13:35 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2017

All12:0012:3013:0513:3514:1014:4515:1515:50

Dave Criddle Travel & Wendy Wu Tours Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 17.20s

1^st

Our Merlin

511-3

11/10f

T: R WalfordJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, headway 4th, chased leaders next, led on bit after 3 out, drew clear next, very easily op 11/8

2^nd

Mr Lando

810-9

25/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Mr Garry Lavery (7)

Tracked leaders, hard driven after 3 out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with easy winner

3^rd

nse

New Millennium

411-12

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led until after 4th, remained prominent, effort 3 out, stayed on same pace after next op 11/1

4^th

3 ¾

Lord Fendale

811-12

66/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Miss Jodie Hughes (7)

Tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge before 2 out, soon outpaced by easy winner

5^th

Master Vintage

911-11

16/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Ian Popham

Pulled hard in mid-division, effort 3 out, soon no impression op 20/1

6^th

Tobacco Road

711-9

8/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Mid-division, headway on inside to lead after 4th, headed just after 3 out, weakened next tchd 15/2

7^th

Hidden Oasis

611-5

28/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Mid-division, never on terms op 25/1

8^th

Franz Klammer

511-3

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened next op 25/1

9^th

I'll Be Your Clown

611-7

66/1

T: S D DixonJ: Mr G Treacy (7)

Mid-division, headway when hampered 4 out, soon weakened

10^th

Empty Marmalades

610-11

40/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Always behind op 33/1

Also Ran

Whin Park

511-10

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: D A Jacob

Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, struggling when pulled up 4 out

Primo Blue

711-10

10/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Behind, mistake 1st, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next op 9/1

Status Quo

411-4

12/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Held up in rear, headway when fell 4 out

Jaunty Inflight

811-3

33/1

T: C J DownJ: N de Boinville

In touch, weakened after 4th, behind when pulled up before 4 out

Oscar's Song

610-12

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Behind, mistake 4th, headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next op 10/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Il Sicario⁴⁶

Weight: 10-10| Age: 3

T: W G M Turner J: Sean Houlihan

Maid Of Tuscany²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: N D Fehily

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90Pl:£1.10, £8.50, £2.20EX:£35.00Trifecta:£306.10Tricast:£215.38SF:£38.92Swingers:£10.20, £4.00, £24.40

Forecasts

Our Merlin (11/10), Tobacco Road (8/1), New Millennium (10/1), Primo Blue (10/1), Oscar's Song (11/1), Whin Park (12/1), Status Quo (12/1), Maid Of Tuscany (12/1), Master Vintage (16/1), Mr Lando (25/1), Il Sicario (25/1), Hidden Oasis (28/1), Franz Klammer (33/1), Jaunty Inflight (33/1), Empty Marmalades (40/1), Lord Fendale (66/1), I'll Be Your Clown (66/1)

OUR MERLIN has looked a different horse this month and could barely have won more easily than in the two races he carries penalties for here. He looks likely to land the hat-trick today before re-assessment no doubt hits him hard. In a field of this size however he won't have things all his own way. Tobacco Road won well latest and he is certainly a danger. Oscar's Song is an alternative who still looks to have a big run in her and she will be seen to good effect if we get an end-to-end pace.

Our Merlin
Tobacco Road
Oscar's Song

Previous Winners

2016

Jazzy

Weight: 10-11 |Age: 3

J: Andrew Tinkler | T: M Keighley

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,198.002nd: £1,526.003rd: £763.004th: £382.00