14:50 Taunton

Saturday 19 January 2019

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:25

Weatherbys Portman Cup Chase

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 7m 25.10s

1^st

Royal Vacation

910-12

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in touch, chased leaders 16th, went 3rd 3 out, led before last, stayed on strongly op 8/1

2^nd

The Last Samuri

1110-12

7/2f

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, led before 7th, headed approaching last, kept on under pressure op 9/4

3^rd

3 ¾

Vicente

1010-12

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Chased leaders, slow 12th, effort 3 out, soon one pace op 8/1

4^th

Present Man

911-2

11/4

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Soon led, headed approaching 7th, remained prominent, ridden 5 out, weakened next, modest 4th op 5/1

5^th

Regal Flow

1211-2

16/1

T: R H BucklerJ: Sean Houlihan

Held up in touch, slow 8th, driven 15th, weakened 4 out, mistake next, tailed off op 28/1

Also Ran

Thomas Patrick

711-2

6/1

T: T LaceyJ: Alan Johns

With leader, lost place 6th, rallied after next, lost place again 11th, under pressure 5 out, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out op 13/2 tchd 7/1

Tea For Two

1010-12

9/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Chester Williams

Held up in rear, slow 5th, took closer order 14th, driven after next, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.20Pl:£3.50, £1.10EX:£31.70Trifecta:£143.20SF:£21.41Swingers:£3.70, £10.50, £3.40

Forecasts

Present Man (11/4), The Last Samuri (7/2), Tea For Two (9/2), Royal Vacation (6/1), Thomas Patrick (6/1), Vicente (13/2), Regal Flow (16/1)

Present Man and Thomas Patrick have the ability to win this but they need to be careful not to get into a front-running duel, or it will harm both of their chances. Tea For Two is arguably the class act of this field and might take some beating if over his King George exertions but THE LAST SAMURI stays all day long and the quicker they go up front, the happier he will be late on. A drop of rain would certainly be in his favour too. He's taken to grind them down late in the day.

The Last Samuri
Tea For Two
Thomas Patrick

Prize Money

1st: £31,080.002nd: £9,195.003rd: £4,595.004th: £2,295.005th: £1,150.006th: £580.007th: £290.00