14:55 Taunton
Monday 30 December 2019
All12:4513:1513:5014:2514:5515:3016:00
Brain Tumour Research Handicap Chase
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 3m 2f 57y | Soft | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 7m 2.40s
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (7)
Soon towards rear, headway into mid-division in back straight final circuit, soon chased leaders, led leaving back straight, clear on home turn, over 8 lengths ahead last, idled badly run-in, just held on op 9/1 tchd 10/1
T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (7)
Held up in rear, good headway chasing leaders in back straight final circuit, plenty to when went 2nd run-in, closed on idling winner just held op 11/1
T: R G HawkerJ: R T Dunne
Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders in back straight final circuit, challenging for well held 2nd when mistake 3 out, mistake last, lost 2nd run-in op 6/1 tchd 9/2
T: Mrs R FordJ: R Johnson
Raced wide and always prominent, led 6th, headed before home turn, chased (easy) winner until 2 out, chased leaders, mistake and weakened last
T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste
Chased leaders, pushed along leaving back straight, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
T: C J GrayJ: Thomas Doggrell (7)
Soon well behind, reminders and struggling in back straight 1st circuit, plugged on from 2 out, nearest finish op 16/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore
Towards rear, closer in back straight, weakened home turn op 14/1
T: P GundryJ: Nick Scholfield
Mid-division on outside, pushed along end of back straight, soon weakened op 20/1
T: Mark GillardJ: James Davies
Always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off
T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (5)
Always rear-division, tailed off op 12/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
With leaders, pushed along and weakened in back straight, tailed off op 9/1
Also Ran
T: J D FrostJ: Bryan Carver (7)
Chasing leaders when unseated rider on 1st turn before 1st fence op 5/1
T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden
Made most until 6th, chased leaders weakened in back straight, tailed off and pulled up on home turn
T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (3)
Towards rear, pushed along going out on final circuit, chased leaders middle of back straight, driven along on home turn, weakened before 3 out where mistake, mistake next and pulled up op 25/1
T: R J ArmsonJ: Philip Armson (7)
Chased leaders, weakened before home turn op 16/1
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Cap Horner22
Weight: 11-7| Age: 7
T: J W Mullins J: Daniel Sansom
WD
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£8.90Pl:£3.00, £3.50, £2.20EX:£100.30Trifecta:£391.30Tricast:£547.40SF:£101.76Swingers:£19.10, £9.30, £10.90
Forecasts
Kilcrea Bridge (5/1), Troed Y Melin (6/1), Lizzie Langton (7/1), Great Tempo (8/1), Kovera (8/1), Clondaw Ace (8/1), Dont Be Robin (10/1), The Boola Bee (12/1), Max O (12/1), Hollow Park (14/1), Mount Oliver (16/1), Bellamy's Grey (20/1), Big Time Frank (22/1), Kingston Mimosa (25/1), Cap Horner (25/1), Mogestic (33/1)
An extremely difficult staying-handicap chase puzzle to solve. The Boola Bee returns to fences for the first time since being pulled-up at this track, but she advertised her wellbeing when just failing to make the frame over hurdles last time out. The Colin Tizzard stable are firing on all cylinders and so Lizzie Langton is greatly respected after showing obvious improvement from her seasonal reappearance to finish third over this trip at Wincanton recently. The vote goes to TROED Y MELIN though, who produced a clear career-best when second at this track last time (comfortably clear of the third). He is completely unexposed and could go one better off a 5lb higher mark.
- Troed Y Melin
- Lizzie Langton
- The Boola Bee
Prize Money
1st: £5,718.002nd: £1,679.003rd: £840.004th: £420.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00
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