16:20 Taunton

Saturday 18 January 2025

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

Free Racing On Monday 10th March Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 4m 51.00s

1^st

Star Of Affinity

611-13

3/1f

T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Chased leaders on inside, led angled out turning in, led before 2 out, ridden and came clear between last two, stayed on strongly op 4/1

2^nd

4 ¼

Diesel Line

710-12

8/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4 out, stayed on into 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 7/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

State Of Fame

912-0

15/2

T: T LaceyJ: Cameron Iles (7)

Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along turning in, 4th and held when not fluent 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 3rd towards finish op 7/1

4^th

Ugo Bingo

611-12

7/2

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Miss Anna Johnston (7)

Mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders after 3 out, 2nd going well before 2 out, no impression between last two, ridden hung badly left and lost 2nd run-in, weakened into 4th towards finish op 5/1

5^th

Just Go For It

1211-11

33/1

T: K BishopJ: James Best

Off the pace towards rear, plugged on in remote 5th from 2 out op 28/1

6^th

A Little Something

611-6

9/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Joe Anderson (3)

Off the pace towards rear, pushed along on inside after 3 out, never on terms op 7/1 tchd 12/1

7^th

Bruce Gobbler

610-13

40/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Ben Godfrey

Led until pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly soon after tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1

8^th

Taritino

511-9

12/1

T: J TickleJ: Taylor Fisher

Chased leader, pushed along home turn, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened quickly op 14/1

9^th

Churchman

711-0

22/1

T: A RalphJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Mid-division, weakened 3 out op 14/1

10^th

Nobody's Perfect

611-0

9/1

T: Billy AprahamianJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders on inside, weakened quickly before 6th, soon towards rear, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 10/1

11^th

9 ½

Johannes

511-3

40/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Hermes Le Gris

811-9

25/1

T: R L LlewellynJ: Liam Harrison

Always in rear, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next op 16/1

Kendelu

1011-9

100/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Lorcan Murtagh

Chased leaders out wide, ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 40/1

Exmoor Lad

711-8

40/1

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Mistake 1st, tailed off throughout, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out op 22/1

West Park Boy

711-3

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Off the pace in last pair, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next op 14/1 tchd 16/1

RTR

Broomfield Gale

711-2

14/1

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Harry Reed

Refused to race and took no part op 16/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £2.50, £2.50, £1.40EX:£41.50Trifecta:£307.70Tricast:£180.87SF:£28.91Swingers:£8.80, £7.80, £17.10

Forecasts

Star Of Affinity (3/1), Ugo Bingo (7/2), State Of Fame (15/2), Diesel Line (8/1), A Little Something (9/1), Nobody's Perfect (9/1), West Park Boy (10/1), Taritino (12/1), Broomfield Gale (14/1), Churchman (22/1), Hermes Le Gris (25/1), Just Go For It (33/1), Bruce Gobbler (40/1), Johannes (40/1), Exmoor Lad (40/1), Kendelu (100/1)

A LITTLE SOMETHING stepped up on previous form when third at Hereford on handicap debut and this longer trip is likely draw further improvement out of her, so she's narrowly preferred to Ugo Bingo, who looks firmly on the up. Another likeable effort is expected from the in-form Star of Affinity.