17:25 Taunton

Thursday 20 April 2017

All17:2518:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

C&S Electrical Wholesale Ltd Mares' Novices' Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 104y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   3 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 3m 51.80s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
Horse silk
Listen To The Man15
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  122
8/11
Task was made easier last time when runner-up rapped the final flight. The third was well beaten on Monday so the form is beginning to look less appealing. Official rating of 122 sets her a stiff task on these terms. Stable have been in good form and her rivals have question marks against them.
2
Horse silk
Braventara47
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-4| J: T Scudamore| T: Nick Williams| OR:  120
7/2
Has been racing keenly over much further and has tired in the closing stages in recent races including when tipping up two out last time. Connections reported after her Warwick win that she would appreciate some cut.
3
Horse silk
Canoodleb,h2
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-12| J: Dave Crosse| T: H Morrison| OR:  117
11/4
If running to her BHA mark of 117 she will take all the beating in this. The counter argument is that she remains a maiden over hurdles and can be troublesome at the start. A hood/blinkers combination suggests some complications but she did keep battling to the line on Tuesday.

Forecasts

Listen To The Man (8/11), Canoodle (11/4), Braventara (7/2)

Verdict

Braventara and Canoodle have enough question marks against them to suggest that LISTEN TO THE MAN is the one to be on. Braventara has been running over considerably further and may want slower ground. She has only won a three-runner race where her two rivals ran below par. Canoodle receives the maiden's allowance in this and meets her rivals on better terms than if this were a handicap. She may have some issues which will be tested if Braventara goes off hard from the front. LISTEN TO THE MAN looks less complicated and has shown a liking for the underfoot conditions. Her form is flawed, and she may not be one to take a short price on, but she looks the most obvious answer to a tricky opener.
  1. Listen To The Man
  2. Canoodle
  3. Braventara

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.00

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