Racecards
14:30 Taunton
Orchard Restaurant Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Fleet Street
24- Form 13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up in mid-division, headway 6th, chased leader 3 out, led 2 out, pushed clear flat, easily
Beechwood
49- Form 4434-P5
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey D R Dennis
held up last, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
Dileer (IRE)
42- Form 5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, ran on from 2 out, went 2nd flat but no chance with winner
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
prominent, ridden 6th weakened approaching 3 out
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
led to 2nd, led again 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, behind when fell 2 out
- Form 35
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division and pulled hard, headway 4th, ridden 6th, weakened after 3 out
- Form 3-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey O McPhail
held up last, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Dave Crosse
mid-division, jumped slowly 6th, soon weakened
Morless
420- Form P-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer Dr J Naylor
- Jockey A Thornton
mid-division, lost touch 5th soon tailed off
Waimea Bay
27- Form 2-04
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer P Hedger
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up in mid-division, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, ran on one pace after
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer S Burrough
- Jockey R Greene
pulled hard, held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey P Flynn
mid-division, headway 6th, chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
pulled hard and chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, soon tailed off
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey N D Fehily
led 2nd to 3rd, chased leader, ridden and weakened before 3 out, soon tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Dinarelli, Made In Japan, Fleet Street and Dileer look to the main protagonists in this novices hurdle and we will side with the latter. The selection made a promising hurdling debut in a strong race over this course and distance when finishing fifth behind Albuhera. He is bound to improve for that run and he could be the value pick in a competitive race. Fleet Street is the obvious danger and he was a good third behind Cardenas at Newbury last time. He had previously won well on his hurdling debut when beating Ile Michel, but he is steadily rising in the weights now so could be worth taking on. Dinarelli is a Martin Pipe recruit from France so he will be interesting if the market speaks in his favour, while Made In Japan showed enough on his hurdling debut at Wincanton when third behind Howle Hill to make him a leading contender. This is a competitive event which could prove to be very informative for the future, but Dileer gets the tentative vote.