14:35 Taunton

Thursday 16 November 2017

All13:0513:3514:0514:3515:1015:4016:10

Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 3m 59.65s

1^st

Tobacco Road

711-1

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Chased leaders, 2nd after 3 out, led before 2 out, driven clear from last

2^nd

3 ¾

Serveontime

610-11

12/1

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

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and kept on run-in, went 2nd post, no chance with winner op 14/1

3^rd

nse

New Millennium

411-10

6/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led set strong pace and soon clear until approaching 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, chased winner, well held last, lost 2nd post op 5/1

4^th

1 ½

Lexington Law

411-10

9/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Slightly hampered 1st, off the pace in mid-division, headway in 3rd after 3 out, disputing well held 2nd at the last, weakened run-in tchd 10/1

5^th

Status Quo

411-4

8/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, kept on run-in, never going pace to threaten

6^th

3 ¾

Oscar's Song

610-11

9/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Held up towards rear, headway and plugged on from 2 out, never going pace to get involved op 5/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

4 ½

Goal

911-7

20/1

T: Miss T WatkinsJ: Miss Brodie Hampson (5)

Held up and off the pace, hampered 1st, plugged on after 2 out, never involved op 25/1 tchd 28/1

8^th

Canicallyouback

912-0

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, weakened after next op 8/1

9^th

Glance Back

611-3

20/1

T: Mrs E BishopJ: James Banks

Chased clear leader, closed approaching 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened before next op 25/1

10^th

Elysian Prince

611-7

8/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Slightly hampered 1st, prominent in chasing group, weakened 4 out, tailed off

11^th

Hill Fort

711-10

20/1

T: M SheppardJ: C Poste

Always behind, tailed off

12^th

Mighty Missile

611-12

33/1

T: B BarrJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Hampered 1st, well off the pace towards rear, struggling in rear 5th, tailed off

13^th

Dragoon Guard

610-5

66/1

T: Mrs K StephensJ: James Best

Raced wide, chased leaders, driven and weakened rapidly before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off

Also Ran

Lord Fendale

811-12

25/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Miss Jodie Hughes (7)

Blundered and unseated rider 1st

Berry De Carjac

611-8

11/1

T: G HarrisJ: A Glassonbury

With leaders when fell 1st op 14/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Boutan¹⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 4

T: G Harris J: L Heard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£3.90, £5.20, £1.50EX:£192.50Trifecta:£946.30Tricast:£962.65SF:£132.90Swingers:£37.70, £20.00, £16.80

Forecasts

Oscar's Song (9/2), New Millennium (6/1), Status Quo (8/1), Elysian Prince (8/1), Lexington Law (9/1), Canicallyouback (9/1), Berry De Carjac (11/1), Tobacco Road (12/1), Serveontime (12/1), Boutan (16/1), Goal (20/1), Glance Back (20/1), Hill Fort (20/1), Lord Fendale (25/1), Mighty Missile (33/1), Dragoon Guard (66/1)

The eye-catching effort of OSCAR'S SONG last time out suggests that winning off such a mark should be well within her compass and granted a better ride under a very good apprentice she ought to take all of the beating. New Millennium also ran well last time out and there aren't too many miles on the clock with him so he could be ready to step forward, especially given the form of the Hobbs team. There are a few here with modest form but reason to suggest improvement and the best of them could well be Status Quo.