Racecards
15:00 Taunton
Carlsberg UK Handicap Hurdle (Class D )
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 0-61625
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer H J Manners
- Jockey J A Jenkins
held up last, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 2-3F113
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T J Malone
in touch, ridden 6th, outpaced approaching 3 out, challenged and led on bit approaching 2 out, driven clear flat
- Form 23211F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 116
mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out
- Form 63-PF53
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey L Stephens
held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out, kept on from 2 out
- Form 60-0603
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Thornton
pulled hard and chased leaders, found nil when ridden approaching 2 out
- Form 012030
- Age 6
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 100
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened flat
- Form 002220
- Age 8
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T J Phelan
held up towards rear, ridden 6th, soon weakened
- Form 20P4PP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 97
chased leader, ridden challenged and every chance approaching 2 out, kept on flat but not pace of winner
- Form 022-6P0
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Dr P Pritchard
- Jockey O Dayman
towards rear, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Martin Pipe should hold the answer with his pair, Fast Mix and Time To Roam, and it is the latter that is preferred, with Arimero best of the opposition. Time To Roam is on a retrieval mission, having fallen two out when in with every chance here last time. He was strongly fancied on the strength of an impressive debut win for the stable at Haydock just five days earlier, and the way that he was travelling when coming down suggests that he would have prevailed. He was quite useful in Ireland, and indeed scored on his final start at Downpatrick before joining Martin Pipe. He can take this before the handicapper clobbers him completely. Stablemate Fast Mix did well to win at Chepstow after Jamie Moore dropped his whip between the final two flights, but was turned over when odds-on for a seller at Leicester next time. He is not one to rely on then and it should pay to stick with Time To Roam. Arimero has shown little on two British starts but has taken on good company. He can play a part as well, but on the evidence so far, Time To Roam should be hard to beat.