Racecards
16:40 Taunton
Total Star Radio Somerset 102.4 Standard Open Nh Flat Race (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,250 added
- Winner: £1,541
- 2nd: £449
- 3rd: £225
Buck Magic (IRE)
191- Form P2F1-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P R Rodford
- Jockey K Burke
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led 6f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Cladding
6- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J F Panvert
- Jockey Danny Cook
took keen hold, tracked leader, hung left and lost place after 7f, behind 6f out, tailed off
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey J Tizzard
led, headed 6f out, soon driven and lost place, weakened over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs H R J Nelmes
- Jockey O Nelmes
held up in 6th, headway and in touch 7f out, chased winner over 4f out to over 3f out, one pace final 2f, no impression
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey J Mogford
held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, kept on under pressure, no impression
Double Fun
17- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer M Hill
- Jockey Mr J Barnes
tracked leaders, effort on outside over 4f out to over 2f out, soon one pace, no impression from over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
A very weak race and the most tentative of nominations goes to LUCKY SUN. A solid fourth on debut at Ludlow in May, the selection may only need to repeat that run to win this contest. Richard Johnson is a strong jockey booking and he gets the nod accordingly. Buck Magic was a winner of a point-to-point at Kilmallock and is respected in a race like this, whilst Cladding, Double Fun, Mocambo and Wychwoods Kaddy were all well-held on debut at big prices. Newcomer Prince Of King is the first foal of a dam whose claim to fame was being placed in a seven furlong claimer and doesn't leap off the page subsequently.
Formwatch
Buck Magic (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Alw pr, 3rd/4th , chall & ld 3out, kow, won at Kilmallock 3m ire ptp gd in Apr beating Two Cloudy (11-7) by 3l, 11 ran.
Cladding 50-1 (11-7) In rear, ran wide and lost touch on bend entering home straight, 10th of 11, 35l behind Twirling Magnet (11-10) at Worcester 2m mdn nat hunt flat (6) gd.
Lucky Sun 25-1 (10-10) Mid-division on outside in well grouped field, headway 6f out, outpaced over 1f out, 4th of 9, 7l behind Thanks For Coming (10-10) at Ludlow 2m NH flat (5) gd in May.
Mocambo (GER) 66-1 (10-8) Mid-division, lost place halfway, ridden 4f out, plugged on final 2f, never on terms, 5th of 15, 29l behind Kartanian (11-7) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gs.
Prince Of King King O' The Mana gelding out of Bogus Ballet.
Wychwoods Kaddy 33-1 (11-2) Mid-division, and keen, weakened over 3f out, last of 12, well behind Natureofthebeast (11-2) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gd.
Double Fun 100-1 (10-0) Mid-division on outside, lost place over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 15, well behind Kartanian (11-7) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gs.