15:35 Taunton
Monday 9 January 2023
All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0015:3516:10
Portman Cup Saturday 21st January Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus  |  Class 5  |  2m 104y  |  Soft  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:35Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 19.15s
T:Â S DrinkwaterJ:Â R T Dunne
Raced out wide in mid-division, smooth headway out wide after 3 out, led and went clear before 2 out, kept up to work run-in until heavily eased final 100 yards op 13/2
T:Â D McCain JnrJ:Â Peter Kavanagh (5)
Chased clear leading pair, hit 3 out and ridden, stayed on and went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 9/2
T:Â N J HawkeJ:Â Tom Buckley (3)
Slight lead until 3rd, pressed leader, le again after 3 out until before next, well held when lost 2nd run-in, kept on, no chance with winner op 5/1
T:Â J W MullinsJ:Â M G Nolan
Raced on inside, off the pace towards rear, plugged on after 2 out, modest 4th when went right last op 22/1
T:Â M D I UsherJ:Â Harriet Tucker (7)
Held up off the pace in mid-division, kept on into modest 5th run-in and closed on 4th op 12/1
T:Â A RalphJ:Â Jay Tidball (7)
Raced keenly, pressed leader, led 3rd but pressed, headed after 3 out, lost 2nd before next, weakened quickly op 3/1 tchd 10/3
T:Â Henry OliverJ:Â David Noonan
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off op 11/1
T:Â Billy AprahamianJ:Â Sean O'Briain (7)
Off the pace in mid-division, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off op 33/1
T:Â S DrinkwaterJ:Â Danny Burton (5)
Off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off op 11/1
T:Â C J GrayJ:Â Miss Ella Herbison (7)
In rear, tailed off when mistake 4 out op 50/1
T:Â J & S BestJ:Â J E Moore
Off the pace in mid-division, closer at 5th, weakened before 3 out, soon behind, tailed off op 11/2 tchd 5/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£10.20Pl:£3.10, £1.40, £1.50EX:£60.50Trifecta:£263.40Tricast:£152.13SF:£42.07Swingers:£7.80, £6.10, £3.90
Forecasts
Tintern Abbey (9/4), Never No Trouble (4/1), My Granny Lily (4/1), Eventful (15/2), Sawpit Sienna (8/1), Born To Please (10/1), Fortune Cookie (14/1), Hello Bob (14/1), Kentford Mallard (33/1), Lady Ironside (66/1), Mrs Kinsella (80/1)
NEVER NO TROUBLE again ran well when runner-up in a mares' handicap at Leicester in November and, again in receipt of her handy 4-y-o allowance, she could be the answer back from a short break. Handicap-debutante Tintern Abbey, Eventful and Sawpit Sienna head up the dangers, in that order.
- NEVER NO TROUBLE
- TINTERN ABBEY (IRE)
- EVENTFUL
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00
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