15:50 Taunton

Thursday 28 November 2019

All12:3513:1013:4514:1514:5015:2015:50

Festive Fixture 12th December Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 56.40s

1^st

Dan Gun

511-5

2/1f

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace (3)

Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, left 2nd just after 2 out and then switched right, challenged last, soon led, stayed on

2^nd

Zoltan Varga

511-12

33/1

T: Miss S WestJ: M Goldstein

Took keen hold, prominent, led after 3rd, headed 3 out, 2 lengths down when left in lead 2 out, headed just after last, stayed on same pace

3^rd

Clearly Capable

1011-6

5/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Harry Bannister

Prominent, led 3 out, 2 lengths ahead when terrible mistake 2 out, headed and not recover

4^th

1 ½

We'llcwhathappens

611-5

11/1

T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan (7)

In rear and ridden after 3rd, stayed on from 2 out, never nearer

5^th

3 ½

Hahadi

711-7

7/1

T: David DennisJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Led until 3rd, stayed handy, weakened before 2 out

6^th

1 ½

Bentons Lad

811-5

20/1

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Max Kendrick (3)

Held up towards rear, headway 5th, lost place after 3 out

7^th

Eric The Third

1011-3

7/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (5)

Took keen hold, prominent, led 3rd, soon headed, lost place 6th, well beaten before 2 out

8^th

2 ½

Realta Dawn

711-1

20/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

Mid-division, headway 4 out, no impression before 2 out, mistake last

9^th

Overflow

411-10

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, headway 6th, driven after not fluent 4 out, beaten after 3 out, weakened before 2 out

10^th

Black Noah

411-7

50/1

T: J FarrellyJ: Alain Cawley

Held up, not fluent 4th, always behind

11^th

Lady Wethered

711-0

66/1

T: Miss L BlackfordJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Mid-division, ridden after 5th, struggling next

12^th

Russian's Legacy

911-1

25/1

T: Miss G HaywoodJ: David Noonan

Prominent until 3rd, chased leaders, lost place after 3 out

Also Ran

Glengar

511-3

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, awkward 3rd, mistake 5th, mistake and well beaten 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

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Non-Runners

Akkapenko³⁰

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.20, £7.00, £2.50EX:£61.60Trifecta:£302.20Tricast:£315.45SF:£78.45Swingers:£14.60, £2.90, £52.30

Forecasts

Dan Gun (2/1), Clearly Capable (5/1), Overflow (5/1), Hahadi (7/1), Eric The Third (7/1), We'llcwhathappens (11/1), Akkapenko (14/1), Bentons Lad (20/1), Realta Dawn (20/1), Russian's Legacy (25/1), Glengar (25/1), Zoltan Varga (33/1), Black Noah (50/1), Lady Wethered (66/1)

Dan Gun finally got off the mark at Huntingdon this month and represents a stable in super form, ensuring he's on the shortlist despite a 7lb rise. It will be interesting to see how the market judges Russian's Legacy, an 80-1 scorer at Newton Abbot early in the summer that hasn't been spotted since. Eric The Third shaped with more purpose last time and is dropping in the ratings but AKKAPENKO was too keen at Chepstow in his hat-trick bid and, if conserving his energy better, could bounce back in his bid to make it three wins in four starts.

Akkapenko
Dan Gun
Russian's Legacy

Previous Winners

2018

Bonza Girl

Weight: 11-9 |Age: 5

J: Rex Dingle | T: J Scott

6/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,484.002nd: £1,317.003rd: £658.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00