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14:16 Taunton

St Austell Brewery Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 1y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £4,753
  • 2nd: £2,187
  • 3rd: £1,094
  • 4th: £547
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 57.73s
  • Off Time: 14:18:01
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, white seams, dark green sleeves, purple cap, white star
  • Form 8/565-63
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

held up in rear, some headway after 4 out, went third before 2 out, outpaced and lost third before last, weakened run-in

2
Silk - Maroon, white hoops, halved sleeves
  • Form 053
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

prominent, pushed along and lost ground before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

3
Silk - Emerald green, pink cross belts, emerald green sleeves, pink stars, emerald green cap, pink star
  • Form 447FP-F
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 95

held up in rear, outpaced and struggling after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon pulled up

4
Silk - White, royal blue chevron, royal blue sleeves, white spots, white cap, royal blue spots

Cooler Than Me

14 p CD
5/6
  • Form BP-8011
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 92

midfield, closed on leaders before 4 out, went second on bend before 3 out, outpaced by winner 2 out, mistake last, kept on but always held towards finish

5
Silk - White, royal blue stars and sleeves, royal blue cap, white star
  • Form 2P-3455
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 88

soon led, headed 5th, hung left and weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

6
Silk - Royal blue, light blue disc, quartered cap
  • Form PP/P-637
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 81

towards rear, pushed along to make headway from 4 out, chased leading trio before 3 out, ridden to go third after 2 out, kept on but no extra towards finish

8
Silk - Yellow, dark green chevrons, dark green and yellow chevrons on sleeves, dark green cap, yellow stars
  • Form 088-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 75

prominent, soon raced in close second, narrowly led but no fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, asserted before last, went clear run-in, readily

9
Silk - Scarlet, Emerald Green sleeves, Black and Emerald Green hooped cap

Talap

14 p
9/1
  • Form 3-37P02
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 74

prominent, mistake 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened

11
Silk - Orange, Green striped sleeves, Orange cap, Green spots
250/1
  • Form 8455P/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 68

towards rear, not fluent 3rd, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

10
NR
50/1
  • Form 3P0P-0P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 69

Withdrawn

7
NR
25/1
  • Form 77-5066
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 77

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Pillar The Poet (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) (h) hdwy 13; one pce 3 out, 3rd of 9, 7 1/2l behind French Symphony (12-0) at Dunsmore 3m mdn sft in Nov.

Marhaba Million (IRE) 150-1 (11-2) Midfield, asked for effort after 3 out, went remote third run-in, never in contention, 3rd of 8, dist behind Talk To The Man (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) hvy in Feb.

All Night Parking (IRE) 125-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, blundered and fell 6th, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Cooler Than Me 10-11fav (10-11) Front rank, shaken up to lead before 2 out, ridden before last, went clear flat, comfortably, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb beating Talap (10-2) by 8l, 10 ran.

Diamond Days (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Towards rear, bumped rival 9th, outpaced from 4 out, rallied and some headway before 3 out, ridden before bad mistake 2 out, rallied and chased leading quarter after last, weakened towards finish, 5th of 11, 27 1/4l behind Gwennie May Jem (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jan.

Man Oh Man (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up in rear of midfield, faded before 3 out, 7th of 8, 28 1/4l behind El Gavilan (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.

Gorcombe And Wise 6-1 (10-4) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 11, 27 3/4l behind Local Derby (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.

Talap 100-1 (10-2) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and went second before 2 out, ridden before last, no chance with winner flat, no extra towards finish, just held second, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Cooler Than Me (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Bowmans Dream 100-1 (10-2) Raced keenly in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.

Joker Jack (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Prominent, mistake 4th, lost place 6th, struggling before 4 out, pulled up before last, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.

Harksman 16-1 (11-0) Wore hood to post, held up in rear, in touch 10th, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, dist behind Bollin Thou (11-2) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jan.