15:40 Taunton

Thursday 4 March 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1216:4217:12

Thatchers Cider Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 4m 58.50s

1^st

Cheng Gong

511-11

16/1

T: N B KingJ: Millie Wonnacott (7)

Chased clear leading pair, closer in 2nd after 3 out, led before next, 3 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly, ridden out op 12/1

2^nd

Russian Exile

711-9

40/1

T: C L TizzardJ: H Cobden

Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, kept on into modest 2nd at the last, no chance with easy winner op 22/1

3^rd

1 ½

Russian Service

911-9

6/1

T: S DrinkwaterJ: K Brogan (5)

Raced wide, led until before 2nd, steadily last place and towards rear, good headway chasing leaders 6th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace between last 2, no chance with easy winner op 8/1

4^th

Tactical Manoeuvre

1011-8

9/1

T: J ScottJ: Luca Morgan (7)

Towards rear, steady headway approaching 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on run-in, went never nearer 4th post op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1

5^th

Motdepas

611-3

33/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Led before 2nd, pushed along and headed before 2 out, chased (easy) winner, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in tchd 40/1

6^th

1 ¼

Arcade Attraction

711-11

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 6th, outpaced after 3 out, no chance after op 14/1

7^th

Auenwirbel

1011-1

7/2

T: Mrs L J YoungJ: Mitchell Bastyan (3)

Mid-division, headway out wide approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out

8^th

Vanderbilt

711-7

16/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Theo Gillard (7)

Pressed leader after 2nd, ridden before 3 out, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened quickly on long run before next, tailed off op 14/1

9^th

Manor Park

611-7

20/1

T: B BarrJ: Archie Bellamy (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off tchd 22/1

10^th

Toad Of Toad Hall

511-5

80/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Kielan Woods

Last pair, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

Aronius

611-9

2/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Towards rear of mid-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

Jupiter Rising

511-7

150/1

T: B BarrJ: Thomas Doggrell (7)

Towards rear of mid-division, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 200/1

Nocte Volatus

611-4

6/1

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders after 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next op 11/2

Champagne Ideas

811-4

50/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Chased leaders, mistake lost hind legs and lost place quickly 4th, towards rear and never on terms after, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out op 40/1

Dido

1111-0

66/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: C Gethings

Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out tchd 50/1

Across The Park

711-0

125/1

T: Miss L BlackfordJ: James Best

Mid-division, pushed along and struggling towards rear after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

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Non-Runners

Blazing Saddles¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J Scott J: Matt Griffiths

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.70Pl:£2.30, £7.00, £1.90, £2.30EX:£404.30Trifecta:£855.60Tricast:£4,259.95SF:£540.83Swingers:£52.50, £14.80, £40.10

Forecasts

Aronius (2/1), Auenwirbel (7/2), Russian Service (6/1), Nocte Volatus (6/1), Tactical Manoeuvre (9/1), Blazing Saddles (10/1), Arcade Attraction (12/1), Cheng Gong (16/1), Vanderbilt (16/1), Manor Park (20/1), Motdepas (33/1), Russian Exile (40/1), Champagne Ideas (50/1), Dido (66/1), Toad Of Toad Hall (80/1), Across The Park (125/1), Jupiter Rising (150/1)

The 3 last-time-out scorers look the ones to focus on here, with preference for Laura Young's AUENWIRBEL, who made light of a 13-month absence to score readily over C&D 9 days. He should come on from that and seemingly holds leading claims of following up. Aronius and Russian Service rate as the obvious dangers, with 3-time C&D winner Tactical Manoeuvre another to consider.

AUENWIRBEL (GER)
ARONIUS (GER)
RUSSIAN SERVICE

Prize Money

1st: £2,794.002nd: £820.003rd: £410.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00