Racecards
13:30 Taunton
Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £15,800 added
- Winner: £9,357
- 2nd: £2,748
- 3rd: £1,374
- 4th: £687
- Form 13420-9
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
2nd or 3rd, not fluent 8th, challenged 3 out, led next, clear last, comfortably
- Form 252FP4-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey Patrick Cowley
led until 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace
- Form 22P-632
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey M G Nolan
2nd or 3rd, not fluent 8th, hit 4 out, soon ridden, switched left and close up when squeezed out before 3 out, switched right and slow at 3 out, no impression after, kept on to close on 2nd flat
- Form 1643-16
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T Scudamore
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Verdict
It was fast ground when Fox Appeal was last successful. Emma Lavelle’s charge is approaching the veteran stage now but still has a touch of class, though usually needs a run whereas BRAMBLE BROOK goes well fresh. The latter is probably high enough in the weights on his return but Braqueur D'Or has a question mark hanging over him at present and a first victory over fences continues to elude Beau Du Brizais, who rarely finds much when push comes to shove.
Formwatch
Braqueur D'Or (FR) 8-1 (10-4) Prominent, dived at 1st, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 9th of 16, 24 1/4l behind Relentless Dreamer (10-3) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Fox Appeal (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Hampered 1st, in touch until blundered and dropped to last pair 6th, last at 10th, headway 4 out, driven along and one pace in 4th before 2 out, 4th of 8, 10l behind Rathlin Rose (10-5) at Ascot 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Beau Du Brizais (FR) 11-10fav (11-10) Led, shaken up after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, hard pressed before last, headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Still Believing (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Bramble Brook 11-1 (11-12) Prominent, bumped 12th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 12, 28 1/2l behind Vice Et Vertu (11-6) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in May.