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17:00 Taunton

Levy Board Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 57.00s
  • 13 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, hooped sleeves
33/1
  • Form 767717
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

2
Silk - White, dark blue epaulets and sleeves
4/1
  • Form 792-242
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

held up in touch, headway 3 out, challenged approaching 2 out, led last, driven out

3
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK epaulets and star on cap
16/1
  • Form 112-090
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 97

prominent, ridden 6th, soon weakened

4
Silk - YELLOW, RED inverted triangle and armlets
12/1
  • Form 56F0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 95

in touch, ridden approaching 4th, weakened 6th

5
Silk - Orange, Dark Green triple diamond, Orange sleeves, Darkgreen diamonds, Orange cap, Dark Green diamond
  • Form 988
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 94

held up in mid-division, headway after 3 out, challenged 2 out, one pace from last

6
Silk - Purple and Grey check, Grey sleeves and cap
28/1
  • Form 528146
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 94

held up in mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

7
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevrons, hooped sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, headway 5th, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed last, no extra

8
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 12600
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 102

held up last, some headway 6th, weakened 3 out

9
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sash, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star
16/1
  • Form 2208P6
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 90

chased leader, led 5th until ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened

10
Silk - Beige, Maroon Cross of Lorraine and diamond on cap
  • Form P1/PP60
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 90

held up in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace from last

11
Silk - Yellow, Purple hoop, Purple and Yellow striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple star
16/1
  • Form 332853
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 99

held up in touch, headway and chased leader 6th, weakened quickly 2 out, pulled up before last

13
Silk - Black and Light Blue (quartered), halved sleeves, Black cap
10/1
  • Form 09P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 84

led to 5th, soon ridden, weakened 6th

14
Silk - Orange, Light Blue star and sleeves, quartered cap
5/1
  • Form 4651/61
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 74

held up towards rear, ridden 6th, stayed on one pace from 3 out

12
NR
  • Form 062624
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 88

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Cunning Pursuit has a great chance of adding to his debut success, with Space Star, Grand Prairie and Kathie's Pet seen as three possible dangers. Cunning Pursuit was no great shakes on the level, but landed a touch in minor company at Folkestone in September, and as he popped in first time over hurdles at Wincanton in December, he obviously does not mind the winter game. His trainer has found a soft opportunity for him to follow up as this is a conditional riders contest, and as long as the going does not get any softer, he should make a bold bid to follow up. Space Star was having his first outing since last June when second here last month and should come on for the run. He does have tendency to find one too good though and cannot be followed with confidence. Grand Prairie has struggled a bit since going up the weights, while Kathie's Pet was having her first run over hurdles for over three years when scoring in selling company at Chepstow. That is her level and she will struggle a bit even in this company from out of the handicap. The four-year-old Cunning Pursuit is relatively unexposed and has more chance than most in the finale.

Formwatch

Space Star 12-1 Mid-division, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Manorson at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gd in Feb.

Nabir (FR) 6-1 Mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, soon weakened, 16th of 20, 35l behind Errol at Doncaster 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in Jan.

Brochrua (IRE) 4-1 In touch, ridden 3 out, one pace, 6th of 13, 16l behind Pequenita at Taunton 2m 1f sll hdl (G) gs in Feb.

Cunning Pursuit 7-2 Chased leader, led 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on well from last, won at Wincanton 2m 3yo nov hdl (E) gd in Dec beating Rood Boy by 2l, 10 ran.

Tizi Ouzou (IRE) 8-1 Chased leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened next, 10th of 14, well behind Cashel Dancer at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gs in Feb.

Gregorian (IRE) 11-2 Held up, some headway on outside approaching 5th, lost place before 3 out, no danger after, 6th of 8, 27l behind Dere Lyn at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) hvy in Feb.

Leopold (SLO) 11-2 Tracked leader, hit 3rd, led 4th till headed 6th, ridden over 3 out, weakened from next, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Hold The Line at Musselburgh 2m 3yo nov hcp hdl (E) gf in Nov.