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15:50 Taunton

Corfe Handicap Hurdle (Class E)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 10.05s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
20/1
  • Form 00-01P5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

held up rear, head way 8th, ridden 3 out, no impression

2
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, Dark Blue sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 1P/2UP-P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-11

held up rear, steady headway 9th, ridden to lead 2 out, clear when jumped right, last ridden out

3
Silk - Orange, Beige Cross of Lorraine, Beige and Orange halved sleeves, Beige cap
11/4
  • Form 2221-P4
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-9

track leader, led 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened

4
Silk - Black, Yellow hollow box, Black and Mauve striped sleeves, check cap
  • Form 2000-P2
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-9

led, headed approaching 5th, ridden and weakened 9th

5
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

Linus

21
16/1
  • Form 331P02
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6

track leaders until weakened 9th, pulled up before 2 out, dismounted, lame

6
Silk - GREY, ORANGE sash and sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 4320-2F
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-4

mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out

7
Silk - Red, Grey diamond, Grey cap
16/1
  • Form 25323-0
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-2

track leaders, ridden 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace

8
Silk - Light Blue, Maroon diamond, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 353602
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

held up in touch, mistake 6th, headway to track leader 9th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, bbv

9
Silk - White, Black armlets, quartered cap

Kattegat

21 b
33/1
  • Form F-P0400
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

keen hold track in leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out

10
Silk - White, Light Blue cross belts, White cap, Red spots
  • Form 15-346P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on from 4 out, no danger to front 3

11
Silk - Beige and Dark Green diamonds, Beige sleeves and cap
  • Form 1P-32F4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway 7th, slight chance 2 out, ridden and not pace of winner

12
Silk - MAROON and RED check, RED sleeves and cap
  • Form 0F-P5
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9

always in rear

13
Silk - Emerald green, white stars on body, scarlet cap
16/1
  • Form P-FP450
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-9

tracked leaders, ridden and dropped rear 5th, headway to go in touch under pressure 4 out, weakened soon after

14
Silk - ORANGE, BLACK seams, quartered cap
  • Form 506-360
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-9

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, hard ridden when mistake 2 out, not recover

15
Silk - Dark green and white (quartered), chevrons on sleeves, white cap
16/1
  • Form F06PP4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-6

mid-division, headway 4th, ridden and lost place 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

16
Silk - Royal Blue, Mauve sash and spots on cap
  • Form 30035/4
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0

mid-division, mistake 7th, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before last

In depth

Verdict

Regal Holly is a confident choice in this long distance handicap hurdle, with Dubai Seven Stars, Linus and Billy Ballbreaker others in with a shout. Regal Holly is better known as a chaser, her biggest success coming in the mares' final at Uttoxeter last March. Charlie Mann's charge is better handicapped over hurdles though and ran a blinder at Kempton before Christmas on only her second run since coming back. In the lead turning for home, she was outpaced in the end as Diamant Noir and Kadara pulled away, eventually finishing fourth. That form worked out very well on Saturday, with Diamant Noir winning at Doncaster, and Kadara second in a very competitive affair at Ascot. The softer ground will suit Regal Holly who should stamp her class on these average rivals. Quite a few of them have enough placed form to warrant respect, including Linus who was successful when dropped to selling company at Newton Abbot in September. On his latest start at Leicester, the six-year-old finished well clear of the third when chasing home Circus Maximus, showing that he handles soft ground when staying on well. This race is marginally better than that claimer, and with the longer trip to suit, Linus should reach the frame. Dubai Seven Stars was an easy winner at this track in selling company before Christmas but was well behind Linus at Leicester and looks held again. The rest are nothing special, although Colin Tizzard has been in form this term so Billy Ballbreaker may be worth bearing in mind for a place. For the winner though, it is hard to escape the claims of Regal Holly