17:35 Taunton

Thursday 12 April 2018

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Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Mares' Maiden Open NH Flat Race

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

1^st

Miss Heritage

410-8

5/1

T: D R C ElsworthJ: J M Quinlan

Held up in touch and always going well, 2nd on bit entering home straight, led just inside final 2f, soon clear, very easily op 4/1

2^nd

Briery Express

511-0

10/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Thomas Garner (3)

Chased leaders on outside, led 6f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, not pace of winner op 12/1

3^rd

Willow May

410-8

11/4f

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked leading pair, 2nd 5f out, pushed along and dropped to 3rd entering home straight, plugged on same pace in 3rd op 4/1

4^th

2 ½

Luna June

511-0

3/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Alain Cawley

Held up in last trio, steady headway 6f out, 4th and one pace final 4f op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2

5^th

Mark's Folly

511-0

3/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Led 2f, chased leader until over 6f out, weakened 5f out

6^th

Could You

611-0

20/1

T: Tim PinfieldJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in rear, pushed along in modest 6f out, never on terms op 12/1

Also Ran

Miss Rocher

410-8

25/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Pulled hard, led after 2f, headed 6f out, weakened rapidly, soon eased, pulled up op 22/1

Princess Midnight

410-8

33/1

T: R J HodgesJ: Matt Griffiths

Well in rear, tailed off halfway, pulled up 5f out op 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.80Pl:£1.10, £3.10, £1.30EX:£53.10Trifecta:£232.10SF:£50.47Swingers:£5.90, £7.70, £7.00

Forecasts

Willow May (11/4), Luna June (3/1), Mark's Folly (3/1), Miss Heritage (5/1), Briery Express (10/1), Could You (20/1), Miss Rocher (25/1), Princess Midnight (33/1)

Briery Express, Miss Heritage and Luna June are newcomers with nice pedigrees which also indicate they have a chance of coping with the conditions that face them here. Miss Rocher has a bloodline that defies the low amount of money it took to acquire her and her sire gets his share of bumper and heavy ground winners. For the selection MARK'S FOLLY is favoured to take advantage of her previous experience and her yard's good record in bumpers around here. She was sent off favourite for what developed into a sprint at Cheltenham a year ago and clearly has more ability than she was allowed to show that day.