16:05 Taunton

Monday 8 January 2024

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

Saturday Meeting 20th January Mares' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 4m 13.50s

1^st

Sawpit Sienna

911-7

3/1f

T: S DrinkwaterJ: Ned Fox (5)

Held up, headway chasing leaders before 4 out, led next, clear before 2 out, went badly right last, reduced lead run-in, kept on and always doing enough op 10/3

2^nd

Selkirk Grace

511-5

13/2

T: H MorrisonJ: David Bass

Raced wide in touch, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, 4 lengths down when awkward at the last, hung left and stayed on towards finish, just held tchd 8/1

3^rd

Ilary De L'Ecu

612-0

17/2

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders home turn, went modest 3rd close home op 6/1

4^th

Gaia Vallis

811-4

7/2

T: D G BridgwaterJ: Harry Atkins (7)

Headway on inside chasing leaders 4th, went 2nd 5th until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened run-in, lost modest 3rd close home op 4/1

5^th

1 ¾

Opticality

611-5

16/1

T: M HuntJ: Sean Houlihan

Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 5th, close 2nd after 3 out, no impression turning in, lost 2nd 2 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened run-in tchd 12/1

6^th

6 ½

Damask

510-11

12/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste

Mid-division, pushed along and weakening when mistake 2 out tchd 14/1

7^th

Annie Wicks

711-9

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out op 12/1

8^th

Sevenofus

810-12

33/1

T: C J GrayJ: M G Nolan

Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened op 25/1

9^th

2 ¼

Criquette

711-10

25/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: Lily Pinchin

Led until headed and weakened quickly 3 out op 22/1

10^th

La Referi

510-5

33/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Off the pace and always towards rear, bad mistake 2 out op 25/1

Also Ran

Triple Nickle

811-4

16/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Robert Williams (3)

Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out tchd 14/1

Birdhouse

511-1

15/2

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Chased leaders, weakening when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 13/2

Boudica Warrior

510-12

28/1

T: J TickleJ: Ben Jones

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £2.60, £3.00EX:£22.90Trifecta:£116.70Tricast:£150.89SF:£21.63Swingers:£5.10, £3.00, £10.00

Forecasts

Sawpit Sienna (3/1), Gaia Vallis (7/2), Selkirk Grace (13/2), Birdhouse (15/2), Ilary De L'Ecu (17/2), Damask (12/1), Opticality (16/1), Triple Nickle (16/1), Annie Wicks (20/1), Criquette (25/1), Boudica Warrior (28/1), Sevenofus (33/1), La Referi (33/1)

The form of the Warwick maiden in which ILARY DE L'ECU was a good fourth last spring is working out well and she is appealing now venturing down the handicap route. Next on the list is Sawpit Sienna, who landed this race 12 months ago and she shaped as though coming back to the boil here last time. Damask could be a threat if responding well to the new headgear, while handicap-debutantes Opticality and Selkirk Grace are both worth a second look.

ILARY DE L'ECU (FR)
SAWPIT SIENNA
DAMASK (FR)

Previous Winners

2023

Sawpit Sienna

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 8

J: R T Dunne | T: S Drinkwater

8/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,832.002nd: £2,223.003rd: £1,112.004th: £556.005th: £277.00