19:00 Taunton

Thursday 20 April 2017

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

Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 3m 53.0s

1^st

Frozen Over

910-10

5/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Tracked leaders in 4th, led 2 out, kept on well op 9/2

2^nd

2 ¾

Taurian

611-0

7/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner last, kept on and well held op 10/1

3^rd

Hollywood Ken

411-9

9/1

T: R WoollacottJ: H Cobden

Held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, kept on and never dangerous op 7/1

4^th

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Serveontime

611-4

50/1

T: Mrs H R J NelmesJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Mid-division, ridden and headway before 2 out, kept on from last op 40/1

5^th

1 ¼

Ujagar

610-6

9/4f

T: K BishopJ: R T Dunne

Held up rear division, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace op 7/2

6^th

Miss Williams

611-3

20/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: G B Watters (3)

Led, clear after 2nd, headed 2 out, weakened run-in

7^th

1 ¾

Cry Fury

910-13

6/1

T: M SheppardJ: Stan Sheppard (3)

Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, weakened run-in op 13/2

8^th

1 ¼

East India

511-12

16/1

T: George BakerJ: T E Whelan

Always towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, no impression op 12/1

9^th

Top Of The Rocks

410-2

22/1

T: Mrs K StephensJ: Ian Popham

Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last op 16/1

10^th

Osgood

1012-0

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Nuttall (10)

Held up in rear, pushed along before 2 out, never dangerous op 25/1

11^th

Sprogzilla

810-0

8/1

T: H JamesJ: Charlie Hammond (7)

Tracked leader, mistake 4th, weakened from 3 out

12^th

Distant Sound

1011-0

16/1

T: R G HawkerJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Always towards rear, weakened after 3 out

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Non-Runners

Peppay Le Pugh¹⁹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: David Dennis J: Adrian Heskin

Actonetaketwo¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: D D Scott J: Non Runner

Londonia¹⁶¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Daniel Hiskett

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.20Pl:£1.80, £2.80, £2.10EX:£46.10Trifecta:£288.70Tricast:£313.85SF:£39.37Swingers:£7.40, £10.70, £8.80

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.