13:05 Taunton

Sunday 4 February 2018

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:30

Bathwick Tyres Bath Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 24.40s

1^st

Storm Home

611-3

4/1f

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Always prominent, not fluent when led 3 out, headed after next, led approaching omitted last, ran on well (1 hurdle omitted) tchd Evens and tchd 6/5

2^nd

1 ¼

Grand Sancy

410-7

8/13

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Keen in mid-division, chased leaders 4th, led after 2 out, headed before omitted last, no extra closing stages op 5/4 tchd 6/5

3^rd

Flight To Milan

511-3

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Mitchell Bastyan (5)

In touch in mid-division, keen, headway 2 out, stayed on well, never able to challenge

4^th

Great Lover

611-3

33/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, headway when jumped left 2 out, hung left approaching omitted last, no extra closing stages

5^th

3 ½

The Groovy Hoovy

611-3

33/1

T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell

Chased leaders, mistake 4th, under pressure after 3 out, weakened before omitted last op 16/1

6^th

Midnight Midge

410-7

50/1

T: R J HodgesJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, headway 2 out, never on terms

7^th

Sizing Tara

511-3

7/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders, mistake 1st, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching omitted last tchd 9/1

8^th

Skinflint

611-3

16/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, driven 2 out, soon no impression op 25/1

9^th

Pentito Rap

410-7

66/1

T: B R MillmanJ: R T Dunne

Led, not fluent 4 out, headed next, weakened 2 out

10^th

Gog Elles

410-0

33/1

T: Mrs K StephensJ: James Best

Held up, never dangerous

11^th

3 ¼

Eggesford

410-7

50/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: T Dowling (5)

Always behind, weakened 3 out

12^th

Live For Today

711-3

33/1

T: K BishopJ: Mr Robert Hawker (7)

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, lost place 5th, soon behind

Also Ran

Cappaway

511-3

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Mid-division when fell 1st op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £8.20EX:£3.70Trifecta:£21.50SF:£2.83Swingers:£1.02, £15.90, £13.30

Forecasts

Grand Sancy (8/13), Storm Home (4/1), Sizing Tara (7/1), Skinflint (16/1), Cappaway (20/1), Flight To Milan (25/1), Great Lover (33/1), The Groovy Hoovy (33/1), Gog Elles (33/1), Live For Today (33/1), Midnight Midge (50/1), Eggesford (50/1), Pentito Rap (66/1)

Paul Nicholls has often given promising types educations in races like this and this course, and GRAND SANCY could be the latest. Having run very well on two of his three starts so far he wouldn't need to find much improvement (if any) to get off the mark here and looks the one to side with. Colin Tizzard's yard may finally be picking up into some form and so Storm Home seems the main danger, ahead of Flight To Milan.

Grand Sancy
Storm Home
Flight To Milan

Previous Winners

2017

Mohaayed

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 5

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £5,458.002nd: £1,603.003rd: £801.004th: £401.00