14:10 Taunton

Thursday 12 April 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:5516:3017:0517:35

toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 22.90s

1^st

Karl Marx

810-7

8/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Dave Crosse

Led until 2nd, pressed leader, led again 2 out, ridden clear run-in, stayed on well op 6/1

2^nd

2 ½

Tierra Verde

711-12

7/2

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

In touch on inside, headway chasing leaders 4th, ridden and not quicken before 2 out, rallied into 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace run-in tchd 10/3

3^rd

Amour D'Or

711-2

40/1

T: Miss G HaywoodJ: David Noonan

Pressed leader, led 2nd until ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner until the last, stayed on same pace run-in op 33/1

4^th

Upham Running

1010-6

8/1

T: Mrs K A BuckettJ: James Bowen (3)

Held up towards rear, headway on outside before 2 out, plugged on run-in, went modest 4th post tchd 10/1

5^th

Zoltan Varga

411-0

5/2f

T: M R ChannonJ: Bryony Frost (3)

Held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders 6th, hit next, ridden before 2 out, weakened before the last, lost modest 4th post op 3/1

6^th

1 ¼

Oologist

711-6

14/1

T: J GallagherJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, weakened before 2 out op 11/1

7^th

Cropley

911-3

11/2

T: D BurchellJ: Alan Johns

Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out op 9/1

8^th

Scorpion Star

911-11

33/1

T: M HillJ: Charlie Deutsch

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, weakened approaching next op 25/1

9^th

Eggesford

410-0

33/1

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: Brendan Powell

Always behind tchd 50/1

10^th

Blackadder

610-5

66/1

T: Mark GillardJ: James Davies

Raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders 4th, weakened soon after 3 out

11^th

Hoola Hula

510-13

14/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner (3)

Never fluent, raced wide, chased leaders until jumped slowly and lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out op 16/1

Also Ran

Fire Ahead

511-10

10/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R T Dunne

Well in rear, lost touch and struggling 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 6th tchd 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£2.30, £1.40, £12.70EX:£22.20Trifecta:£1,116.70Tricast:£1,085.99SF:£36.81Swingers:£3.10, £21.50, £0.00

Forecasts

Zoltan Varga (5/2), Tierra Verde (7/2), Cropley (11/2), Karl Marx (8/1), Upham Running (8/1), Fire Ahead (10/1), Oologist (14/1), Hoola Hula (14/1), Scorpion Star (33/1), Eggesford (33/1), Amour D'Or (40/1), Blackadder (66/1)

Few of these have a realistic chance but with ground conditions likely to take their toll, this will come down to who can handle conditions best. In that regard Karl Marx and UPHAM RUNNING take the eye. The former should have won last time when runner-up at Wincanton last time over 2m4f. The selection was behind him that day but promises to do better at this trip and the securing of James Bowen adds confidence. Fire Ahead is not highly tried on handicap debut and his yard are in good form so a market move would be noteworthy. Cropley is capable of bouncing back in this grade and has each-way prospects.

Upham Running
Cropley
Karl Marx

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00