16:15 Taunton

Tuesday 19 February 2019

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

Greene King Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 4.00s

1^st

Capitaine

711-0

3/1f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in touch, headway on outside before 3 out, led narrowly approaching next, ridden flat, ran on towards finish op 7/2

2^nd

1 ½

Sternrubin

811-7

22/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Always prominent, led 4th, headed narrowly approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, outpaced towards finish op 25/1

3^rd

Anemoi

511-4

7/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division on outside, headway before 5th, effort and close up when left 3rd 2 out, not quicken between last 2, no impression after

4^th

Court Royale

610-4

8/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: S Bowen

Mid-division, driven to chase leaders when hampered 2 out, kept on, never able to challenge

5^th

Garo De Juilley

711-9

25/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up behind, pushed along before 2 out, kept on approaching last, never nearer tchd 28/1

6^th

2 ½

Fiesole

710-13

50/1

T: O MurphyJ: David England

Held up behind, pushed along after 3 out, no impression when slightly hampered next, kept on, never nearer

7^th

Encore Champs

511-2

10/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 2 out, weakening when hampered next

8^th

1 ½

Smaoineamh Alainn

710-11

8/1

T: R WalfordJ: Rex Dingle (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, weakened before last op 10/1

9^th

Space Oddity

811-1

50/1

T: H FryJ: Kieron Edgar (3)

Prominent on outside, not fluent and lost place 5th, behind from 3 out op 66/1

10^th

Fidux

611-12

16/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Never better than mid-division, behind from 3 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1

11^th

Storm Home

710-13

22/1

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Led to 4th, chased leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Misterton

811-10

10/1

T: H FryJ: N D Fehily

Prominent, effort to challenge and every chance when fell heavily 2 out op 8/1

Nube Negra

511-3

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, disputed 3rd and close up when badly hampered and brought down next op 8/1

Flying Tiger

611-2

9/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: Chester Williams (7)

Held up towards rear, headway 5th, driven to chase leaders when badly hampered and unseated rider 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.60, £4.40, £2.50EX:£73.30Trifecta:£566.80Tricast:£442.84SF:£76.62Swingers:£12.90, £7.40, £29.70

Forecasts

Capitaine (3/1), Nube Negra (13/2), Anemoi (7/1), Court Royale (8/1), Smaoineamh Alainn (8/1), Flying Tiger (9/1), Encore Champs (10/1), Misterton (10/1), Fidux (16/1), Sternrubin (22/1), Storm Home (22/1), Garo De Juilley (25/1), Fiesole (50/1), Space Oddity (50/1)

A really competitive handicap hurdle, where the suggestion is to side with the unexposed ANEMOI. The fact that connections choose to go down the handicap route from this mark is hopefully an indicator that the gelding can win from it, but irrespective of that, he is one of the few here who has not yet peaked. Similar can be said of Encore Champs, who is also of interest. Smaoineamh Alainn is not ruled out, with Nube Negra, Fidux and Garo De Juilley also much respected.

Anemoi
Nube Negra
Garo De Juilley

Previous Winners

2018

Unison

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 8

J: Matt Griffiths | T: J Scott

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,574.002nd: £3,419.003rd: £1,709.004th: £855.005th: £427.006th: £215.00