15:30 Taunton

Monday 8 January 2024

All12:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:3016:05

Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 5f 150y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 5m 41.2s
1st
Horse silk
12
6/5f
T: W BiddickJ: Mr William Biddick
Jumped left, chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, clear when went left last, driven out op 11/8 tchd 11/10
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
1112-6
66/1
T: Miss V CollinsJ: Miss Immy Robinson (5)
Held up off the pace towards rear, headway after 4 out, hung left run-in soon went 2nd, well held tchd 80/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
1
9/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (5)
Led but pressed, hit 7th, mistake and headed 3 out, lost 2nd run-in, kept on op 12/1
4th
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5
8
50/1
T: D SummersbyJ: Mr D Edwards
Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, plugged on in well held 4th from 3 out
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
5
10/3
T: S LoxtonJ: Miss N Parker (3)
Pressed leader, not fluent 4 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened next op 3/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
14/1
T: A KingJ: Mr H Myddelton (7)
Waited with in rear, headway tracking leaders 7th, disputing 5th when bad mistake almost unseated rider 3 out, weakened next tchd 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
100/1
T: M OsborneJ: Mr Myles Osborne (7)
Off the pace in mid-division, ridden and weakened quickly after 8th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
PU
Horse silk
6
22/1
T: Mrs J OwenJ: Mr Alex Chadwick (3)
Well in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 12/1
PU
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7
15/2
T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Mr Zac Baker
Chased leaders, hung left paddock bend first circuit and hampered rival, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1
PU
Horse silk
9
1111-12
20/1
T: Mrs K M SandersonJ: Mr Charlie Sprake (7)
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 ut tchd 22/1
PU
Horse silk
11
9/1
T: L JeffordJ: Mr Jake Bament (7)
Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Shang Tang36
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 10
T: Miss H Brookshaw  J: Miss Aimee Jones
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.20, £11.70, £2.20EX:£86.00Trifecta:£804.40SF:£115.57Swingers:£22.10, £4.00, £59.00

Forecasts

Regatta De Blanc (6/5), Shantou Flyer (10/3), Yccs Portocervo (15/2), Bennys King (9/1), Walkin Out (9/1), Senior Citizen (14/1), Shang Tang (20/1), Diligent (20/1), The Big Lense (22/1), Lakota Warrior (50/1), D'jango (66/1), Great D'Ange (100/1)

Verdict

SHANTOU FLYER is 14 now but was still one of the best hunters around last season and a point win this winter suggests there's still plenty of life in his legs. It would be no surprise to see Bennys King leave recent handicap efforts behind now refitted with the cheekpieces he wore to good effect last season and he's second choice ahead of the returning Senior Citizen. Will Biddick's unbeaten pointer Regatta de Blanc is another interesting contender.

  1. SHANTOU FLYER (IRE)
  2. BENNYS KING (IRE)
  3. SENIOR CITIZEN

Previous Winners

2023
Envious Editor
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 9
11/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,387.002nd: £1,694.003rd: £847.004th: £424.005th: £277.00

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