Racecards
15:25 Exeter
Desert Orchid Restaurant Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 110y
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 44P7P-0
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer N J Hawke
- Jockey D R Dennis
led, hit 2nd, headed before 5th, stayed challenging, mistake 4 out, handy after, rallied gamely under pressure to lead soon after last, kept on well
Tara Taylor
21- Form 71435-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, weakened under pressure after next, soon eased, tailed off
- Form 96-6662
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer N P Mulholland
- Jockey D C Costello
held up towards rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Randjo (FR)
221- Form 944-
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R H & Mrs S Alner
- Jockey R Walford
held up in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Tarabela
43- Form 6-53450
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer G A Ham
- Jockey E Dehdashti
held up towards rear, ridden and hit 5th, headway and just about in touch approaching 3 out, hit next, one pace and no impression before last
- Form 6F54-91
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey Jimmy Derham
raced wide, held up in touch, steady headway after 4 out, challenged 3 out, ridden to narrow lead 2 out, not fluent last, soon headed, no extra
- Form 452373/
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer P G Murphy
- Jockey L P Aspell
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden to narrow lead 3 out, headed next, well held 3rd when blundered and weakened last
- Form 40/6354-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer J S Smith
- Jockey Gerard Tumelty
held up in touch, driven along approaching 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd soon after but no chance with front pair
- Form P2/11-06
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D A Rees
- Jockey Mr J F Mathias
chased leaders on inner, led before 5th, driven along before 3 out, soon headed and weakened from next
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
French import Randjo could be of interest on his first start in a handicap representing the Alner's but he looks a shade high in the weights and it is hard to get away from TARA TAYLOR, who gets the vote ahead of Aconitum. Neil Mulholland's gelding ran much better when chasing home Raise You Five in a heavy ground handicap at Fontwell on Sunday and he has an obvious chance racing off the same mark today. Merry Music has struggled since making a winning debut in a Galway bumper in July 2004 and of more interest may be Alldunnandusted. The Seamus Mullins-trained gelding won by the narrowest of margins at Plumpton earlier this month and he has to be considered but a 7lb rise for that success makes this a lot tougher and a better bet looks to be Tara Taylor. Charlie Longsdon's mare is relatively lightly raced and looks to be going the right way so looks siding with.
Formwatch
Callerlilly 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, behind 6th, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind Dovedale (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Tara Taylor 7-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, soon steadied in to mid division, headway approaching 9th, chased winner when not fluent last, no extra and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 15, 7l behind Daraz Rose (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Aconitum (GER) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, driven into narrow lead last, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Raise You Five (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Randjo (FR) 28-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, weakened 4 out, jumped left and tired 2 out, 4th of 9, 29l behind Ffos Las Diamond (11-0) at Chepstow 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Tarabela 33-1 (11-7) Prominent, weakened approaching 2 out, 10th of 13, 26l behind Doctor Robert (11-7) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Oct.
Alldunnandusted (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, chased leaders from 3 out, challenged when not fluent last, edged left flat, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd beating Milton Des Bieffes (10-13) by ns, 11 ran.
Power Shared (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Mid-divison, chased leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 15, 28l behind Doris's Gift (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr '08.
Merry Music (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Behind, headway 3 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 15, 9l behind Templer (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.
Paktol Des Brosses (FR) 66-1 (9-10) Led until approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 39l behind The Great Alfie (11-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.