Racecards
15:08 Taunton
Jetset Flights & Holidays Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 3y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,900 added
- Winner: £4,629
- 2nd: £2,133
- 3rd: £1,066
- 4th: £534
- Form 58-3214
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey T J O'Brien
chased leaders, headway before 4 out, drive along next, ran on one pace, not match leaders.
- Form 313-FP8
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J W Mullins
- Jockey M G Nolan
raced keenly in rear, pushed along after 4 out, never a factor
- Form 33/32-43
- Age 6
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
prominent, moved into second travelling well before 3 out, pressed leader before next, good jump to lead after last, ran on strongly, just prevailed
Go Fox
113- Form 3176-74
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer N B King
- Jockey J M Quinlan
led, driven along and headed before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form PP-6135
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Fergus Gillard
held up in midfield, mistake 4th, driven along before 4 out, soon detached
- Form 0/3235-P
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs D A Hamer
- Jockey Ben Jones
took keen hold in midfield, mistake 1st, made headway before 7th, led before 3 out, pressed for lead next, headed after last, ran on gamely, just denied
- Form 3445-4P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Miss A M Newton-Smith
- Jockey Tom Cannon
close up, bad mistake 5th, blunder 7th, driven along before 4 out, soon lost place and pulled up before next
- Form 0P-216P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Alexandra Dunn
- Jockey Phillip Armson
held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, driven along before 3 out, ran on same pace, made no impression
- Form 5735F7
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A Sadik
- Jockey James Best
midfield, headway under pressure before 3 out where made mistake, ran on one pace
- Form 09P6/64-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Miss J Du Plessis
- Jockey Harry Kimber
mid-division, lost place after 4th, mistake 5th, driven along before 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 8244-3F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Mitford-Slade
- Jockey Bryan Carver
NonRunner
Verdict
DAN’S CHOSEN is possibly a few pounds too high but this looks a lot less competitive than the race in which he finished fourth last time at Exeter, where he only weakened on the run-in. Lazy Sunday fell at the first here last month after an earlier third at Worcester while Layerthorpe and Toad Of Toad Hall were both pulled up when Airtothethrone finished third at Ludlow on his chasing bow – the latter looks the danger to the selection.
Formwatch
Dan's Chosen (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Held up, headway home turn, pushed along and made no impression 3 out, plugged on from last, 4th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Midnight Glance (11-6) at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Barrowmount (IRE) 125-1 (11-7) In rear, steady headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, tailed off before last, 8th of 9, dist behind Operation Manna (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Airtothethrone (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Held up in touch in mid-division, lost place before 6th, closed 15th, 3rd and no impression 4 out, plugged on, 3rd of 8, 15 1/2l behind Paseo (10-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Go Fox 14-1 (12-0) With leader, led 3rd, headed and not fluent 5th, led after next, headed 7th, led 8th, soon headed, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 8, 35l behind Sheila Nash (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Ho Que Oui (FR) 11-1 (11-4) Held up and behind, plugged on past beaten horses into moderate 5th before the last, never on terms with principals, 5th of 9, 27 3/4l behind Princess Midnight (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Layerthorpe (IRE) 28-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway on outside 15th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last, at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Shirocco's Delight (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) In rear, hampered 2nd, pushed along 3 out, soon well behind and pulled up, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Toad Of Toad Hall 14-1 (10-8) Chased leaders on inside, disputing 2nd 14th, not fluent next, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Old Page (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Handy, pushed along and lost position 5 out, soon well held, 7th of 8, dist behind Blame The Game (12-0) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Botus Fleming 8-1 (12-0) (tt) prom til outpcd 14; stayed on wl 2 out, 4th of 10, 13l behind Ask Dai (12-0) at Wadebridge 3m mdn sft in Jan.
Lazy Sunday 11-4fav (11-7) Fell 1st, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.