15:50 Taunton

Tuesday 21 February 2017

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Royal Bath & West Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 59.00s

1^st

Bells Of Ailsworth

711-7

15/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)

Started slowly, towards rear, pecked 3rd, headway chasing leading pair 10th, blundered 12th, 2nd next, went left 4 out, led last, soon clear, stayed on well op 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Somerset Lias

910-7

11/1

T: R H BucklerJ: L Heard

Led until mistake and headed 10th, chased leaders, went 2nd 12th until next where mistake, chased leading pair, ridden before 4 out, kept on run-in, went 2nd close home op 14/1

3^rd

Gold Mountain

710-12

20/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Adam Wedge

Took keen hold, held up and behind, pecked 1st, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 3rd at the last, kept on into 2nd run-in until close home, nearest finish op 25/1

4^th

Handsome Sam

610-13

9/1

T: A KingJ: W Featherstone (5)

Tended to jump left, chased leader until after 3rd, chased leaders, led 10th, clear next, reduced lead from 3 out, headed last, weakened badly run-in op 8/1

5^th

Danvinnie

810-9

25/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Held up, mistake 6th, hit 13th, struggling in 5th when blundered 3 out

6^th

Zanstra

711-9

11/2

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

In touch, pecked 7th, mistake and struggling after 10th, never on terms after op 6/1 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Towering

811-8

6/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Chased leaders on inside, pecked 2nd, jumped slowly 11th and pushed along, hit next, weakened 13th, pulled up before next (4 out) op 5/4 tchd 11/10

Heroes Or Ghosts

810-11

10/3

T: Miss J S DavisJ: N P Madden

Chased leading pair, went 2nd after 3rd until 12th, chased leaders, weakened quickly, tailing off when pulled up before 13th op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.80Pl:£2.20, £3.10, £4.80EX:£71.20Trifecta:£861.10Tricast:£1,584.72SF:£81.90Swingers:£10.90, £12.50, £23.80

Forecasts

Towering (6/4), Heroes Or Ghosts (10/3), Zanstra (11/2), Bells Of Ailsworth (15/2), Handsome Sam (9/1), Somerset Lias (11/1), Gold Mountain (20/1), Danvinnie (25/1)

HANDSOME SAM can gain a second career success and a first over fences by take this novices handicap chase for his leading trainer. The gelding finished runner-up off a big weight at Market Rasen earlier this month but was outpaced at times on that occasion and the fitting of the visor here should sharpen him up enough to get the better of Cheltenham hurdle winner Towering who is another to have finished runner-up last time out, this time at Doncaster last month while Gold Mountain can run well for his yard by claiming third place. 1. Handsome Sam 2. Towering 3. Gold Mountain

Prize Money

1st: £7,280.002nd: £2,150.003rd: £1,075.004th: £538.005th: £269.00