Racecards
14:30 Taunton
Steve Logan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Class D )
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f
- Going: Good
- Form 1210/05
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
led and set good pace, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, well held and unseated rider last
- Form 0U4216
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Christian Williams
held up rear, headway 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out
Barren Lands
14- Form 0P-5354
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey Christian Williams
in touch, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form P20
- Age 4
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
keen hold in touch, always going well, tracked leader from 5th, led approaching 2 out, shaken up and ran on well
- Form 315-560
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Mrs A J Hamilton-Fairley
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Javelin
37- Form 6P-0031
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey A Honeyball
tracked leaders and keen, mistake and lost place 5th, ridden and weakened next
Kildee Lass
35- Form 5043-41
- Age 5
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 102
held up rear, smooth headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, weakening when left 2nd last
- Form 060-060
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, ridden 6th, staying on but held when hampered last
- Form 1440-33
- Age 8
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 4-21136
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J L Flint
- Jockey Mr R Stephens
held up rear, kept on wide outside, well behind when running on from 2 out, ridden soon after, took 2nd close home
- Form 6040U0
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
in touch, weakened 5th, pulled up before 2 out
- Form F-P4243
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer R J Hodges
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towards rear, ridden from 6th, never better than mid-division
- Form P/151-PP
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey R Johnson
tracked leader, ridden and weakened 3 out
Croker (IRE)
12- Form 00/0P-06
- Age 9
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S T Lewis
- Jockey P C O'Neill
tracked leaders. lost place 4th, soon behind, pulled up when tailed off before 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Another tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading fancies but the principals look to be Kildee Lass, Royal Prodigy, Barren Lands and Bongo Fury and the tentative vote goes to the last named. The selection is well weighted on his best form of a couple of seasons ago and ran as if about to hit form when a fair fifth behind King Revo. The booking of McCoy looks a bonus and with conditions in her favour she is taken to score. Kildee Lass rates the main danger on her latest win over Red Society but that was over a longer trip and the drop in distance is not sure to suit. Royal Prodigy is another worthy of respect on his latest third behind Pure Mischief but he has had plenty of chances and still remains a maiden so a place looks the best he can hope for. Barren Lands was a fair fourth behind De Blanc last time and goes well at the track but that form has since been let down. Of the remainder All Star is from a top yard and is unexposed so is worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Bongo Fury.