19:00 Taunton
Thursday 20 April 2017
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Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 104y | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 3m 53.0s
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Show odds
Suited to fast ground and a winner at Plumpton in September off a 4lb lower mark. Has needed two or three runs following previous winter breaks before being ready to win.
Beat Portage on juvenile debut for Aidan O'Brien but has failed to progress since. Has shown little aptitude for hurdling so far and may be one to wary of.
A distant fourth to Master Blueyes in February is a solitary good run over hurdles. Outclassed at Ascot last time when getting a sound surface for the first time in this discipline. Flat form still raises doubts as to whether he has the stamina for to get this far. Today will the first time he has had a fair test in terms of class and going. Extreme headgear combination now being used.
Has shown signs of ability in Ireland on a sound surface. Disappointing on all starts for new trainer including with first time cheekpieces last month. Gets better ground here and a tongue-tie.
Bred to be a lot better than we have seen. Best effort came last time when trailing in 27L behind a 117 rated winner when in receipt of 13lb. Looks too high in the weights for handicap debut based on that form. Yard are 1-22 here over the past five seasons.
Moderate Flat winner found a suitably poor race on hurdling debut. Current mark looks more realistic but she hardly appeals as a reliable sort.
Makes debut for new trainer having gone 1-27 for previous handlers. May require a stiffer test of stamina than will be provided here.
Won a couple on the Flat in 2011 but has drawn a blank since. Showed he retains ability on the Flat in 2016 and was returning from a layoff when beaten on stable debut last time. Should be seen to better effect now off this mark and worth checking in the market for positive indicators.
Hit a purple match at this time of the year in 2015 when completing a hat-trick. Form has been patchy since and that is reflected in a rapidly declining mark. Has gone well fresh in the past but it would be risky to bank on him at the moment.
Bought for £5,000 after landing a gamble in a C&D seller last time. Had something in hand that day and a 6lb rise seems fair. Same rider on board and has obvious chance if in the same frame of mind.
Winner of a Beverley seller for Tom Dascombe last summer. Has looked poor in three novice hurdles but at least makes handicap debut on preferred ground.
Looks well in here having been reassessed up to a mark of 90 following her latest effort at Towcester when beaten 3L by a 105 rated runner. Met that rival on level terms so the handicapper has made allowances for the winner idling and this mare having the run of the race. Yard looking for their first winner under rules and this mare could open their account.
Non-Runners
4
Peppay Le Pugh19
Weight: 11-6| Age: 6
T: David Dennis J: Adrian Heskin
NR
6
Londonia161
Weight: 11-3| Age: 5
T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Daniel Hiskett
NR
14
Actonetaketwo14
Weight: 10-0| Age: 7
T: D D Scott J: Non Runner
NR
Forecasts
Ujagar (9/4), Frozen Over (5/1), Cry Fury (6/1), Peppay Le Pugh (6/1), Taurian (7/1), Londonia (15/2), Sprogzilla (8/1), Hollywood Ken (9/1), East India (16/1), Distant Sound (16/1), Miss Williams (20/1), Top Of The Rocks (22/1), Osgood (33/1), Serveontime (50/1), Actonetaketwo (50/1)
It is hard to know what to make of Sprogzilla's latest effort at Towcester. The odds-on favourite was a huge blowout and the winner, having been left in front too soon, made heavy weather of confirming her superiority. Sprogzilla gets in here on 16lb better terms than she will in future handicaps but the overriding impression is that she is flattered by that performance. Ujagar landed a gamble here last time and has switched stables since. He arrives in better form than the majority of these but LONDONIA makes more appeal as a betting medium. She has gone well following a winter layoff previously. The form of her Ffos Las victory in June has been made to look a lot better since. The trainer's horses have been going well lately and the forecast odds offer some value in a poor race. Cry Fury has claims on old form and is worth a check in the market on his second run for his new yard.
- Londonia
- Ujagar
- Cry Fury
Prize Money
1st: £3,899.002nd: £1,145.003rd: £572.004th: £286.00
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