15:30 Taunton

Monday 8 January 2024

All12:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:3016:05

Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 41.20s

1^st

Regatta De Blanc

611-5

6/5f

T: W BiddickJ: Mr William Biddick

Jumped left, chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, clear when went left last, driven out op 11/8 tchd 11/10

2^nd

D'jango

1112-6

66/1

T: Miss V CollinsJ: Miss Immy Robinson (5)

Held up off the pace towards rear, headway after 4 out, hung left run-in soon went 2nd, well held tchd 80/1

3^rd

Bennys King

1312-6

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (5)

Led but pressed, hit 7th, mistake and headed 3 out, lost 2nd run-in, kept on op 12/1

4^th

Lakota Warrior

812-2

50/1

T: D SummersbyJ: Mr D Edwards

Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, plugged on in well held 4th from 3 out

5^th

3 ½

Shantou Flyer

1412-6

10/3

T: S LoxtonJ: Miss N Parker (3)

Pressed leader, not fluent 4 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened next op 3/1

6^th

1 ¼

Senior Citizen

1112-6

14/1

T: A KingJ: Mr H Myddelton (7)

Waited with in rear, headway tracking leaders 7th, disputing 5th when bad mistake almost unseated rider 3 out, weakened next tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Great D'Ange

812-6

100/1

T: M OsborneJ: Mr Myles Osborne (7)

Off the pace in mid-division, ridden and weakened quickly after 8th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out

The Big Lense

1112-6

22/1

T: Mrs J OwenJ: Alex Chadwick (3)

Well in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out op 12/1

Yccs Portocervo

912-6

15/2

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Mr Zac Baker

Chased leaders, hung left paddock bend first circuit and hampered rival, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out op 8/1 tchd 7/1

Diligent

1111-12

20/1

T: Mrs K M SandersonJ: Mr Charlie Sprake (7)

Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 ut tchd 22/1

Walkin Out

711-7

9/1

T: L JeffordJ: Mr Jake Bament (7)

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Shang Tang³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: Miss H Brookshaw J: Miss Aimee Jones

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.20Pl:£1.20, £11.70, £2.20EX:£86.00Trifecta:£804.40SF:£115.57Swingers:£22.10, £4.00, £59.00

Forecasts

Regatta De Blanc (6/5), Shantou Flyer (10/3), Yccs Portocervo (15/2), Bennys King (9/1), Walkin Out (9/1), Senior Citizen (14/1), Shang Tang (20/1), Diligent (20/1), The Big Lense (22/1), Lakota Warrior (50/1), D'jango (66/1), Great D'Ange (100/1)

SHANTOU FLYER is 14 now but was still one of the best hunters around last season and a point win this winter suggests there's still plenty of life in his legs. It would be no surprise to see Bennys King leave recent handicap efforts behind now refitted with the cheekpieces he wore to good effect last season and he's second choice ahead of the returning Senior Citizen. Will Biddick's unbeaten pointer Regatta de Blanc is another interesting contender.

SHANTOU FLYER (IRE)
BENNYS KING (IRE)
SENIOR CITIZEN

Previous Winners

2023

Envious Editor

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 9

J: Mr H Crow | T: J J O'Shea

11/8

Prize Money

1st: £3,387.002nd: £1,694.003rd: £847.004th: £424.005th: £277.00