16:50 Taunton

Monday 20 March 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 6m 17.10s

1^st

Milord

811-9

11/2

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: Henry Morshead (7)

Prominent, led 4th, haard driven after 2 out, stayed on strongly op 6/1

2^nd

Plan Again

1011-6

20/1

T: J FarrellyJ: James Best

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on well closing stages op 14/1

3^rd

Midnight Cowboy

612-0

6/4f

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Chased leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, stayed on same pace op 7/4

4^th

Avithos

710-4

8/1

T: Mark GillardJ: James Banks

Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to challenge next, soon no impression tchd 15/2

5^th

The Greenvet

710-3

66/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: R T Dunne

In touch, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened last op 40/1

6^th

Aunty Ann

611-8

7/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: R Johnson

Tracked leaders, effort after 3 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Orchard Boy

911-12

20/1

T: P R WebberJ: Fergus Gregory (10)

Chased leaders, lost place 3 out, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out op 18/1

Lady Of Longstone

711-12

10/1

T: D PipeJ: Michael Heard (5)

Led until 4th, mistake next, under pressure 8th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out op 9/1

Bistouri D'honore

511-7

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in rear, weakened 8th, blundered 4 out, soon pulled up op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£1.80, £3.90, £1.10EX:£48.90Trifecta:£266.90Tricast:£244.24SF:£98.03Swingers:£4.80, £2.60, £9.90

Forecasts

Midnight Cowboy (6/4), Bistouri D'honore (5/1), Milord (11/2), Aunty Ann (7/1), Avithos (8/1), Lady Of Longstone (10/1), Plan Again (20/1), Orchard Boy (20/1), The Greenvet (66/1)

It's notable that Avithos won over C&D last time in taking fashion, and she'll be a player if overcoming the weight rise and proving she can act on softer ground, while Orchard Boy is taking time to adjust to hurdles but has young Fergus Gregory claiming a massive 10lb off his back today. They could be the ones to serve it up to MIDNIGHT COWBOY, who has top weight to defy but has definitely been improving of late and has only gone up 7lb for two very good recent performances at Doncaster.