14:15 Taunton

Saturday 18 January 2020

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2515:5516:25

British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 4m 59.30s

1^st

Butterwick Brook

511-2

9/4

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Always prominent, went 2nd bypassing omitted 6th (5 out), led before 2 out where good jump, hard ridden and kept on gamely run-in, all out (hurdles in back straight omitted due to low sun, only 4 hurdles jumped) op 2/1

2^nd

Shang Tang

611-2

10/11f

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adrian Heskin

Chased leaders, 3rd on long run before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, switched right and stayed on run-in, strong challenge close home, just held op 11/10

3^rd

Percy Pops

611-2

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Held up towards rear, headway on long run to 2 out, kept on into modest 3rd final strides op 40/1

4^th

Folly Gate

511-2

7/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly (3)

Chased leader, hit 2nd, led soon after, pushed along on long run to 2 out, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, weakened run-in, lost modest 3rd last strides

5^th

Howaboutrightnow

511-2

40/1

T: W S KittowJ: David Noonan

Mid-division on inside, plugged on from 2 out, no threat op 33/1

6^th

Hewn From Granite

511-2

40/1

T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (3)

Towards rear, no chance when blundered 2 out tchd 33/1

7^th

1 ¼

Madam Malina

610-9

18/1

T: W GreatrexJ: Harry Bannister

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along on long run before 2 out, never on terms tchd 20/1

8^th

Queen Of The Court

710-9

200/1

T: J G CannJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up and behind, good headway on outside tracking leaders after omitted 6th, pushed along on long run before 2 out, soon weakened op 150/1

9^th

9 ½

Freddy Fanatapan

511-2

80/1

T: W S KittowJ: T J O'Brien

Held up towards rear, bit closer in mid-division when hit 2nd, weakened before omitted 3 out, tailed off

10^th

7 ½

Into The Mist

510-9

100/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: Page Fuller (3)

Never nearer than mid-division, weakened bypassing omitted 4 out, soon behind, tailed off op 150/1

11^th

Oscars Moonshine

511-2

8/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Soon behind, struggling after 2nd, never a factor, tailed off

Also Ran

Field Master

711-2

150/1

T: R G HawkerJ: L Heard

Led until after 2nd, chased leaders, weakened quickly bypassing omitted next, tailed off and pulled up leaving back straight

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.10, £1.30, £3.30EX:£5.20Trifecta:£38.10SF:£5.19Swingers:£2.00, £5.10, £8.70

Forecasts

Shang Tang (10/11), Butterwick Brook (9/4), Folly Gate (7/1), Oscars Moonshine (8/1), Percy Pops (16/1), Madam Malina (18/1), Howaboutrightnow (40/1), Hewn From Granite (40/1), Freddy Fanatapan (80/1), Into The Mist (100/1), Field Master (150/1), Queen Of The Court (200/1)

SHANG TANG is a fairly confident selection. He had shown decent form prior to running well for a long way in better company at Cheltenham last time and the combination of the drop back in class and step up in trip can prove ideal. Main danger may be Oscars Moonshine whose yard has a fine record in this race. He is better than he showed on debut for connections last time, while Butterwick Brook is another representing a top yard who has shown enough to suggest he can win a race. Folly Gate looks best of the rest.

Shang Tang
Oscars Moonshine
Butterwick Brook

Previous Winners

2019

Before Midnight

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 6

J: Aidan Coleman | T: N J Henderson

4/9

Prize Money

1st: £4,809.002nd: £1,412.003rd: £706.004th: £353.00