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17:15 Taunton
Free Racing Post Form At totesport.com Novices' Chase (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Winner: £4,453
- 2nd: £1,298
- 3rd: £649
- Form U-33121
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Nick Scholfield
led to 6th, led again next, headed narrowly 11th, led again next, drew clear approaching 3 out, eased flat, very easily
- Form 0P24/P-F
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey Lee Edwards
jumped left, raced in 3rd and last, struggling and lost touch 8th, continued tailed off
- Form 71BP8P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey J W Farrelly
tracked winner, led 6th to next, remained close up, led again 11th, mistake and headed next, outpaced after 4 out, no chance with winner when stumbled next
Previous results
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Verdict
Lansdowne Princess won a Newton Abbot handicap off 72 in August which looks about her mark and Cengiz has been placed once in 10 starts over fences. Indian Pipe Dream gained his first success in 14 starts over the bigger obstacles when gaining a surprise victory in a three-runner affair at Doncaster but it will be an even bigger shock if he can beat QOZAK, who had a simple task when his only rival unseated his rival at the fifth here last month but who is in a different league judged on an earlier success over 2m3f here.
Formwatch
Qozak (FR) 2-13fav (11-5) Made all, not fluent 1st, left alone from 5th, not fluent 12th, cantered home, won at Taunton 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Mar, 2 ran.
Lansdowne Princess 22-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, hit 12th, no impression, well behind when pulled after 2 out, in a race won by One More Dinar (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd in Feb, 16 ran.
Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Made all, jumped well, ridden before 2 out, ran on strongly from last, won at Doncaster 3m nov chs (4) gd in Mar beating Lake Legend (11-7) by 11l, 3 ran.