14:02 Taunton

Thursday 7 April 2022

All13:2714:0214:3515:1015:4516:2016:5217:25

Rusty's Thank You Family And Friends Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 4m 6.35s

1^st

Honestlyntrufully

610-9

5/2f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Made all at modest pace early, pushed along and quickened 10 lengths clear home turn, good jump 2 out and went further ahead, kept on well, eased run-in, unchallenged op 3/1

2^nd

Duke Of Luckley

511-12

18/1

T: M KeighleyJ: James Best

Chased leader, pushed along in 4th home turn, stayed on to take 2nd run-in, no chance with easy winner op 10/1

3^rd

Gerard Mentor

611-4

11/4

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway into 5th 4 out, ridden and outpaced home turn, chased clear leader before 2 out, kept on but lost 2nd run-in op 16/5 tchd 3/1

4^th

6 ½

Yaazaain

611-0

9/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

In rear, ridden after 3 out, minor headway before 2 out, ran on steadily but never on terms op 8/1

5^th

4 ¼

Good Impression

711-1

7/2

T: B J LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)

Towards rear, ridden after 3 out, never involved op 10/3 tchd 18/5

6^th

2 ¾

Antidote

610-2

50/1

T: J D FrostJ: Angus Cheleda (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden home turn and gradually faded, well held when blundered last op 28/1

7^th

3 ¼

Appreciate

410-12

6/1

T: M F HarrisJ: Kevin Jones

In rear, not fluent at times, pushed along after 5th and struggling op 7/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

9 ½

Military Tactic

610-13

12/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Mid-division, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and well held before 2 out tchd 16/1

9^th

Canal Rocks

610-12

28/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Jordan Williams (7)

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, soon behind and lost touch op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Eventful³⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J & S Best J: T Scudamore

Estate Italiana⁴⁴

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: J J Burke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.20, £4.30, £1.50EX:£39.50Trifecta:£159.30Tricast:£136.46SF:£46.10Swingers:£9.20, £2.10, £8.60

Forecasts

Honestlyntrufully (5/2), Gerard Mentor (11/4), Good Impression (7/2), Appreciate (6/1), Eventful (7/1), Yaazaain (9/1), Military Tactic (12/1), Estate Italiana (16/1), Duke Of Luckley (18/1), Canal Rocks (28/1), Antidote (50/1)

If GOOD IMPRESSION hasn't suffered any ill effects from a late fall at Ffos Las then he looks the way to go here as he looked set to win again when coming down and races off the same mark here. Gerard Mentor could pose the chief threat if returning from a break in the same form as when last seen in the autumn. Duke of Luckley is a possible improver in handicaps and also makes the shortlist.

GOOD IMPRESSION
GERARD MENTOR (FR)
DUKE OF LUCKLEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Theocrat

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 4

J: Kieren Buckley | T: N J Hawke

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,431.002nd: £1,581.003rd: £790.004th: £396.005th: £350.006th: £350.00