19:00 Taunton

Thursday 27 April 2023

All17:2017:5018:2519:0019:3520:10

Run Rabbit Run Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 6m 13.60s

1^st

Little Else

711-3

7/2f

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Mid-division, headway after 3 out, led last, stayed on, driven out op 9/2

2^nd

Gaia Vallis

710-13

13/2

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 7th, mistake 9th, headway after 3 out, went 2nd from last, stayed on, just held op 7/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Ma Belle Noire

612-0

4/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Ridden away from start, prominent, led before 2 out, headed last, kept on same pace flat op 10/3

4^th

Rubys Reward

710-4

11/1

T: Mrs D A HamerJ: Joe Anderson (7)

Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, outpaced before 2 out, rallied flat, kept on op 12/1

5^th

Kentford Mallard

1011-9

14/1

T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan

Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, close up last, no extra towards finish op 20/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

1 ½

Hazy Dream

710-2

14/1

T: J TickleJ: Sean Houlihan

Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, no extra flat op 16/1

7^th

Sindabella

710-9

11/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Prominent, led before 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra from last op 10/1

8^th

1 ½

Universal Island

610-2

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harry Reed

Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway before 2 out, weakened flat tchd 11/1

9^th

1 ¼

Can You See Her

610-6

33/1

T: P GundryJ: Harry Kimber (3)

Towards rear, pushed along 8th, some headway 2 out, no impression op 22/1

10^th

Start Point

711-4

6/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: Ben Jones

Chased leaders on outside, lost place before 2 out op 17/2

Also Ran

Makety

911-10

28/1

T: O SherwoodJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, no impression after 3 out, well behind 2 out, pulled up before last op 16/1

Ballymilan

811-8

33/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Adam Wedge

Prominent, led 6th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 18/1 tchd 40/1

Danzini

711-1

11/1

T: Kieran BurkeJ: Thomas Bellamy

Led until 6th, not fluent 8th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Hey Frankie¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: M Scudamore J: Luca Morgan

Milanese Rose¹⁷⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: N P Mulholland J: H Cobden

Div Ine Tara¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: F O'Brien J: Liam Harrison

Fine By Her³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: J S Smith J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.90, £2.30, £1.70EX:£27.20Trifecta:£118.30Tricast:£97.89SF:£27.92Swingers:£4.40, £3.90, £6.20

Forecasts

Little Else (7/2), Ma Belle Noire (4/1), Start Point (6/1), Milanese Rose (6/1), Gaia Vallis (13/2), Fine By Her (8/1), Hey Frankie (10/1), Div Ine Tara (10/1), Rubys Reward (11/1), Sindabella (11/1), Danzini (11/1), Universal Island (12/1), Kentford Mallard (14/1), Hazy Dream (14/1), Makety (28/1), Can You See Her (33/1), Ballymilan (33/1)

The addition of cheekpieces may help the lightly-raced MA BELLE NOIRE and she gets the nod in this open-looking handicap. Next on the list is Gaia Vallis, who has slipped to a tempting mark and her efforts in recent weeks have been more like it. Little Else is also worth a second look.