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15:10 Taunton

Orchard Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 5.60s
  • 15 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald green, scarlet hooped sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 678-FF7
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-12

headway 5th, ridden 3 out, one pace

2
Silk - Yellow, large Red spots, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow cap, Red spots

Miss Tango

455 C
25/1
  • Form 2/231P1-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12

ridden 6th, soon weakened

3
Silk - Black, White hoops and sleeves
20/1
  • Form 4-P2620
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-11

held up towards rear, pushed and headway after 3 out, challenged next, no extra approaching last

4
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
  • Form 35-500P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

led to approaching 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

5
Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, Yellow sleeves and cap
6/1
  • Form 2480-83
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6

chased leaders, challenged and led 3 out, ridden approaching next, headed approaching last, soon weakened

6
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
12/1
  • Form 133244
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, challenged next, led approaching last, driven out flat

7
Silk - Royal blue, red stars, sleeves and star on cap
5/1
  • Form 111434
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up towards rear, headway after 4th, ridden 3 out, not quicken

8
Silk - Pink, White striped sleeves, White cap
33/1
  • Form 112P58
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

ridden 6th, soon weakened

9
Silk - Emerald Green, Red seams, Emerald Green cap
20/1
  • Form 3-54B04
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4

held up towards rear, ridden and weakened from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

10
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green epaulets, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Dark Green star
7/2
  • Form 41-F258
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4

in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

11
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap
20/1
  • Form U970-78
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10

prominent, ridden 6th, soon behind

12
Silk - OLD GOLD, ROYAL BLUE cross belts, RED and GOLD check cap

Atalya

26
7/1
  • Form 13/23P-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

chased leader, led approaching 4th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened

13
Silk - Mauve, Grey star and star on cap

Valfonic

19 v
40/1
  • Form 154365
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

prominent until ridden and weakened from 5th, tailed off

14
Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap
  • Form 31-776
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-6

held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, nearest finish

15
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, BLACK seams, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, BLACK spots and spots on cap
14/1
  • Form 212325
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-4

held up, ridden 6th, weakened after 3 out

16
NR

Megazine

19 D
  • Form 541551
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-1

In depth

Verdict

This looks to be an extremely open handicap, made even more difficult by the fact that Martin Pipe saddles no fewer than ten of the runners! One imagines that Tony McCoy could choose to ride any of them, so Iorana has to be respected on that basis alone. She didn't appear to take that well to fences, and a reproduction of her easy win in handicap company at Worcester last year would give her every chance here. Miss Tango has been absent for some time and she would ideally prefer faster ground, while Tango Royal has not really excelled since joining Martin Pipe but is another who did not take well to fences and is potentially on a fair mark. Lawz put up his best performance for a long time at Chepstow on his latest start, and if improving on that would have a major chance here, but marginal preference goes to the bottom weight Megazine, who goes particularly well for his lady rider. He bolted up in a weaker race over course and distance last time and is taken to follow up by making all once again here.