinte du Chatelet (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Led, ridden and hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 12, 46l behind Leamington Lad (10-12) at N Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Markila (FR) 11-1 (11-11) Held up, headway to go in touch 4th, tracked leader 3 out, soon led, clear last, won at Ludlow 2m mrs hcp hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Miss Pebbles (10-9) by 7l, 17 ran.
Alasao 5-1 (11-4) Soon prominent, chased winner 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 8, 26l behind How's Business (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jan.
Walk Tall (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Mid-division until weakened after 7th, 8th of 21, 34l behind Edgbriar (11-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.
Young Tot (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Prominent until ridden and weakened after 6th, 10th of 15, well behind Dancewiththedevil (10-3) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.
Snake Hips 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 12th of 16, well behind Covert Mission (10-2) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Clyffe Hanger (IRE) 7-2fav (10-13) In touch, headway 8th, went 2nd after 3 out, hit next, soon ridden, chance last, kept on for clear 2nd but no extra, 2nd of 19, 2l behind Wychwoods Legend (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Share My Dream (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, no impression, 7th of 15, 36l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-3) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.
Spirit of Lake (IRE) 40-1 (10-6) In touch, headway 3 out, soon ridden and effort, one pace after, 3rd of 18, 20l behind Gold Reef (11-5) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Archie Gunn 10-1 (10-9) In touch, lost place 5th, ridden and headway on inside approaching 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Red Admiral (11-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Illogical Hope (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, 11th of 15, 36l behind Son of Flicka (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
It's Rumoured 6-1 (10-12) Led to after 1st, chased leader until weakened rapidly before 5th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Rosoff (10-9) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec, 14 ran.