Racecards
15:30 Taunton
Silver Birch Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 031532
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
chased leader, left in lead approaching 6th, headed after last, no extra towards finish
- Form 6054
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Widger
always prominent, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Jayas (FR)
34- Form 02116
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
held up in mid-division, effort 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
- Form 23-5435
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, mistake 1st, weakened quickly from 6th, tailed off
Jennypenney
27- Form 2-P43U0
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
towards rear, weakened 6th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
- Form F20504
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
mid-division, headway 3 out, every chance last, hard ridden and weakened flat
- Form 0-3040P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey S Curran
led until broke leg approaching 6th, destroyed
- Form 000P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey E Husband
mid-division, mistake 3rd, ridden and weakened from 4 out
- Form 0-00
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey M Batchelor
held up in rear until headway 4 out, ran on from 3 out
Damoiselle
70- Form 50-5430
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey C Llewellyn
settled in rear, steady headway from 5th, led after last, pushed out
Dandonell (IRE)
578- Form 02P662-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
chased leaders until weakened after 6th, one-paced
In depth
Formwatch
Royal Partnership (IRE) has won on the Flat and could be worth a chance on this lowly mark now that the ground is drying out. Jayas is an obvious danger but ran inexplicably badly last time and will not be much value in this weak race. Iro Origny comes from a stable with an exceptional strike rate at this track and has good each way claims.