Racecards
13:25 Taunton
Invest Southwest Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,159
- 2nd: £1,455
- 3rd: £727
- 4th: £364
Delta River
84- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Davis
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
keen towards rear, awkward 2nd, saddle slipped and pulled up before 3rd
- Form 600
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Honour
- Jockey Bryan Carver
pressed leader, close up 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 550
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
prominent, midfield 3rd, relegated towards rear 5th, not fluent 6th, ridden 3 out, one pace
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey James Best
midfield, awkward 6th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Kieren Buckley
keen towards rear, stumbled on landing 1st, pulled forward to track leaders 4th, not fluent 3 out and weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
led narrowly, still travelling strongly when led 2 out, headed narrowly before last, jumped well to lead last, stayed on strongly flat
- Form 238
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, jumped left 3 out, headway to challenge 2 out, led narrowly before last where outjumped and headed, no extra flat
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up in rear, smooth headway to chase leaders after 3 out, clear of rest when outpaced before 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last
In depth
Verdict
Top Power placed on the Flat when trained by Andrew Balding but returns from a lengthy absence. Castel Gandolfo has placed in both start so far over hurdles and will have needed his run in a bumper in February while Monete should also strip fitter today but TULIN appears to hold all the aces. He was making his debut over timber when quickening clear of older horses here last month and looks capable of holding his own at a higher level.
Formwatch
Delta River 28-1 (9-7) Chased leader until 8f out, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 20 3/4l behind Dark Pine (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Gaelic Thunder 250-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden for effort and lost position before 4 out, soon under pressure, no impact from 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Camprond (11-4) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Gamalou D'alene (FR) 40-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression before 4 out, tailed off from 3 out, 13th of 16, dist behind Quinta Do Mar (11-2) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Man Of The Sea (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Held up, slow jump 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before next, 8th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Camprond (11-4) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Mar.
Top Power (FR) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and joined from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Point In Time (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Tulin 5-1 (10-8) Led narrowly, headed but close up 3rd, upsides 5th, pressed leader 6th, upsides travelling strongly 2 out, ridden to lead before last, drew readily clear flat, won at Taunton 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar beating Iron Mike (11-2) by 5 1/2l, 11 ran.
Castel Gandolfo (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Raced keenly towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Hooper (11-4) at Kempton 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Monete (GER) 10-3 (10-5) Chased leaders, bumped 2nd, not fluent 5th and lost place, soon pushed along, well beaten from next, 5th of 6, dist behind Ordered Lives (10-12) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Mar.