Racecards
17:10 Taunton
DragonBet 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 1y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,753
- 2nd: £2,187
- 3rd: £1,094
- 4th: £547
Grenardier
33- Form 6-6P62
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Freddie Keighley
close up, led 2nd, headed 6th, ridden after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, outpaced and weakened after last
- Form 553-636
- Age 5
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey Miss Shannon Holmes
close up, raced wide throughout, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 1-94777
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Christian Williams
- Jockey Mr J J Murphy-Knight
prominent, raced wide, dropped towards rear 4th, some headway 6th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened after last
- Form P-P7656
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer H Brown
- Jockey Chad Bament
held up last but in touch, still a lot to do when making headway approaching 2 out, full of running when led before last, stayed on strongly run-in, comfortably
- Form 537P
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Anthony Charlton
- Jockey Lewis Saunders
held up towards rear but in touch, ridden after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, ran on well after last, just denied third towards finish
- Form 9504F6
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Rian Corcoran
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, went second before home turn, ridden when lost two positions last, edged left but kept on run-in, not pace to challenge towards finish
- Form 563786
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C J Gray
- Jockey Elizabeth Gale
soon led, not fluent when headed 2nd, close up, not fluent again 5th, narrowly led again 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, outpaced by winner run-in, weakened final 110 yards, just held on for second towards finish
In depth
Formwatch
Grenardier 9-1 (11-0) Chased winner, no impression from 3 out, kept on, just held onto 2nd, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Vanderpoel (11-7) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Albert Park (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Prominent, chased clear leaders after 3rd, pushed along and plugged on one pace after 2 out, 6th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Malangen (11-13) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Kap De Triomphe (FR) 100-1 (11-5) Off the pace and always towards rear, 7th of 10, dist behind King Of The Lake (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Whatmakes Honey B (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Rear of mid-division on outside, not fluent 1st, well beaten before 2 out, 6th of 9, 21 3/4l behind Cornish Storm (11-7) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Mach Ten (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Mid-division on inside, reminders and weakened after 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Kintaro 33-1 (10-7) Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression before last, 6th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Jesuila Des Mottes (12-0) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Sevenofus (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway tracking leaders 8th, not fluent 10th, pushed along after 4 out, pushed along and weakened before next, 6th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Palawan Du Mazet (10-7) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Feb.