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15:50 Taunton

Bathwick Tyres Bath Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 9.11s
  • Off Time: 15:50:32
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - Dark blue and white (quartered), red sleeves and cap
  • Form 9P0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

always behind, hung left on bend and reminders after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off 6th, pulled up next

2
Silk - Black, white braces, yellow sleeves, black stars, yellow cap, white star
  • Form 1-0350
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

held up and behind, some headway 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off

3
Silk - Black and red (quartered), halved sleeves, black cap, red star
  • Form 42
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

chased leader until before 6th, chased leaders, weakened 3 out

4
Silk - White, Maroon star, Dark Blue sleeves, Dark Blue and White quartered cap
  • Form 4-33865
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd before hit 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace run-in

5
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap

Vayland

66 BFD
1/2
  • Form F2-1F4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leading pair on inside, 2nd before 6th, led 3 out, edged left from 2 out, in command last, hung left run-in, driven out

6
Silk - Pink, grey seams, diamonds on sleeves and cap
  • Form 63
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

held up in touch, headway chasing leaders approaching 3 out, reminder after 3 out, keeping on same pace in 3rd when mistake 2 out, no impression soon after

7
Silk - Maroon, Royal Blue and White hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, White spots

Findeln

15
66/1
  • Form P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7

raced wide in touch, weakening when mistake 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next

8
Silk - Red and white diamonds, diabolo on sleeves, red cap, white diamond
  • Form 528U0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

raced keenly, slight lead until ridden and headed 3 out, weakened quickly before next

9
Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, White cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0

chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, soon pushed along, lost 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace in 4th

In depth

Verdict

This is no better than the first division but affords VAYLAND an opportunity to put a poor effort at Huntingdon behind him. David Pipe's charge had looked a smart prospect when landing a Hexham bumper for Stuart Crawford last summer and looked to be going well when falling on his hurdling debut at Newbury in December. That could have affected his confidence and, after a couple of month's break, he's taken to prove that latest running all wrong. Bondi Mist, twice a winner on the Flat, hasn't shown much in two starts over timber but Love The Leader has shown some potential between the flags and has a nice pedigree for jumping. Time And Again could get himself into contention if the ground dries out.

Formwatch

Bien Faire (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, behind when mistake 3 out, 11th of 12, well behind Zarib (10-13) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Honkytonktennessee (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Held up in mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened well before next, last of 12, well behind Zarib (10-13) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Love The Leader (IRE) 9-4 (12-0) Led Evens1; ev ch 4 out; one pce 2 out, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Charmix (11-7) at South Dorset 3m ptp gd in Feb.

Time And Again (FR) 100-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out (usual 3 out), kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 15, 34l behind Days Of Heaven (11-11) at Doncaster 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.

Vayland 11-8fav (11-5) Held up in rear, headway after 3rd, mistake 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 8, 31l behind Maestro Royal (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m nh mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.

Bondi Mist (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Took keen hold early, chased leaders, driven and outpaced in 3rd from 3 out, blundered last, 3rd of 7, 20l behind Allez Encore (10-12) at Plumpton 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.

Findeln 100-1 (10-9) Took keen hold tracking leader, under pressure 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out, in a race won by Inner Drive (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft, 11 ran.

Kalifourchon (FR) 33-1 (10-7) Held up and always towards rear, tailed off, 12th of 15, 47l behind Qualando (10-7) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Sparkling Ice (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) In rear, mistake and reminder after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off in 5th when blundered 2 out, 5th of 6, well behind Dino Mite (10-7) at Taunton 2m 1f hdle (4) gs.