16:10 Taunton

Monday 12 March 2018

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 5m 14.4s

1^st

Vado Forte

511-6

6/1

T: T LaceyJ: R T Dunne

Held up in rear, steady headway from 7th, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on well op 11/2

2^nd

Caviar D'Allen

610-8

8/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: D F O'Regan

Prominent in chasing group, 2nd after 2 out, no impression on winner but well clear of rest flat op 14/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

Martabot

710-13

12/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Soon led, clear 4th, headed 2 out, 3rd and no extra flat op 10/1

4^th

Little Miss Poet

611-11

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, headway when mistake 5th, ridden 3 out, 4th and no extra 2 out op 13/2

5^th

Delface

511-0

7/1

T: D PipeJ: Michael Heard (5)

Held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, ridden and struggling after 3 out op 12/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

Triple Chief

711-0

4/1f

T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost (3)

Led early, prominent in chasing group, lost place after 6th, well held from 3 out op 11/2

7^th

1 ½

Lord Ballim

812-0

20/1

T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings

Held up towards rear, plugged on past beaten horses from 3 out, no chance

8^th

North West Wind

511-7

40/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Prominent in chasing group, jumped right 2nd, lost place after 3 out op 33/1

9^th

3 ½

First Mohican

1011-12

11/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in mid-division, ridden 7th, well beaten next tchd 12/1

10^th

1 ¼

Balibour

611-11

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Patrick Cowley (5)

Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened op 9/2

11^th

Box Office

711-12

20/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten 3 out

12^th

Dovils Date

911-4

16/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up, ridden and struggling 7th, well beaten 3 out tchd 20/1

Also Ran

Excellent Team

611-4

50/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews (3)

Mid-division, in rear when slow 6th, behind next, pulled up after 3 out

RTR

Flo'sboy Sam

511-0

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Refused to race op 40/1

Baratineur

710-13

28/1

T: K BishopJ: C Poste

In rear, struggling 6th, tailed off next, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Man Of Plenty²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: Mrs S Leech J: Sean Houlihan

Dalaman⁷⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: N D Fehily

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.60, £4.20, £3.10EX:£89.70Trifecta:£1,514.80Tricast:£586.65SF:£53.96Swingers:£41.00, £41.00, £41.00

Forecasts

Triple Chief (4/1), Little Miss Poet (5/1), Vado Forte (6/1), Balibour (6/1), Dalaman (6/1), Delface (7/1), Caviar D'Allen (8/1), Man Of Plenty (10/1), First Mohican (11/1), Martabot (12/1), Dovils Date (16/1), Lord Ballim (20/1), Box Office (20/1), Baratineur (28/1), Flo'sboy Sam (33/1), North West Wind (40/1), Excellent Team (50/1)

A typically open handicap hurdle but there is every chance that LITTLE MISS POET can build on a very promising effort at Ascot last time out. There are plenty of others you can make a case for, including the progressive Dalaman , Lord Ballim, and Vado Forte, whose yard in fine form at present. Man Of Plenty ran a blinder at Sandown on Saturday and if he does take his chance could be a danger as well.

Little Miss Poet
Vado Forte
Dalaman

Prize Money

1st: £5,458.002nd: £1,603.003rd: £801.004th: £401.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00