14:45 Taunton

Wednesday 8 January 2025

All12:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:15

Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 47.23s

1^st

Angels Breath

1111-12

5/2

T: Tim VaughanJ: Mr Edward Vaughan (7)

Midfield, headway to press leader before 12th, soon led and pushed along, a length ahead 2 out, soon went clear, stayed on well run-in tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4

2^nd

Take All

1012-6

28/1

T: M OsborneJ: Mr Samuel Scott (7)

Held up in rear, headway to lead before 9th, pressed for lead before 12th, soon headed and ridden, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace before last, went 2nd close home, no match for winner op 18/1 tchd 16/1

3^rd

3 ¼

Joker De Mai

612-6

9/4f

T: Harry DerhamJ: Mr D Maxwell

Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway before 10th, chased winner and travelling okay 3 out where edged left, soon ridden, kept on same pace before last, lost 2nd run-in op 2/1 tchd 5/2

Also Ran

Frere d'Armes

812-6

10/3

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin (5)

Prominent, bad mistake 11th, soon ridden, pulled up before 3 out op 5/1

A Jet Of Our Own

812-2

12/1

T: Mrs N SheppardJ: Mr F Philipson-Stow (7)

Midfield, not fluent 2nd, driven in rear before 10th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before last op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 14/1

Fil D'ariane

1011-12

28/1

T: Douglas WhiteJ: Capt Douglas White (7)

Led, dived 7th, headed before 9th, soon lost position, tailed off before 3 out where pulled up op 33/1 and tchd 40/1

Flagrant Delitiep

1011-12

80/1

T: Miss A LewisJ: Mr William Biddick

Not always fluent, prominent, not fluent and lost position 6th, soon dropped to rear, outpaced and pulled up before 9th tchd 66/1 and tchd 100/1

Rewritetherules

1111-12

6/1

T: Miss RoachJ: Mr H Crow (5)

In touch with leaders, dropped to rear before 6th, outpaced before 9th, tailed off when fell 12th op 17/2 and tchd 11/1

Somptueux

1011-12

33/1

T: T MorganJ: Mr Joe Wright (3)

In touch with leaders, not fluent 6th, lost position before 9th, not fluent 10th, soon pulled up op 25/1

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Non-Runners

D'jango²²²

Weight: 12-6| Age: 12

T: Miss V Collins J: Toby McCain-Mitchell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.30, £5.60, £1.30EX:£55.70Trifecta:£302.00SF:£62.37Swingers:£12.10, £1.80, £10.70

Forecasts

Joker De Mai (9/4), Angels Breath (5/2), Frere d'Armes (10/3), Rewritetherules (6/1), A Jet Of Our Own (12/1), D'jango (14/1), Take All (28/1), Fil D'ariane (28/1), Somptueux (33/1), Flagrant Delitiep (80/1)

FRERE D'ARMES seemed suited by the switch to front-running tactics at Fakenham and a reproduction of that form may well be good enough. Joker de Mai and Angels Breath are others to consider.

FRERE D'ARMES (FR)
JOKER DE MAI (FR)
ANGELS BREATH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Regatta De Blanc

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 6

J: Mr William Biddick | T: W Biddick

6/5

Prize Money

1st: £3,387.002nd: £1,694.003rd: £847.004th: £424.00