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: 15:35  |   Winning time: 4m 19.15s
1st
Horse silk
8
8/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: 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
2nd
Horse silk
3
9
4/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: 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
3rd
Horse silk
½
10
4/1
T: N J HawkeJ: 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
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
2
33/1
T: J W MullinsJ: 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
5th
Horse silk
½
7
10/1
T: M D I UsherJ: 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
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
9/4f
T: A RalphJ: 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
7th
Horse silk
11
3
14/1
T: Henry OliverJ: David Noonan
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
14
5
80/1
T: Billy AprahamianJ: Sean O'Briain (7)
Off the pace in mid-division, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
4
6
14/1
T: S DrinkwaterJ: Danny Burton (5)
Off the pace in last pair, never involved, tailed off op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
7 ½
11
66/1
T: C J GrayJ: Miss Ella Herbison (7)
In rear, tailed off when mistake 4 out op 50/1
11th
Horse silk
25
4
15/2
T: J & S BestJ: 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)

Verdict

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.

  1. NEVER NO TROUBLE
  2. TINTERN ABBEY (IRE)
  3. EVENTFUL

Previous Winners

2022
Amelia's Dance
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,225.002nd: £1,944.003rd: £972.004th: £486.005th: £242.00

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