Racecards
15:50 Taunton
Bathwick Tyres Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 5-9231P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
chased leaders, mistake 6th, blundered 15th, weakened 4 out
- Form 3P4/1-6P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
mistake 1st, held up in touch, weakened 11th, behind when pulled up 5 out
- Form 146328-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Mr Paul John
held up in rear, pushed along 10th, soon beaten, pulled up before 12th
- Form 663P26
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
tracked leader, led after 3rd, headed 4 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on well
- Form 5-31784
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer V R A Dartnall
- Jockey Jack Doyle
awkward 1st, in touch, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 2 out
- Form P1112P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
led until 3rd, remained prominent, led again 4 out, hung right from next, hard ridden, held on under pressure
- Form 4FP233
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Woollacott
- Jockey D C Costello
behind, headway 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd at last, never able to challenge
In depth
Verdict
MILOSAM has already won three times over track and trip this season. He turned in a poor run at Ludlow last time but bounced from a similar disappointing effort earlier in the campaign to score and still isn't badly treated. Rocky Bender never seems to run two races alike while He's The Daddy and Tresor De La Vie make their chasing debuts, though the latter has won between the flags. Possibly Flora was only beaten a length-and-a-quarter by the selection in December so has place claims again.
Formwatch
He's The Daddy 11-2 (11-1) Mid-division in 6th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up, in a race won by Tullyesker Hill (11-3) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Spanish Optimist (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Led, mistake 8th, soon headed, led again after 10th, pushed along 12th, headed 5 out, weakened quickly, pulled up after next, in a race won by Samstown (10-3) at Market Rasen 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Southway Star 25-1 (11-2) Last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 8th of 10, 41l behind Five Rivers (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 17-2 (10-13) Prominent, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, mistake and weakened 5 out, 6th of 10, well behind Barton Gift (10-13) at Chepstow 3m cnd hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Tresor De La Vie (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Led until narrowly headed after 4th, chased leader, led again next, headed well before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 40l behind Fayette County (11-3) at Taunton 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Milosam (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Prominent, reminders after 7th and after being bumped 8th, lost place 10th, well beaten 13th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Take The Mick (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 11 ran.
Possibly Flora 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out until 2 out, 3rd and beaten last, no extra flat, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Lord Fox (10-5) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.