13:20 Taunton

Thursday 30 November 2017

All12:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:20

Bet toteexacta At betfred.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 6m 16.82s

1^st

Comely

510-12

3/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

In touch in 5th place, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, led 2 out, held on well towards finish op 17/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 10/1

2^nd

Silent Steps

611-4

4/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Led to 3rd, remained with leader, led before 2 out, soon pushed along and outpaced, kept on and held towards finish op 15/8

3^rd

3 ¼

Gold Mountain

711-12

12/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: H Cobden

In rear, headway before 2 out, ridden after last, kept on and no extra towards finish op 10/1 tchd 11/1

4^th

One Of Us

511-4

10/3

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, weakened run-in tchd 7/2

5^th

Good News

510-7

12/1

T: Mrs L RichardsJ: M Goldstein

Tracked leaders in 4th place, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 10/1

6^th

Libby T Valance

611-4

6/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Aidan Coleman

With leader, led 3rd, headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 10/1

Also Ran

Pengo's Boy

811-10

11/2

T: W S KittowJ: Nick Scholfield

Behind, headway before 2 out, in 5th and held when fell last op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.20Pl:£4.00, £1.20EX:£20.60Trifecta:£141.40SF:£20.41Swingers:£4.00, £9.00, £1.10

Forecasts

Comely (3/1), One Of Us (10/3), Silent Steps (4/1), Pengo's Boy (11/2), Libby T Valance (6/1), Gold Mountain (12/1), Good News (12/1)

Pengo's Boy has the best recent form of these and this new trip could see him use his turn of foot to good effect. However, successive rises in the weights without winning leave him vulnerable and SILENT STEPS is preferred. The Ditcheat mare represents a yard whose hurdlers have an impressive strike rate here and her latest second to Beer Goggles looks strong with that horse scoring since off a mark of 145. That represents the strongest form in this and, if fit, she will take all the beating. Libby T Valance will improve for this longer trip and she rates a danger, whilst Comely appears to carry too many risks judged on her record to date.

Silent Steps
Pengo's Boy
Libby T Valance

Previous Winners

2016

Culm Counsellor

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 7

J: Conor Shoemark | T: C J Down

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.00