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14:45 Taunton

Royal Bath & West Novices' Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 16.30s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tribal Dancer (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dealer Del

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Surefast

      50/1

        1
        Silk - Blue, White stripe and cap

        Dealer Del

        272
        20/1
        • Form 053-51P
        • Age 9
        • Weight 11-3

        chased leader, ridden 4 out, headway after 3 out, stayed on, not pace of winner

        2
        Silk - White, Light Blue cross belts, White cap, Red spots

        Tales of Bounty (IRE)

        77
        Evs
        • Form 31/2-101
        • Age 8
        • Weight 11-3

        prominent, blundered 12th, hard ridden 3 out, not quicken

        3
        Silk - Dark Green and Light Blue check, Light Blue sleeves

        Cloudy Creek (IRE)

        20
        9/1
        • Form 3/10-4F6
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        held up mid-division, ridden before 11th, blundered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out

        4
        Silk - Light blue, red sash, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap, royal blue diamond

        Kingsmoor

        657
        66/1
        • Form 0/6-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        held up last and not jump well, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

        5
        Silk - Dark Blue, Red hollow box, Red cap

        Noble Spy (IRE)

        35
        16/1
        • Form 4F232-0
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        held up in touch and not fluent, behind 7th, blundered badly 12th, pulled up before next

        6
        Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets

        Sir Cumference

        45
        14/1
        • Form 3311-6P
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-10

        led, mistake and headed after 3rd, ridden 4 out, not quicken

        7
        Silk - Yellow, Orange star, Orange sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Orange star

        Surefast

        17
        50/1
        • Form 55-3006
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-10

        held up, blundered 12th, ridden before 4 out, one pace

        8
        Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and cap

        Tribal Dancer (IRE)

        14
        2/1
        • Form 5210-24
        • Age 9
        • Weight 10-10

        led after 3rd, clear 7th, ridden before 4 out, mistake 2 out, clear when eased flat

        In depth

        Verdict

        Tales Of Bounty can give trainer Paul Nicholls another winner at one of his local tracks. He stayed on strongly to win on his chasing debut over course and distance last time, and would not have to show much more to follow up here. Cloudy Creek was 17 lengths behind on that occasion, and there is no obvious reason why the form should be reversed here. A bigger threat could come from Tribal Dancer, a useful hurdler who was coming back from a lengthy absence when fourth here on his chasing debut, and is almost certainly capable of better.