Racecards
14:25 Taunton
Invest Southwest Supporting Love Musgrove Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £13,000 added
- Winner: £7,080
- 2nd: £3,262
- 3rd: £1,630
- 4th: £816
- Form 5U2-821
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased clear leader, closer 3 out, lost 2nd turning in, no extra in 4th when left 3rd 2 out
Choral Work
110- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
off the pace in 3rd, closer 3 out, went 2nd turning in, led before 2 out, dived at the last, kept on well run-in
- Form 43-22
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
held up well off the pace in rear, good headway out wide turning in, went 2nd before 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner
- Form 1-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
off the pace in 5th, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 6-35
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Tom Cannon
off the pace in 4th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, closing in 3rd when fell heavily 2 out
Markmyword
1023- Form 505832/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Tickle
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
hit 1st, raced keenly, held up off the pace in last pair, ridden and beaten 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 260-26
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Harry Bannister
led and raced freely, went well clear after 2nd, came back to the field 3 out, soon pushed along, headed and weakened rapidly before next, left modest 4th 2 out, bad mistake last
In depth
Verdict
Flat winner Choral Work was only beaten half-a-length in a Thurles maiden on her hurdling debut and since switched to Olly Murphy. Cool Stone ran well at Wincanton in November but was then beaten in a match at Fakenham when long odds-on. Crossrail has had a wind operation since landing a Worcester bumper last April. The second that day has since won over hurdles but WALK IN CLOVER’s experience will probably stand her in good stead and she can follow up her victory at Leicester two weeks ago under a penalty.
Formwatch
Walk In Clover (IRE) 2-9fav (11-0) Made all, clear 2 out, very easily, won at Leicester 2m (3) sft in Jan beating Legendary Grace (11-6) by 20l, 4 ran.
Choral Work 40-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and switched left in 3rd before last, ridden and kept on well run-in to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Lighthouse Lady (11-1) at Thurles 2m mdn gd in Oct.
Cool Stone 1-7fav (11-4) Led, raced green, not fluent 1st, jinked badly left next, ridden and headed approaching last, landed awkwardly and no chance after, last of 2, 9l behind Shiroccy Road (11-4) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Crossrail 7-2jfav (10-12) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, led inside final 110 yards, won at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Apr beating Kazontherazz (10-12) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Maid On The Moon 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, closed 4th, struggling after omitted 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 10, 19 3/4l behind Corey's Courage (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Markmyword 1-3fav (11-7) Chsd wnr til outpcd 2 out, last of 2, 2 1/2l behind Ruggiero (12-0) at Trebudannon 2m 4f mdn gf in Apr.
Taylors Three Rock (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Raced freely, jumped left, led and soon clear, mistake 3 out, soon headed and weakened, 6th of 9, 34 1/2l behind Pay The Woman (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gd in Jun.