Racecards
17:15 Taunton
End Of Season Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 110y
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Form 3143SR
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Michael Murphy
chased leader to approaching 6th, soon ridden and outpaced, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 8-4316P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey J W Farrelly
chased leaders, went 2nd before 6th, challenged next, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 1776-45
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey A Thornton
chased leaders in 3rd, led after 3 out, ridden before next, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat
- Form 2365P1
- Age 4
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Carl Williams
led, ridden 7th, jumped left next, headed soon after, weakened before 2 out, no chance when hit last
- Form P831
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey T Siddall
held up, headway 7th, went 3rd soon after next, went 2nd well before 2 out, soon challenging, led before last, driven and kept on well flat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Charlie Longsdon can land this with PRAIRIE SPIRIT who is preferred to the likes of Foreign King and Tayarat. The selection arrives here in good form after a convincing win at Hereford last time when he got the better of Amron Hill. He has trip and ground to suit and he should prove tough to beat. Foreign King is back over hurdles after a spell on the flat, but there is a big question mark over his ability to see out this trip and on that basis he is passed over. Tayarat has questions to answer after pulled-up here last time, while High Standard has failed to complete on his last two starts so he is hard to back with confidence. We will stick with Prairie Spirit as the one to beat.
Formwatch
High Standard (NZ) 9-1 (11-11) Led until ran out took wrong course after 4, in a race won by Yossi (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Mar, 7 ran.
Brousse En Feux (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 4th, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Master d'Or (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar, 10 ran.
Foreign King (USA) 9-2 (10-13) Held up mid-division, headway on inside 6th, hung left approaching 3 out, chased winner after flight until 2 out, one pace, 5th of 11, 7l behind Coach Lane (11-8) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Tayarat (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Held up, struggling 5th, soon lost touch, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by A Bit Of Fun (11-6) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar, 8 ran.
Prairie Spirit (FR) 6-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway to track leader 6th, led on bit, easily, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Mar beating Amron Hill (10-11) by 18l, 12 ran.
Boogie Dancer 66-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th until after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 7l behind Yetholm (10-2) at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.