15:45 Taunton
Monday 4 February 2019
All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:45
Evening With Tommo And Champ 29th March Mares' Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 3 | 2m 104y | Soft | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 17.9s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
French raider, decisive winner over timber in December at Pau (2m1½f) and has to be taken very seriously in this line-up.
Sluiced up at Lingfield in early December and perhaps found 2m3½f at Wetherby on Boxing Day too far when beaten 26L into third of six. Chance of better back down in trip.
0-11 under rules and tailed off at Chepstow (2m3½f, good to soft) on second start over timber. Should find a few too good here, might be of more interest when she has a handicap mark to work with.
Bought for £47,000 after winning an Irish point-to-point on her second start and made a pleasing debut under rules when third of 10 at Warwick in November. Didn't quite match that next time at Wincanton (2m5½f, good) in December. Early days yet.
Some ability shown in a couple of bumpers (in Ireland) but pulled up on hurdles debut at this track last time, and can only be watched on that evidence unless market vibes are positive.
Dual bumper winner, has made the frame in both starts over hurdles at Newbury over this trip (third) and since when runner-up at Lingfield (2m3½f, good to soft) in maiden company. Likely to be in the mix again.
Regressive in bumper and was sent off 66/1 on recent hurdling bow at Fontwell over similar trip. Jumped slowly at times and eventually fell when held late on. Hard to recommend.
Non-Runners
8
Perfect Myth48
Weight: 11-0| Age: 5
T: H Whittington J: Harry Bannister
NR
9
Queen's Magic28
Weight: 11-0| Age: 7
T: N P Mulholland J: T Scudamore
NR
Forecasts
Duhallow Gesture (8/11), Presidente Line (2/1), Queen's Magic (4/1), Ballybough Nora (6/1), Perfect Myth (10/1), Coded Message (16/1), Ali The Hunter (80/1), Minnie Escape (100/1), Broke Away (150/1)
Useful bumper winner Duhallow Gesture has shown enough over timber to suggest he'll be winning soon and he is an obvious candidate now but French raider PRESIDENTE LINE need maximum respect here. He's already scored in a big-field at Pau and, despite conceding weight, is fancied to go well. Coded Message should find the drop back in trip advantageous while Queen's Magic continues to run well in defeat and may do so once again.
- Presidente Line
- Duhallow Gesture
- Queen's Magic
Prize Money
1st: £8,707.002nd: £2,557.003rd: £1,278.004th: £639.00
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