14:40 Taunton

Tuesday 19 February 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:1516:5017:20

Aspen Waite Complete Business Growth Service Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 9.50s

1^st

Airton

611-2

20/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leader, driven to lead narrowly before 2 out, headed narrowly between last 2, ridden to lead again flat, kept on well op 25/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

Scaramanga

410-7

6/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Tracked leaders, effort to challenge before 2 out, led narrowly between last 2, not fluent last, ridden and headed flat, kept on same pace tchd 7/4

3^rd

3 ¼

Sofia's Rock

511-8

7/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, in touch, tracked leaders when switched left before 2 out, shaken up to chase front pair between last 2, ridden and one pace flat op 4/1 tchd 3/1

4^th

Envole Toi

511-8

7/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led, driven and headed before 2 out, no extra in 4th between last 2, well held last op 8/1

5^th

Montestrel

410-13

2/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never troubled leaders tchd 9/4

6^th

Agent Westy

511-2

125/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring (3)

Tracked leaders, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened op 150/1 tchd 200/1

7^th

Nocturnal Myth

611-2

33/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman

Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders, weakened between last 2 tchd 40/1

8^th

Oscar Maguire

611-2

100/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

In touch, outpaced when blundered 4 out, weakened after next

9^th

Ourmullion

511-2

100/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Held up, always behind

10^th

Dadsinluck

611-2

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Held up behind, mistake 3rd, struggling 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off tchd 200/1

11^th

Spiny Norman

611-2

250/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: M G Nolan

Held up behind, struggling before 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off

Also Ran

Swallow Dancer

510-9

250/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up behind, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before next, soon pulled up

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Non-Runners

Anniversary Gift³⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: C L Tizzard J: S Bowen

Penny Poet⁵⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: N P Mulholland J: James Best

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£20.00Pl:£4.60, £1.10, £1.30EX:£77.80Trifecta:£234.50SF:£53.20Swingers:£7.00, £19.20, £1.60

Forecasts

Scaramanga (6/4), Montestrel (2/1), Sofia's Rock (7/2), Envole Toi (7/1), Penny Poet (8/1), Airton (20/1), Nocturnal Myth (33/1), Anniversary Gift (33/1), Oscar Maguire (100/1), Ourmullion (100/1), Dadsinluck (100/1), Agent Westy (125/1), Spiny Norman (250/1), Swallow Dancer (250/1)

Scaramanga should benefit from his initial hurdling experience and clearly has to be afforded plenty of respect here, but SOFIA'S ROCK is better on the Flat, and looks worth sticking with over hurdles after a winning debut. Montestrel and Penny Poet both look leading contenders, while Envole Toi is far from ruled out.

Sofia's Rock
Montestrel
Scaramanga

Previous Winners

2018

The Russian Doyen

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: H Cobden | T: C L Tizzard

9/5

Prize Money

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