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16:20 Taunton

Tauntonracecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 30.40s
  • Off Time: 16:20:40
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk -
20/1

    2
    Silk -
    33/1

      3
      Silk -
      1
      Silk - Red and Purple (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap
      • Form 17-F34
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 110

      prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out

      3
      Silk - Royal Blue, White sleeves, Red cap
      11/4
      • Form 7542-1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 100

      held up last, headway 3 out, ridden and challenged 2 out, left 3rd last

      4
      Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue triple diamond and star on cap

      Alasao

      35
      20/1
      • Form 65-3713
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 105

      in touch, chased leader 6th, led 3 out, soon ridden, clear 2 out, readily

      5
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
      11/2
      • Form 3-068
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-7
      • Official Rating 105

      mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, left 4th last

      6
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, White stars, Yellow cap, Royal Blue stars
      80/1
      • Form 313080
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 102

      prominent, chased leader 3rd, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

      7
      Silk - Light Blue, Black hoops and sleeves
      33/1
      • Form 540
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 100

      towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and chased leaders 2 out, kept on

      8
      Silk - Yellow and Purple check, Yellow sleeves and cap
      • Form 1/435-32
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 100

      led 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, held in 3rd when fell last

      11
      Silk - Grey and Purple check, Grey sleeves and cap
      • Form 258647
      • Age 10
      • Weight 10-9
      • Official Rating 93

      chased leader, ridden 6th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out

      12
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE hoop, checked sleeves and cap
      • Form 450-093
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 85

      mid-division, headway after 5th, chased leaders next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

      2
      NR
      • Form P52F04
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-9
      • Official Rating 107

      Nonrunner

      9
      NR
      • Form 0870-60
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-1
      • Official Rating 99

      Nonrunner

      10
      NR
      • Form 8702-1P
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 95

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      In depth

      Verdict

      MARKILA is the obvious starting point and is taken to supplement her Ludlow gains. Clyffe Hanger brings solid claims to the table whilst Walk Tall, Quinte Du Chatelet, Snake Hips and Illogical Hope are all worth monitoring. Henry Daly's mare routed the field at Ludlow over two miles and it's no surprise to see her reappear under a penalty as the handicapper is sure to raise her by more than the 7lbs extra that she carries. It was a fairly ordinary mares' contest that she won but it was hard not to be impressed by the style. Clyffe Hanger ran really well at Kempton and lines up from the same mark but has to drop back a couple of furlongs in trip which may not be ideal and it's for that reason that we'll take the nine year old on. Quinte Du Chatelet only needed to jump round to score on his British debut on heavy ground; his win in France came on soft but his other starts have been run on much faster ground. He makes his handicap debut as do Walk Tall, Snake Hips and Illogical Hope who have shown varying degrees of promise but the last two will need to leave their previous efforts some way behind. The market could prove interesting but there's no guesswork involved in assessing Markila and she's the pick.

      Formwatch

      Quinte du Chatelet (FR) 10-1 (11-3) Led, ridden and hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 12, 46l behind Leamington Lad (10-12) at N Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.

      Markila (FR) 11-1 (11-11) Held up, headway to go in touch 4th, tracked leader 3 out, soon led, clear last, won at Ludlow 2m mrs hcp hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Miss Pebbles (10-9) by 7l, 17 ran.

      Alasao 5-1 (11-4) Soon prominent, chased winner 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 8, 26l behind How's Business (11-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jan.

      Walk Tall (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Mid-division until weakened after 7th, 8th of 21, 34l behind Edgbriar (11-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Jan.

      Young Tot (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Prominent until ridden and weakened after 6th, 10th of 15, well behind Dancewiththedevil (10-3) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.

      Snake Hips 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 12th of 16, well behind Covert Mission (10-2) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.

      Clyffe Hanger (IRE) 7-2fav (10-13) In touch, headway 8th, went 2nd after 3 out, hit next, soon ridden, chance last, kept on for clear 2nd but no extra, 2nd of 19, 2l behind Wychwoods Legend (11-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.

      Share My Dream (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, no impression, 7th of 15, 36l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-3) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.

      Spirit of Lake (IRE) 40-1 (10-6) In touch, headway 3 out, soon ridden and effort, one pace after, 3rd of 18, 20l behind Gold Reef (11-5) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.

      Archie Gunn 10-1 (10-9) In touch, lost place 5th, ridden and headway on inside approaching 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Red Admiral (11-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.

      Illogical Hope (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, 11th of 15, 36l behind Son of Flicka (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.

      It's Rumoured 6-1 (10-12) Led to after 1st, chased leader until weakened rapidly before 5th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Rosoff (10-9) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec, 14 ran.