15:10 Taunton

Thursday 12 December 2019

All12:3013:0013:3014:0514:3515:1015:40

Bluqube Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 50.57s

1^st

Locker Room Talk

611-4

5/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jack Savage (7)

Soon led and went well clear, hit 4 out, wandered run-in, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 17/2

2^nd

Admiral's Secret

811-1

16/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Held up in mid-division, closer in chasing group before 3rd, went 2nd before the last, never able to challenge op 33/1

3^rd

At Its Own Expense

511-2

4/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Led briefly, chased winner who soon went well clear, blundered 2 out, never able to challenge, lost 2nd before the last op 5/1

4^th

Pointed And Sharp

711-3

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Held up off the pace in last pair, closer at 6th, went prominent in chasing group next, went left 4 out, plugged on in 4th and no impression before next

5^th

3 ½

Dr Sanderson

511-10

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent in chasing group, pushed along in 5th after 8th, weakened 4 out op 7/2 tchd 10/3

6^th

1 ¼

Ballotin

811-10

20/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Mr D Maxwell (3)

Chased leaders until steadily lost place 5th, mid-division, weakened 4 out

7^th

Katpoli

411-2

5/2f

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Jumped left, prominent in chasing group, slightly awkward 5th, went badly left and mistake 9th, weakened after 4 out op 11/4

Also Ran

Ashoka

711-12

25/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Held up in rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out tchd 33/1

Bandsman

811-0

66/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark

Last pair, pecked 2nd, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

Bramble Brook

910-12

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Chasing leaders when blundered badly and lost place 1st, towards rear and never on terns after, badly hampered and pulled up 9th tchd 12/1

Spring Wolf

1110-8

14/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

Railroad Junkie

610-3

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, blundered slithered on landing and fell 9th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£2.10, £6.30, £2.00EX:£122.20Trifecta:£584.80Tricast:£362.87SF:£81.92Swingers:£28.90, £3.50, £28.90

Forecasts

Katpoli (5/2), At Its Own Expense (4/1), Dr Sanderson (9/2), Locker Room Talk (5/1), Pointed And Sharp (14/1), Bramble Brook (14/1), Spring Wolf (14/1), Railroad Junkie (14/1), Admiral's Secret (16/1), Ballotin (20/1), Ashoka (25/1), Bandsman (66/1)

KATPOLI impressed in winning last week and given he's due to go 10lb for that victory he remains an attractive proposition under a 7lb penalty. The selection represents a yard with a 28% strike-rate (5/18) in recent weeks and he can get the better of his rivals here with Pointed And Sharp capable of putting an unseat last time out behind him to take second place ahead of Dr Sanderson who can put a disappointing chase debut behind him to finish third.

Katpoli
Pointed And Sharp
Dr Sanderson

Previous Winners

2018

Ballywood

Weight: 10-13 |Age: 4

J: Wayne Hutchinson | T: A King

5/1

Prize Money

1st: £9,682.002nd: £2,843.003rd: £1,421.004th: £711.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00