14:10 Taunton

Tuesday 20 February 2024

All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:45

Blundells Preparatory Racing To School Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 1.20s

1^st

Chankaya

711-13

4/1

T: M HuntJ: Cameron Iles (7)

Held up towards rear, steady headway on inside and angled out after 3 out, 3rd before next, switched right and went 2nd before the last, ridden to lead run-in, driven clear op 9/2

2^nd

Imperial Measure

611-3

3/1f

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Isabel Williams (3)

Held up in mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd going well after next, switched right before 2 out, led after 2 out, ridden and headed run-in, no chance with winner

3^rd

Diamand De Vindecy

512-0

25/1

T: R BevisJ: Mr Huw Edwards (7)

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, ridden chasing leaders before next, hung left and plugged on run-in, went modest 3rd towards finish op 20/1

4^th

Getuptheyard

511-8

11/1

T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings

Chased leaders on inside, pushed along home turn, outpaced before 2 out.rallied into modest 3rd run-in, lost that placing towards finish op 12/1

5^th

3 ¾

Mini Yeats

711-5

8/1

T: M HuntJ: Sean Houlihan

Led, pushed along before 2 out, ridden hung left and headed after 2 out, lost 2nd before the last, hung left and weakened run-in op 15/2 tchd 7/1

6^th

Irlandais

610-2

6/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey (3)

Raced wide, never closer than mid-division op 8/1

7^th

Gardons La

610-7

66/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Brendan Powell

Wore hood to post, bit wide, chased leaders, weakened before 2 out tchd 80/1

8^th

3 ¼

Dora's Addrezz

610-3

33/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Raced wide and always towards rear op 50/1

9^th

King Of The Road

511-10

9/2

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Slowly away, well in rear, bad mistake 4 out, never involved op 7/2

10^th

3 ¾

Bruce Gobbler

511-3

40/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Always towards rear op 33/1

11^th

Citizen Jane

510-6

22/1

T: R PotterJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leader until after 3 out, weakened quickly, soon towards rear op 12/1

12^th

Tribesmans Glory

1010-13

9/1

T: C J DownJ: James Davies

Raced wide towards rear, never a factor, tailed off tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

Russies Dream²⁷²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: C J Down J: Ben Ffrench-Davis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.00, £1.50, £7.10EX:£22.50Trifecta:£360.90Tricast:£274.08SF:£16.53Swingers:£3.40, £19.00, £14.80

Forecasts

Imperial Measure (3/1), Chankaya (4/1), King Of The Road (9/2), Irlandais (6/1), Mini Yeats (8/1), Tribesmans Glory (9/1), Getuptheyard (11/1), Citizen Jane (22/1), Diamand De Vindecy (25/1), Dora's Addrezz (33/1), Bruce Gobbler (40/1), Russies Dream (50/1), Gardons La (66/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and KING OF THE ROAD appeals as a likely improver for the in-form Ben Pauling team now stepping into handicaps so gets the nod. Chankaya reverts to this sphere on a handy-looking mark having made mistakes on his recent chasing bow at Wincanton and is next on the list ahead of Ryan Potter's new recruit Citizen Jane.

KING OF THE ROAD (IRE)
CHANKAYA
CITIZEN JANE

Previous Winners

2023

Almost Gotaway

Weight: 12-2 |Age: 6

J: David Prichard | T: Nicky Martin

11/8

Prize Money

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