15:40 Taunton

Thursday 12 December 2019

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

Dave Criddle Travel Abercrombie And Kent Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 6m 37.10s

1^st

Layerthorpe

711-4

13/8f

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: Ben Jones (5)

Led until before 4th, chased leader, led again soon after 3 out, joined 2 out, strongly pressed close home, held on gamely, all out op 2/1 tchd 9/4

2^nd

We'llcwhathappens

611-2

5/1

T: R RoweJ: N F Houlihan (7)

Chased leader until after 3rd, chased leaders, dropped to mid-division at 6th, headway to challenge 3 out, every chance last, strong challenge close home, just failed op 13/2

3^rd

Massini's Dream

811-12

25/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (7)

Raced keenly in rear, plenty to do at the last, strong run after the last, finished strongly, going on close home op 18/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

The Boola Bee

611-3

11/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (7)

Held up in last pair, raced wide in home straight all circuits, good headway on outside chasing leaders 4 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish op 12/1

5^th

Sign Of War

511-1

5/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (7)

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along after next, weakened before 2 out op 9/2

6^th

3 ½

Scaramucci

510-12

20/1

T: J FarrellyJ: R T Dunne

Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after op 25/1

7^th

Viking Ruby

611-3

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed (3)

Raced keenly, chased leaders, every chance 3 out, weakened next op 7/1 tchd 9/1

8^th

Whatsthecraicjack

611-10

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after op 11/1

9^th

Mr Magill

710-13

20/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Raced keenly, rapid headway to lead before 4th, headed and weakened rapidly soon after 3 out, tailed off op 16/1

10^th

Galactic Power

911-0

16/1

T: R DickinJ: J E Moore

Held up in mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

Akkapenko⁴⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 5

T: Tim Vaughan J: Charlie Price

Eric The Third¹⁴

Weight: 11-0| Age: 10

T: Tim Vaughan J: Alan Johns

Tactical Manoeuvre⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: J Scott J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.30Pl:£1.20, £1.90, £4.90EX:£11.60Trifecta:£114.60Tricast:£146.49SF:£10.22Swingers:£2.70, £11.90, £9.80

Forecasts

Layerthorpe (13/8), We'llcwhathappens (5/1), Sign Of War (5/1), Tactical Manoeuvre (7/1), Viking Ruby (8/1), The Boola Bee (11/1), Eric The Third (12/1), Whatsthecraicjack (14/1), Akkapenko (14/1), Galactic Power (16/1), Scaramucci (20/1), Mr Magill (20/1), Massini's Dream (25/1)

MASSINI'S DREAM showed ability in novice hurdles last season and she can make a winning return from an absence to defy top weight in the concluding staying handicap hurdle. Viking Ruby still held claims when unseating at the last on her most recent outing and she can claim second spot ahead of Layerthorpe who has won his last two starts.

Massini's Dream
Viking Ruby
Layerthorpe

Previous Winners

2018

Mauna Kea

Weight: 10-10 |Age: 6

J: Conor Shoemark | T: P Gundry

14/1

Prize Money

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