Racecards
14:45 Taunton
Leath Jewellers & Valuers 'National Hunt' Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class C)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Form 1316-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
chased clear leader, left in lead 5th, quickened 2 out, ridden clear before last, comfortably
Bessie Bunter
262- Form 500-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Old
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up towrads rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened after
Blue Ride (IRE)
231- Form 1-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr R M P McNally
in touch, headway and challenging when veared left approaching 2 out, ran on flat, not pace of winner
Clifton Mist
42- Form 45600-1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
pulled hard and saddled slipped, led before 2nd, mistake 4th, pulled up after 5th
Dawn Court
217- Form 0-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R H Alner
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in mid-division, ridden after 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
Dunnicks Chance
487- Form 0F50/60-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer F Tucker
- Jockey S Burrough
led to before 2nd, in touch when blundered 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
Dusky Light
14- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Mr N Williams
prominent, headway and chased leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace
Kathella (IRE)
127- Form 00-000
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N G Ayliffe
- Jockey H Oliver
mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 200-R
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 31
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M Foley
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance before 2 out, no extra from last
Scottish Dance
273- Form 2122-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J R Kavanagh
prominent, chased leaders to 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened
- Form 000-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A J Wilson
- Jockey M Batchelor
in touch, behind 3rd, tailed off and pulled up after 5th
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out, eased when beaten last
In depth
Verdict
Fragrant Rose, a good winner on her debut at Hereford this season, is taken to defy her penalty with conditions again in her favour. The filly, by Alflora, won with more in hand than the winning margin suggests and the form of the race has already been franked by the third horse, Wild Dream. Blue Ride was a good winner of a Ludlow bumper last season, when defeating Grave Doubts. That horse has already made his mark in novice hurdles. Jockey bookings suggest that he is the pick of the Paul Nicholls-trained pair. Native Approach is also a bumper winner from a top yard and is sure to have been well schooled, but he only has form on fast ground. Village Queen has a stamina-laden pedigree but it could be significant that the Good Thyne mare is to be partnered by Richard Johnson.