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16:40 Taunton

William Hill Cheltenham Offers Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 12y
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,300 added
  • Winner: £5,968
  • 2nd: £2,746
  • 3rd: £1,373
  • 4th: £687
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.66s
  • Off Time: 16:40:50
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

Joke Dancer

27 t D
12/1
  • Form 056P-P3
  • Age 11
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 102

towards rear when fell 5th

2
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green star
40/1
  • Form 4161-05
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-13
  • Official Rating 101

led, headed 2nd, chased leaders 4th, hit 7th, losing place when badly hampered 8th, pulled up before next

3
Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, White cap, Dark Blue star
  • Form 12-4543
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 100

held up in rear, hampered 8th, outpaced next, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on one pace from 2 out

4
Silk - BLACK and PINK diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

Filanderer

42 D
7/2
  • Form 74-4022
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 94

prominent, led 2nd, headed 4th, lost second when pecked 4 out, soon ridden, no extra from 2 out

5
Silk - Black, red star, white and red striped sleeves, black cap, red star
  • Form 72383/6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 93

midfield, headway when fell 8th

6
Silk - Black, pink star, light blue and black chevrons on sleeves, black cap, pink star
40/1
  • Form 36-6P36
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 90

held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, took closer order before next, weakened next

7
Silk - Light blue and black (quartered), light blue sleeves, black armlets, check cap
13/2
  • Form 44-54P5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 89

midfield, pushed along before 3 out, kept on to go second after last

8
Silk - Grey, White epaulets
17/2
  • Form F34/0P2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 86

held up in midfield, held when hit 3 out

9
Silk - Yellow, dark green chevrons, dark green and yellow chevrons on sleeves, dark green cap, yellow stars
7/2
  • Form 633-13U
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 79

chased leaders, jumped left 8th, went second 4 out, ridden when not fluent next, no extra from last

10
Silk - Black and light green diabolo, black cap, light green diamond
13/2
  • Form 048-1P3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 77

jumped well, chased leaders, headway to lead 4th, pushed along before 2 out, clear last, reduced advantage final 50yds

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Joke Dancer 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, closer halfway and 2nd after 4 out, led next, headed early straight and pushed along approaching last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Added Bonus (10-5) at Thurles 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Feb.

Ardmayle (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Tracked leader early, lost place and close up 4th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Guy (12-1) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.

Imperial Joe (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th or 8th, headway 11th, mistake 3 out, held in 3rd 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 6, 18l behind Art Decco (12-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.

Filanderer 2-1 (11-11) Raced wide, tracked leader until 5th, chased leaders, awkward 8th, not fluent next, driven and outpaced in 3rd home turn, left remote 2nd at the last, 2nd of 6, 19l behind Duhallow Tommy (12-7) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Man Of Light (FR) 10-1 (11-9) Mid-division, good headway on inside tracking leaders before 4 out pushed along and weakened home turn, 6th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Good Lord (10-11) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gs in Jan.

Fancy Stuff (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) In rear, in touch, hampered by faller 5th, minor headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 28 1/4l behind Snowy Evening (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.

Mini Yeats (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Led, pushed along before 2 out, ridden hung left and headed after 2 out, lost 2nd before the last, hung left and weakened run-in, 5th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Chankaya (11-13) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Lustleigh 20-1 (11-0) In rear, smooth progress into 2nd turning for home, good jump 4 out, hampered by loose horse 3 out, bad jump 2 out where rider did well, no extra in 2nd run-in, 2nd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Thatza Dazzler (10-5) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Gorcombe Moonshine 3-1fav (10-7) Prominent, still going ok when unseating rider 7th, at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Tonto Foley (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Jumped well early, took keen hold, midfield, travelling okay but mistake 3 out, soon ridden, stayed into 3rd before last, no further impression run-in, 3rd of 13, 12l behind Merry Monty (10-11) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Feb.