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15:40 Taunton

William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 4f 85y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,200 added
  • Winner: £7,018
  • 2nd: £2,061
  • 3rd: £1,030
  • 4th: £515
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 44.49s
  • Off Time: 15:40:32
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 133-7P5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 140

led, awkward 13th, headed narrowly 15th, led 17th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out

2
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves and cap
  • Form 7-4F225
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 134

held up in touch, not fluent 14th, close up 15th, ridden after 17th, outpaced approaching 3 out, moved into 2nd last, no extra flat

3
Silk - Black, royal blue star
  • Form P-51536
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 131

in rear but in touch, awkward 11th, headway 16th, led travelling strongly before 3 out, drew well clear 2 out, not fluent last, easily

4
Silk - Red, white epaulets, white sleeves, red armlets, white cap
  • Form UP6/P3P
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 125

tracked leader, towards rear 5th, pushed along in rear 16th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, took 2nd flat

5
Silk - Red and Purple (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Red cap
3/1
  • Form FP07-87
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 124

held up in touch, headway to press leader 5th, led narrowly 15th, headed narrowly 17th, not fluent 4 out, ridden and lost place before 3 out, weakened before 2 out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Danny Whizzbang hasn’t won since 2019 and this season’s efforts so far don’t suggest a return to form is imminent. Beau Du Brizais was thereabouts in cross country contests at Cheltenham at the end of last year but would prefer a faster surface and the latter comment also applies to Coup De Pinceau, who won off a similar mark at Perth last autumn. SKIPTHECUDDLES is hard to catch right but is not badly treated on an earlier third at Newbury and gets a speculative vote with White Moon struggling at present.

Formwatch

Danny Whizzbang (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, mistake 16th, lost 2nd 3 out, chased leading pair until between last 2, weakened soon after, 5th of 7, 30 1/4l behind Deise Aba (11-7) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.

Beau Du Brizais (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Held up rear of mid-division, mistake 18th, headway 21st, lost place 25th, no impression after, plugged on, 5th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Some Neck (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 6f hcp (2) sft in Dec.

Coup De Pinceau (FR) 33-1 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway next, lost place 6th, closed 7th, mistake 10th, struggling before 12th, blundered when behind 5 out, plugged on from 3 out, 6th of 14, dist behind Amateur (10-0) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.

Skipthecuddles (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Chased leaders on inside until lost place 11th, towards rear and never on terms after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Sandown 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.

White Moon (GER) 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside when badly hampered and dropped to rear 4th, no chance after, 7th of 10, 21 1/2l behind Hometown Boy (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Feb.