Racecards
14:55 Taunton
Jack Bevan - The Bookmaker Est 1897 Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 104y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,549
- 2nd: £1,336
- 3rd: £668
- 4th: £334
- Form 09535
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Nick Mitchell
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
led until after 4th, chased leader, led 6th, pushed clear after 3 out, very easily
- Form 7394
- Age 4
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 99
took keen hold, tracked leading pair until 3rd, 3rd again when went left and hit 6th, driven in well held 2nd when hung right before 2 out, blundered 2 out, mistake last, lost 2nd near finish
- Form 566
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer D Brace
- Jockey N P Madden
edgy and sweating, took keen hold, held up in 4th place, dropped to rear 3rd, headway into 2nd 3 out until before next, went 2nd again near finish, no chance with winner
- Form 86PPP9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey M G Nolan
tended to jump left and never fluent, tracked leader, hit 2nd and 3rd, led after 4th, hit next and driven, headed 6th, chased leaders under pressure, weakened next
- Form P0/08-4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D D Scott
- Jockey James Best
reluctant to line up and led in start, started slowly, headway tracking leaders 2nd, tracked leading pair and not fluent 3rd, reminders before 6th, weakened before next, tailed off
- Form 907P0P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mark Gillard
- Jockey Dave Crosse
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
A MONTMARTRE gave the impression she didn’t stay the 2m5f at Kempton last time. She’d run well for third over a shorter trip at Plumpton earlier and Nick Mitchell’s mare can go close again in a poor handicap. Hermarna finished ahead of the latter when placed at Plumpton earlier in the year though it was soft ground on that occasion but the remainder have yet to show any form worthy of a mention, though Maggie's Dawn may improve now handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
A Montmartre (FR) 6-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace and no impression, 5th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Courtinthemiddle (10-5) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hermarna (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Chased leader, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced and beaten, well behind 3 out, plugged on to take 4th flat, 4th of 5, 12 1/2l behind Secret Door (10-13) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Maggie's Dawn 50-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, keen, badly hampered 4th, rallied and headway 4 out, soon beaten, 6th of 9, dist behind Hestina (10-6) at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Kaspian Tern 28-1 (11-6) Soon in touch, hit 2nd, weakened after 3 out, well behind when mistake 2 out, 9th of 11, dist behind Goodnitesweetheart (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Actonetaketwo 100-1 (10-7) Keen, soon led, headed 2nd, lost place after 5th, tailed off 4 out, modest 4th, last of 4, dist behind Garo De Juilley (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr.
Spanish Queen 50-1 (10-6) Last pair, reminders and struggling 3rd, losing touch when went badly left next, tailed off and pulled up before 7th, at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.