14:05 Taunton

Saturday 18 January 2025

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:20

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Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 6m 3.62s

1^st

Jesuila Des Mottes

612-0

22/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: James Best

Midfield, in touch behind leaders 3 out, ridden and headway to lead before 2 out, a length ahead approaching last, kept on well run-in op 14/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Badbury Rings

611-5

7/4f

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Held up in rear, in touch with leaders 3 out, smooth headway to chase winner before 2 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, no extra close home op 5/2

3^rd

Babatunde

611-4

18/1

T: R Mitford-SladeJ: Miss Thomosina Eyston (7)

In touch behind leaders, smooth headway to press leader 3 out, soon led, headed and ridden 2 out where outpaced by leaders, kept on one pace run-in op 14/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

Talkingtothemoon

710-12

9/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey

Midfield, ridden briefly before 9th, in touch with leaders 3 out, ridden before 2, kept on one pace before last op 11/1

5^th

4 ¾

Honey Jack

611-3

5/2

T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Midfield, ridden before 6th, in touch with leaders 3 out where not fluent, every chance before 2 out where not fluent, soon faded, mistake last op 2/1 tchd 15/8

6^th

1 ¼

Kintaro

510-7

33/1

T: D PipeJ: Gearoid Harney (5)

Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no impression before last tchd 28/1

7^th

Ellerton

511-5

11/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Callum Pritchard (7)

Prominent, not fluent and lost position 8th, soon driven, went left 3 out, soon tailed off tchd 12/1

8^th

1 ¼

Kick For Touch

510-5

50/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Midfield, ridden before 8th where pecked on landing, soon outpaced, tailed off before 2 out op 40/1

9^th

Nordic Storm

610-9

28/1

T: J TizzardJ: Rex Dingle

Midfield, pushed along before 9th, weakened quickly before 2 out op 18/1

Also Ran

Calli Black

711-4

20/1

T: D WestonJ: James Davies

Took keen hold, led, pressed for lead before 3 out, soon ridden and headed, pulled up 2 out tchd 22/1

Pontresina

1211-1

150/1

T: B LundJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, weakened quickly and pulled up before 8th op 125/1

Bennettsbridge

710-12

11/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Always in rear, ridden and pulled up before 8th op 10/1

Glengolly

610-9

10/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: R P McLernon

Not always fluent, prominent, mistake and almost unseated rider 1st, not fluent 3rd, mistake 8th, soon ridden and dropped to rear, pulled up before 3 out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

Alkhattaaf

710-6

50/1

T: C J DownJ: Ben Ffrench-Davis (5)

Held up in rear, ridden before 9th, soon outpaced, pulled up before 2 out tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£23.00Pl:£3.30, £1.40, £5.60EX:£60.50Trifecta:£2,280.80Tricast:£783.05SF:£62.66Swingers:£10.60, £74.50, £9.30

Forecasts

Badbury Rings (7/4), Honey Jack (5/2), Talkingtothemoon (9/1), Glengolly (10/1), Ellerton (11/1), Bennettsbridge (11/1), Babatunde (18/1), Calli Black (20/1), Jesuila Des Mottes (22/1), Nordic Storm (28/1), Kintaro (33/1), Kick For Touch (50/1), Alkhattaaf (50/1), Pontresina (150/1)

A case can be made for a few of these, not least Neil Mulholland's unexposed BADBURY RINGS who looks to have more to offer in handicaps and can gain a first success on the back of his excellent C&D third last time out. Ellerton shaped well for his new stable when fourth at Wincanton recently and heads the list of dangers, although the handily-weighted Glengolly and C&D winner Honey Jack can both have a say too. Kintaro completes the shortlist.