Racecards
14:10 Taunton
Joe Dinham Memorial Beginners' Chase (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 44F654
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey Lee Edwards
tracked leaders, pecked slightly 5th, ridden and outpaced from 7th, blundered and lost touch 4 out, tailed off
- Form 7334F-0
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey Matt Griffiths
tracked winner until after 2nd, ridden approaching 6th, outpaced and no impression on leaders from next
- Form 75215-9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
made all, clear 2nd until after 5th, went left last, ridden out
- Form 1-U2U22
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey S Thomas
chased winner after 2nd, not fluent 8th, ridden after not being fluent 2 out, unable to quicken, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Falcon Island was popular with punters ahead of his chasing debut in a Chepstow handicap but weakened quickly from the third last. He should show the benefit of that experience here but we're taking him on with HES OUR LAD, who is a strong chasing type that's been in good form over hurdles in recent months and will have had plenty of schooling over the larger obstacles. Cantabilly will have needed a spin over hurdles at Chepstow but needs to improve on previous runs over fences if he's to get off the mark here.
Formwatch
Apache Dawn 40-1 (10-8) Chased clear leader after 2nd until before 6th, soon struggling, lost modest 3rd when mistake last, last of 4, 42l behind Schumpters Lad (11-1) at Warwick 2m nov chs (3) gf.
Cantabilly (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside approaching 7th, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Drumbaloo (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Falcon Island 9-2 (11-5) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 5th, no impression 4 out, mistake 3 out, 9th of 12, 35l behind Educated Evans (10-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct.
Hes Our Lad (IRE) 15-8 (11-4) Held up, went 4th when hit 3 out, led and jinked right approaching 2 out, soon headed, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Johns Spirit (10-12) at Stratford 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) gd in Oct.