14:38 Taunton

Thursday 3 March 2022

All14:0814:3815:0815:3816:0816:3817:08

S Roberts & Son Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:38 | Winning time: 5m 7.74s

1^st

Don Alvaro

611-12

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Chased front pair, pressed leaders approaching 2 out, narrow 2nd after 2 out, ridden and ran well to lead 110 yards out, gamely op 5/1

2^nd

Justshortofabubble

510-8

16/1

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring (3)

Chased leader, pressed leader before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, jumped right last, kept on well but headed final 110 yards, held towards finish op 25/1

3^rd

Groom D'Oudairies

611-9

4/5f

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

In rear, headway into 4th after 3 out, chased leaders after 2 out, ridden after last, kept on but no impression op 4/6

4^th

Major Robinson

611-7

5/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Led, pushed along and pressed before 2 out, bad mistake and headed 2 out, ridden and weakened soon after op 9/2 tchd 11/2

5^th

4 ¾

Gaelic Thunder

710-0

16/1

T: C HonourJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, no impression and weakened tamely tchd 18/1

6^th

2 ¼

Miss Harriett

610-2

22/1

T: P GundryJ: Benjamin Poste

Front mid-division, ridden home turn, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

Akkapenko

811-1

20/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Ben Jones

In rear, struggling from 3 out, never in contention op 18/1

Also Ran

Minella Voucher

1111-3

33/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Alice Stevens (7)

Towards rear, always behind, pulled up before 3 out op 50/1

Foillmore

710-6

100/1

T: J D FrostJ: Angus Cheleda (5)

Towards rear, never on terms and behind from 3 out, pulled up op 125/1

Clarendon Cross

410-0

33/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Front mid-division, awkward and jumped left throughout, soon lost ground 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 40/1 tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

Rubys Reward¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: A J Honeyball J: Rex Dingle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £3.60, £1.10EX:£69.10Trifecta:£207.00Tricast:£113.37SF:£61.04Swingers:£8.20, £1.70, £4.20

Forecasts

Groom D'Oudairies (4/5), Don Alvaro (9/2), Rubys Reward (9/2), Major Robinson (5/1), Justshortofabubble (16/1), Gaelic Thunder (16/1), Akkapenko (20/1), Miss Harriett (22/1), Minella Voucher (33/1), Clarendon Cross (33/1), Foillmore (100/1)

This isn't a particularly strong race and those at the head of the weights are of most interest, with the vote going to GROOM D'OUDAIRIES, who shaped well on handicap debut in a much deeper race at Ludlow last week, Don Alvaro has also ran with encouragement in handicaps, whilst Major Robinson should be capable of making the frame.