17:45 Taunton

Wednesday 25 April 2018

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1019:4020:10

Invest Southwest Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 35.7s

1^st

Don't Ask

511-5

4/5f

T: W GreatrexJ: R Johnson

Raced lazily, led, headed narrowly after 3 out, led before next, driven out op 10/11 tchd 11/10

2^nd

1 ¼

Darcy Ward

511-5

6/4

T: Jack BarberJ: Nick Scholfield

Tracked winner, led narrowly after 3 out, headed before next, not fluent last, every chance flat, held towards finish op 2/1

3^rd

Ringa Ding Ding

510-13

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Keen until after 1st, in touch, closed after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, went right and not quicken last, stayed on towards finish op 5/1

4^th

Mark's Folly

510-6

20/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Tom Cheesman (5)

In touch, pushed along 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened after 3 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Lungarno Palace¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Alain Cawley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.40EX:£2.20Trifecta:£3.50SF:£2.51

Forecasts

Don't Ask (4/5), Darcy Ward (6/4), Lungarno Palace (5/2), Ringa Ding Ding (8/1), Mark's Folly (20/1)

There's a possibility we'll see a better effort from Ringa Ding Ding here but he's got plenty to find, and preference is for those with the solid form. DARCY WARD needs a poor effort last time forgiving but he'd looked useful on his debut when winning here and can get himself back on track. Don't Ask also has a couple of questions to answer after twice being beaten at short odds but both he and Lungarno Palace should have more to offer.

Darcy Ward
Don't Ask
Ringa Ding Ding

Previous Winners

2017

Ridgeway Flyer

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 6

J: N P Madden | T: H Fry

4/6

Prize Money

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