Racecards
14:20 Taunton
Red Berry Recruitment Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,599
- 2nd: £763
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 36339P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Mrs L J Young
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
always towards rear, driven and strugggling before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
- Form 346575
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 7th, disputing 2nd after 8th, outright 2nd next, no chance with winner before mistake 2 out, weakened into 3rd run-in
- Form 258765
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer David Dennis
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders, 2nd appproaching 8th until next, ridden in 4th and one pace after 3 out, weakening when mistake last
- Form 437F-PP
- Age 8
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Miss C Dyson
- Jockey James Reveley
prominent on outside, went 2nd 3rd until approaching 8th, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 344414
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Killian Moore
held up towards rear, closer on outside 9th, ridden along in 7th after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, 4th approaching last, kept on run-in, no chance with easy winner
- Form P850-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey Mr Gary Derwin
chased leaders, mistake 8th, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 123370
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer B Barr
- Jockey Harry Bannister
mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 9th, tailed off
- Form 5002P1
- Age 14
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer P A Pritchard
- Jockey Tom Bellamy
mid-division, headway approaching 9th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, weakening when hit last
- Form P-62432
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B Barr
- Jockey Michael Heard
made all, came well clear before 2 out, ridden run-in, eased close home
- Form 60P76U
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey S Bowen
raced wide, chased winner until 3rd, chased leaders, badly outpaced and lost place 8th, rallied approaching 3 out, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, kept on into 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner
- Form 2654FP
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J F Panvert
- Jockey C O'Farrell
raced wide and took keen hold and held up in last pair, never on terms, tailed off
- Form 468-77
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T R Gretton
- Jockey S P Jones
in rear, not fluent 2nd, never involved
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
TISFREETDREAM defied the years to land a Southwell handicap last month though the run was the subject of a stewards inquiry into his improved form. He isn't the most consistent but this is no tougher and he can go in again. Follow The Tracks was fortunate to finish runner-up and looks held. Olympian Boy came here for a similar race in January and gained a surprise victory but didn't run quite so well on a return visit the following week. Ask A Bank hasn't had much experience but looked in need of this sort of trip when staying on over shorter here last month. He can provide a threat while Harry Fry could get a tune out of Garton Star, who makes his handicap debut over this longer trip after three runs in novice company. Scales is dropping down slightly in grade and tackles this trip for the first time.
Formwatch
Border Station (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Assam Black (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan, 18 ran.
Scales (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, left in lead before 2 out, soon headed, no extra flat, 5th of 17, 21l behind Easy Beesy (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Ask A Bank (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, outpaced before 7th, no threat after, 5th of 16, 16l behind Hot Pepper (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
El Indio (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden 9th, weakened after next, pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Capard King (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb, 9 ran.
Olympian Boy (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, went modest 4th before 2 out, no chance with leading trio, 4th of 11, 16l behind The Geegeez Geegee (11-12) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Garton Star (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, weakened 3 out, 10th of 13, 38l behind Garde La Victoire (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Madam Be 66-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, pushed along before 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Midnight Jazz (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Tisfreetdream (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway before 9th, led when jumped left 2 out, clear when went left again last, stayed on well, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb beating Follow The Tracks (10-2) by 14l, 14 ran.
Follow The Tracks (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, closed 3rd, soon led, not fluent 5th, headed before mistake 2 out, lost 2nd between last, left 2nd last, 2nd of 14, 14l behind Tisfreetdream (10-2) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Karl Marx (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, led after 5th, not fluent 6th, jockey looked to be having tack issues before being unseated approaching 2 out, in a race won by Easy Beesy (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb, 17 ran.
Watchmetail (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Led after 2nd, saddle slipped and soon headed, pulled up before 3rd, in a race won by Steel Summit (11-8) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan, 7 ran.
Crazy Jane (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) In rear, weakened from 9th, tailed off before 11th, 7th of 8, well behind Midnight Belle (10-9) at Ludlow 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (3) sft in Jan.