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15:30 Taunton

Quantock Staghounds Handicap Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 30.40s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Something Dandy (IRE)

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Vincent Van Gogh (IRE)

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Royal Barge

      3/1

        1
        Silk - Pink, Dark Green armlets

        Royal Barge

        9
        3/1
        • Form 20/P-414
        • Age 12
        • Weight 11-12

        held up in touch, reminders after 10th, headway 12th, blundered next, ridden after 4 out, mistake next, one pace

        2
        Silk - Beige, Yellow star, Beige sleeves, Yellow stars and star on cap

        Vincent Van Gogh (IRE)

        28
        3/1
        • Form 143P6-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-7

        held up, headway 13th, ridden approaching 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner

        3
        Silk - ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE inverted triangle, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Something Dandy (IRE)

        8
        10/3
        • Form 413421
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-0

        led 3rd, made rest, clear approaching last, stayed on well flat, readily

        5
        Silk - RED, WHITE hoop, RED sleeves, WHITE seams, WHITE cap

        Walk On By

        10
        9/1
        • Form F01P4U
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-5

        chased winner from 3rd, ridden and weakened after 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

        6
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED (quartered), hooped sleeves

        Auburn Spirit

        241
        12/1
        • Form 031463-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-3

        in touch until fell 3rd

        7
        Silk - Grey and Yellow stripes, Grey cap

        Top Light

        15
        12/1
        • Form 00PP-P4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-0

        in touch until fell 3rd

        8
        Silk - White, large Orange spots, armlets and cap

        Under The Thumb

        132
        25/1
        • Form 2500-00
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-0

        held up, hit 2nd, mistake 10th, headway 13th, ridden and weakening when blundered 3 out

        9
        Silk - Black, Red chevrons, White sleeves, Red cap

        Redgrave Wolf

        174
        7/1
        • Form 2P0/0-24
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-0

        led to after 2nd, soon struggling and lost place from 5th, well behind 4 out, stayed on again from next, not trouble leaders

        4
        NR

        Watership Down (IRE)

        8
        • Form 55-5220
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        Royal Barge remains in good heart, stays the trip, won at Market Rasen from a seven-pound lower mark but might just be vulnerable off top weight. Vincent Van Gogh has won twice over course and distance, having been raised seven pounds for the second of those, on his seasonal return. The form of that race has worked out well and he holds chances. Something Dandy carries a seven-pound penalty for a fortunate Kempton win, while Watership Down has found life a little more difficult in handicap chases but, at least the handicapper has started to drop his rating now. He ran well at Exeter on his last but one run. Walk On By won at Fontwell in August but has been disappointing subsequently. Auburn Spirit won from a mark of 78 in February (now 82) but has struggled on soft going since. The bottom three are all out of the handicap but Under The Thumb has won from a mark of 89 over two miles (now, effectively, 79). He could run well if staying the trip. With the form of his course and distance win working out, Vincent Van Gogh is nominated as the TEAMtalk selection to follow up.