15:30 Taunton

Monday 9 March 2020

All14:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:50

William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 23.20s

1^st

Lots Of Luck

611-8

6/4f

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Tracked leader, led after 4 out, pressed from 3 out, kept on well run-in op 2/1

2^nd

3 ¾

Templier

711-10

6/1

T: Mrs K StephensJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden to challenge when blundered last, kept on well held run-in op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Hot Smoked

711-2

14/1

T: R WalfordJ: James Best

Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace op 12/1

4^th

nse

Ut Majeur Aulmes

1211-8

7/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Mid-division, headway before 2 out, kept on op 13/2

5^th

4 ¼

Marley Firth

811-8

7/1

T: Miss J Du PlessisJ: David Noonan

Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened op 9/1

6^th

nse

Kapoupakap

810-0

16/1

T: J D FrostJ: Alexander Thorne (5)

In rear, headway after 3 out, in 5th and kept on same pace from last

7^th

3 ¾

Royal Act

811-1

7/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Lee Edwards

Led, headed after 4 out, ridden before next, weakened from 2 out tchd 11/2

8^th

4 ½

Hold Me Tight

610-6

12/1

T: P GundryJ: Jamie Bargary

Held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Peterborough

711-12

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up mid-division, towards rear and outpaced when fell 4 out op 20/1 tchd 25/1

What's Up Rory

910-6

40/1

T: R J PriceJ: Jack Tudor (5)

Held up towards rear, struggling from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.10, £1.90, £4.40EX:£11.80Trifecta:£83.90Tricast:£95.52SF:£12.08Swingers:£3.70, £6.90, £10.10

Forecasts

Lots Of Luck (6/4), Templier (6/1), Ut Majeur Aulmes (7/1), Marley Firth (7/1), Royal Act (7/1), Hold Me Tight (12/1), Hot Smoked (14/1), Kapoupakap (16/1), Peterborough (18/1), What's Up Rory (40/1)

A modest contest at best and one that makes for an unappealing betting medium. Course winner Lots Of Luck might have been brought out again too quickly when his jumping rather fell apart at Huntingdon last time and if he can hold that side of things together he has to be shortlisted. Winner of this for the past two years Royal Act is another to note given his record although his old jumping problems did resurface last time. Marley Firth can be given a modest chance on some of his form he was on the backfoot from the start last time. TEMPLIER comes here off a fall but his two previous runs indicated that he’s in good heart and he’s tentative suggestion to return to winning ways.

Templier
Lots Of Luck
Royal Act

Previous Winners

2019

Royal Act

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 7

J: Mr Jason Dixon | T: S-J Davies

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,159.002nd: £1,221.003rd: £611.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00