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15:45 Taunton
William Hill Gold Cup Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,520
- 2nd: £2,082
- 3rd: £1,041
- 4th: £521
- Form 150-155
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
midfield, slow 5th, hit 4 out, pushed to almost join leader 2 out where awkward, ridden before last, kept on well
- Form 16312
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
prominent, led before 3rd, pushed before 2 out, ridden after last, always doing enough late on
- Form 353113
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer R Walford
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
close-up, 3rd when pushed after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, dropped to 4th late on
- Form 5/31-797
- Age 6
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
in rear, some headway before pushed after 3 out, 5th and beaten 2 out
- Form 852U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Adam Wedge
towards rear, nudged after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out
Not Long Now
11- Form 0P3338
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey W T Kennedy
led, headed before 3rd, weakening when pushed after 4 out, dropped to rear and beaten when ridden after 3 out
- Form 3F4U21
- Age 5
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey J J Burke
midfield, slow 3 out and soon ridden, 4th jumping 2 out, stayed on for 3rd after last
- Form 02012-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Amelia's Dance was only third off this mark when bidding for a course and distance hat-trick last month but Confirmation Bias could be well treated back over hurdles. Sarceaux beat Saturday’s Hereford winner Lime Drop at Kempton but is still receiving weight all round but French import Grizzly James is proving a disappointment. Super Six shoulders top weight on his handicap debut but he’ll strip fitter for a run at Chepstow. Mister Splash is another with scope but DIBBLE DECKER was a little unlucky to be caught close home at Warwick after a wide-margin win at Huntingdon and is worth sticking with.
Formwatch
Super Six 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, hung left and well beaten 3rd when not fluent last, weakened into 5th flat, 5th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Current Mood (11-5) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Dibble Decker (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Prominent, led after 2nd, ridden 2 out, not fluent last, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Osprey Call (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Amelia's Dance (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Raced wide, tracked leader until before 3rd, chased leading pair, pushed along one pace and no impression before 2 out, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Dr T J Eckleburg (10-9) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Grizzly James (FR) 8-1 (10-11) Mid division, headway to go 2nd home turn, soon outpaced and weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 35 1/4l behind Red Risk (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Mister Splash (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Held up early, good headway tracking leaders 3rd, went 2nd at 7th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, jumped badly right 3 out and next, 4th and struggling when very awkward and unseated rider on landing last, at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Not Long Now 14-1 (11-9) Led, jumped right at times, clear 3rd until after 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 30 1/2l behind Poker Master (10-10) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Sarceaux (FR) 9-2 (10-5) Led, ridden and headed flat, rallied and led again towards finish, held on, won at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb beating Lime Drop (11-5) by shd, 5 ran.
Confirmation Bias (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) In rear, not fluent on occasions, mistake 4 out, soon pulled up, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.