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15:25 Taunton
Royal Bath & West Show Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Surface: Turf
- £14,800 added
- Winner: £7,816
- 2nd: £3,596
- 3rd: £1,798
- 4th: £900
- Form 370-134
- Age 8
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Brentford Hope 50-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden approaching last, kept on to chase winner run in, lost second on line, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind The New Lion (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Jan.
Aurigny Mill (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th and towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on into third before 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, 3rd of 5, 6 1/4l behind Celtic Art (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Welsh Charger (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Whipped round and unseated rider at start (incident happened after the start was effected and gelding deemed a runner), at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Spirits Bay 11-2 (12-1) Midfield, ridden and headway 4 out, briefly chased winner before last, no extra run-in, lost third near finish, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Followcato (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Celtic Art (FR) 15-8fav (10-9) Chased leaders, moved into second at 6th, led 2 out travelling strongly, coasted home run-in, easily, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Jan beating Bourbali (11-1) by 3l, 5 ran.
Jack Hyde (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Prominent, disputed lead before 3 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, soon headed and disputed second, chased winner but always held near finish, 2nd of 15, 1 1/4l behind French Emperor (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Into The Park (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, outpaced and pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Constellation Walk (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway before halfway, chased leaders from 3 out, went third 2 out, outpaced by leading pair before last, kept on, 3rd of 18, 7 3/4l behind Swingin Safari (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) sft in Dec.