Racecards
15:20 Taunton
Free Race Replays On attheraces.com 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £2,053
- 2nd: £598
- 3rd: £299
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer J P Allen
- Jockey L Stephens
chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Bass
held up in touch, chased leaders over 5f out, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer W Greatrex
- Jockey T Scudamore
tracked leaders, led over 7f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey T Messenger
unruley to post, unseated rider soon after start
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon outpaced
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Trainer M Blake
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
mid-division, headway over 6f out, soon chasing leaders, hard driven over 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
pulled hard towards rear, weakened over 6f out
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer A Kennedy
- Jockey D E Mullins
held up in rear, headway over 5f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon no impression
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey J M Quinlan
held up towards rear, headway over 8f out, chased leaders over 5f out, quickened to lead well over 1f out, ran on strongly, impressive
In depth
Verdict
Not a jot of form and the best advice, as is often the case in such contests, is to watch the market. TRESPASSER, a gelding by Cape Cross, is a hopeful choice to maintain the great strike rate of John Ferguson in his first season as a trainer, especially with Jack Quinlan taking 5lb off his back. The Denmark/Greatrex owner and trainer combination has a good record in these contests so check out Diamond Life in the market, whilst Princely Player cost 70,000 euros at the sales in 2007. By King's Theatre, he also represents a yard that does well in bumpers. However, Nicky Henderson is the doyen of such contests and Brigadier Miller will be be very hard to beat if the market speaks in his favour.
Formwatch
Beach Rhythm (USA) Footstepsinthesand gelding out of Queen's Music.
Brigadier Miller Act One gelding out of Tread Carefully.
Diamond Life Silver Patriarch gelding out of Myrrh.
Fred The Shred (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Smiling Away.
Kruseman Doyen gelding out of Polar Charge.
North London Morpeth gelding out of Miss Grace.
Princely Player (IRE) King's Theatre gelding out of Temptation.
Samuel George Generous gelding out of Digyourheelsin.
Upton Oaks Sir Harry Lewis gelding out of Copper Valley.
Just Spot Baryshnikov filly out of Just Jasmine.
Mount Vesuvius (IRE) Spartacus gelding out of Parker's Cove.
Trespasser (IRE) Cape Cross gelding out of Tamarillo.