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14:50 Taunton

Mental Health Challenge Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,422
  • 2nd: £998
  • 3rd: £499
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 39.40s
  • Off Time: 14:50:20
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Green, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Light Green spots
2/9
  • Form 4B312F
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 126

made all, jumped left 4 out, driven clear after 2 out, stayed on strongly

2
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), ORANGE sleeves and cap
  • Form 688-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, took keen hold, mistake 4 out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace approaching last

3
Silk - Emerald Green, White epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, White cap
  • Form 5732U
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

always in rear, jumped slowly throughout, never a factor

4
Silk - Black, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Red cap
100/1
  • Form 50P90
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway after 2 out, never on terms

5
Silk - Black, Red sash and armlets
50/1
  • Form 5U/80-F7
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, headway 2 out, chased leaders before last, stayed on same pace

6
Silk - Black, Red sash, quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 210-P8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

took keen hold in touch, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakening when mistake last

7
Silk - Emerald Green and Beige (quartered), Beige and Maroon hooped sleeves, Beige cap, Emerald Green stars
  • Form 0008
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out

8
Silk - Dark Green and White check, striped sleeves
20/1
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

pulled hard in rear, never dangerous

9
Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue cap
25/1
  • Form 68-F4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, stayed on approaching last, never able to challenge

10
Silk - Orange, dark green sleeves, orange armlets, orange and dark green hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 70-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

mid-division, hit 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

11
Silk - BROWN, WHITE hoop, hooped sleeves, ORANGE cap
16/1
  • Form 59
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

behind, some late headway, never nearer

In depth

Verdict

BLUE BUTTONS fell at Wincanton last month but had earlier run the useful Down Ace to a neck in a Listed contest over 2m1f here after winning at Exeter. She has to concede weight to all of her rivals but looks a class above them and should get back to winning ways. Buckboru was placed in a couple of bumpers but tried to run out on her hurdling debut and has a bit to prove now. Bumper winner Ifits A Fiddle has shown little so far over timber and it's difficult to make much of a case for the remainder.

Formwatch

Blue Buttons (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Tracking leaders when fell 4th, in a race won by Tagrita (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f mares listed nov hdl (1) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.

Bright Intervals (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Mid-division, jumped badly left throughout, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 12, well behind Pyleigh Lass (10-9) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.

Buckboru (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up on outside, took keen hold, not fluent and closed 3rd, ducked left, tried to run out and unseated rider 4th, in a race won by Bobble Boru (11-6) at Exeter 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy, 6 ran.

Canarbino Girl 200-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 31l behind Five In A Row (11-2) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Feb.

Diddypurptoon 25-1 (10-2) Last pair, slow jump and struggling 5th, never on terms, 7th of 9, 22l behind Rayvin Black (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.

Ifits A Fiddle 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened before last, 8th of 11, 35l behind Diamond King (11-12) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.

Miss Dimples (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Prominent, hampered 1st, soon led, headed 2nd, lost place after 3rd, behind from next, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Rosa Fleet (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Nowweareseven 10-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, modest headway before 3 out, soon weakened, blundered last, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Bodega (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy in Feb.

Rosa Imperialis 33-1 (10-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Chalk It Down (11-2) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (4) std in Feb.

Tamarton Tansy 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, effort before 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 13l behind The Pirate's Queen (10-10) at Taunton 2m 1f mares n h flat (5) gf in May.

Kentford Myth 13-2 (9-12) Mid-division on inside, lost place 6f out, soon behind, 9th of 13, well behind Rhythm Star (10-5) at Taunton 2m 1f mrs N H flat (5) hvy in Jan.