Racecards
14:20 Taunton
Mirror Punters Club Handicap Hurdle (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in a places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,400 added
- Winner: £4,809
- 2nd: £1,412
- 3rd: £706
- 4th: £353
- Form 7632-26
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Mr R J Williams
tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 2181
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led, headed 5th, led again 6th, headed 3 out, led again before 2 out, headed before and hit last, no extra run-in
- Form 3331-1F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up towards rear, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden to lead last, headed towards finish, no extra
- Form 3261-65
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up mid-division, weakened before 2 out, badly hampered last
- Form 50-63
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey R Mahon
tracked leader, took keen hold, led 5th, headed 6th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, weakened last
- Form 4529-F3
- Age 5
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer M Keighley
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up towards rear and keen, outpaced before 3 out, kept on before last
- Form 5F-771
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey A Glassonbury
in rear, in 4th and one pace when fell last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
ARAB LEAGUE made it two wins from four starts over timber when scoring here a fortnight ago to land his second novices' hurdle. David Pipe's charge looks up to continuing his progress in handicap company for the first time and gets the nod. Sweet Irony fell on his reappearance in a Grade 2 novices event at Chepstow, but had won his previous two starts earlier in the year and he can figure along with Ange Guerrier, who posted a better effort over these hurdles last time. Dragon's Den is up 10lb for winning at Wincanton last month and recent Sandown fifth Sircozy could prove a bigger threat off his current mark.
Formwatch
Salontyre (GER) 4-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden 4 out, never trouble leaders, 6th of 10, 22l behind King Of The Night (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Arab League (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Made all, ridden after 3 out, clear approaching 2 out, easily, won at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gf beating Daymar Bay (10-5) by 11l, 12 ran.
Sweet Irony (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division when fell 7th, in a race won by Fingal Bay (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) gd in Oct, 12 ran.
Sircozy (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Off the pace in mid-division, slightly hampered 4th, plugged on approaching 2 out, never a threat, 5th of 12, 13l behind Pateese (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
Ange Guerrier (FR) 13-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 2nd when not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Beside The Fire (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Marleno (GER) 11-4 (11-12) Raced keenly in rear, slow 3rd and 4th, headway 4 out, soon ridden to challenge, held when hampered and left in 3rd at last, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Saddlers Deal (11-5) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Dragon's Den (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, good headway before 2 out, soon chased leaders, led last, driven clear, won at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct beating James Pollard (10-7) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.