Racecards
14:50 Taunton
Nell Barrington Is Great Handicap Hurdle (Class E )
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 54F41F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 105
pulled hard in rear, rapid headway to lead 4th, soon well clear, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
- Form 0-55012
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up rear, steady headway from 8th, joined leader approaching 2 out, led after last, pushed out
- Form 011212/
- Age 12
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D J Wintle
- Jockey J Mogford
mid-division, headway after 7th, led after 3 out, soon ridden, headed after last, kept on
- Form 400-P0P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Honeyball
prominent until 2nd, behind from 7th
- Form 4P-562F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 100
held up towards rear, some headway approaching 3 out, no further impression
- Form P42430
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened
- Form 1P-055P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Mrs S D Williams
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
mid-division, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next
- Form 040U0P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 95
held up rear, good headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 416655
- Age 12
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
always towards rear
- Form 4146-00
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Dr J R J Naylor
- Jockey R Walford
in touch until weakened after 9th
Super Road Train
252- Form 1/40F2-0
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division until weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 000606
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, weakened after 3 out
- Form 33-F160
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
led until 3rd, prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 0-0435P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer S T Lewis
- Jockey Mr D Mansell
prominent, led 3rd until next, chased leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Lowe Go
34- Form 150U64
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer Miss J S Davis
- Jockey J Goldstein
chased leaders, disputing close 3rd when fell 9th
- Form 32036U
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey James Davies
chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last
In depth
Verdict
A very competitive handicap hurdle that could go to Celtic Son, with Royal Prodigy and Lowe Go put forward as the main rivals. We did think Martin Pipe's six-year-old was going to do a Royal Hector after taking advantage of a lenient mark on his seasonal debut. But he was beaten on Saturday when odds on, finishing almost two lengths behind Basilea. The fact that Mr Pipe has brought him out again so soon suggests he is trying to run up a sequence with this one and Saturdays form could turn out to be quite decent. So with that in mind Celtic Son is the one for us. Royal Prodigy's best recent effort came at Ludlow last month when a close up third behind Pure Mischief, a repeat of that effort should see him fighting for a place. Lowe Go did well behind Royal Hector last time and is gradually slipping down the weights, expect a big run from this one. Musical Mayhem should be watched closely ion the market following a long lay off, but Celtic Son may still be ahead of the handicapper and he gets the vote.