13:15 Taunton

Sunday 30 December 2018

All12:4513:1513:5014:2014:5515:2515:55

Daren Marshall 50th Birthday Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 45.80s

1^st

Zanza

411-4

5/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th, challenged and hit 2 out, soon hung left and bumped, stayed on to lead and hit last, edged right run-in, driven out op 6/1

2^nd

Birds Of Prey

410-12

4/5f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, joined and bumped 2 out, soon hung left, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace run-in

3^rd

Champagne Well

510-12

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Chased leaders on inside, flattened 3 out, soon pushed along and outpaced in 3rd, kept on under pressure run-in op 9/2 tchd 5/1

4^th

Manofthemountain

510-12

66/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, headway on outside 4 out, plugged on in modest 4th on long run before 2 out op 100/1

5^th

Winter Soldier

810-12

14/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: Rex Dingle (7)

Chased leaders, outpaced 6th, plugged on

6^th

Passing Oceans

410-12

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Always towards rear, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 50/1

7^th

3 ½

It's Fine Wine

510-12

11/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: N D Fehily

Took keen hold early, always towards rear, tailed off when awkward on landing 3 out, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

My Lady Grey

410-5

28/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, jumped slowly and lost place 6th, never on terms after, mistake 2 out, tailed off op 33/1

9^th

1 ½

Legend Of Zorro

510-12

50/1

T: J D FrostJ: Tom Cannon

Chased leader until after 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Shiroccan Roll

411-4

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 5/1

Cushuish

510-5

50/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Raced wide, chasing leaders when veered left and unseated rider 2nd op 100/1 tchd 40/1

Regal Flute

610-5

100/1

T: R G HawkerJ: James Best

Jumped poorly in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next

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Non-Runners

Romeo Brown²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Williams J: Non Runner

Westerner Ocean⁶⁰⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 6

T: Alexandra Dunn J: R P McLernon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.70Pl:£2.00, £1.10, £1.70EX:£12.30Trifecta:£46.20SF:£10.88Swingers:£1.70, £3.20, £1.40

Forecasts

Birds Of Prey (4/5), Champagne Well (4/1), Romeo Brown (4/1), Zanza (5/1), Shiroccan Roll (6/1), It's Fine Wine (11/1), Winter Soldier (14/1), My Lady Grey (28/1), Legend Of Zorro (50/1), Cushuish (50/1), Westerner Ocean (50/1), Manofthemountain (66/1), Passing Oceans (66/1), Regal Flute (100/1)

Quite a decent event of its type with three previous winners in the field all of whom have to carry a penalty here and that may make life tough against a classy performer like BIRDS OF PREY. His Flat form would be way above anything the others could achieve and the experience of his hurdles debut won’t be lost on him at a track where his trainer has a 32% strike-rate with his hurdlers (past five years). Romeo Brown of the penalised runners looks the most dangerous along with Zanza while Champagne Well will enjoy this increased test on his hurdling debut. Winter Soldier and My Lady Grey are two to watch in the market for a positive move.

Birds Of Prey
Romeo Brown
Champagne Well

Previous Winners

2017

Dan McGrue

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 5

J: Sam Twiston-Davies | T: P F Nicholls

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £5,133.002nd: £1,507.003rd: £754.004th: £377.00