Racecards
13:50 Taunton
Cornish Rock Gin Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 1y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Form 4-P243
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Brown
- Jockey Ben Godfrey
tracked leaders, chased clear winner 5th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
- Form 445FP0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt
- Jockey Mr G Barfoot-Saunt
tracked winner early, close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
I Spy A Diva
21- Form 2P232-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
made all, soon clear, increased lead 5th, eased flat, unchallenged
- Form 500-8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 2nd until 4th, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 8-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
raced wide in touch, headway to chase clear winner 4 out, kept on but no chance
- Form 5-P47
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer J D Frost
- Jockey Angus Cheleda
close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
- Form 7-14
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Trainer Ben Clarke
- Jockey Ben Jones
held up well in rear, some headway 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, not trouble leaders
Previous results
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Verdict
I SPY A DIVA will likely start a warm order given the weakness of today’s opposition. Kim Bailey’s mare landed the odds in novice company at Ludlow on her first outing after a wind operation on last month’s return to action and can go in again. Urban Soldier was tailed off in a bumper back in March and can do better debuting over hurdles while point-to-point winner Ooh Betty should improve for last month’s hurdling bow at Stratford but the remainder are hard to recommend.
Formwatch
Dannystory (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until before 4th, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 3, 17 1/2l behind Lallygag (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Earth Spirit 300-1 (11-4) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 3rd, weakened after 4 out, 11th of 14, dist behind Makin'yourmindup (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
I Spy A Diva 4-6fav (11-0) Chased leader, jumped into lead 4 out, clear 2 out when not fluent, eased down from last, never in any danger, won at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gf in Oct beating Betty's Belle (11-0) by 24l, 4 ran.
Just Deegeeteebee 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, dropped to rear halfway and lost touch, 8th of 10, dist behind Sea The Clouds (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Sep.
Urban Soldier (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) In rear, always behind and tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Sergeant Wilson (10-7) at Taunton 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Sans Of Gold (IRE) 150-1 (10-13) Towards rear, bad mistake 1st, not fluent next, made no impression from 3 out, 7th of 12, dist behind Gin Coco (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Ooh Betty (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear on outside, headway 7th, went 2nd after 2 out, led final bend, headed before last, no extra, 4th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Copperfasten (11-2) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Oct.