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18:30 Taunton

Mount Somerset Hotel & Spa Beginners' Chase (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,300 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £301
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 50.00s
  • Off Time: 18:30:34
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Apache Dawn

28/1

    2
    Silk -

    Speed Steed (IRE)

    8/13

      1
      Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue and White quartered cap

      Advisor (FR)

      55
      10/1
      • Form 00/12P-8
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      tracked leaders, mistake 1st, went 2nd when not fluent 10th, not fluent and weakened 2 out

      2
      Silk - Dark Green and Yellow diamonds, Dark Green sleeves

      Apache Dawn

      27 t
      28/1
      • Form 246360
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 65

      made all, clear 2 out, ridden out

      3
      Silk - Yellow, light green hollow box, striped sleeves, light green cap

      Barry The Barber (IRE)

      47 t
      100/1
      • Form 586/0-78
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked winner from 1st unti 7th, lost place 10th, well beaten after 4 out

      4
      Silk - White, Dark Blue spots, hooped sleeves and spots on cap

      Nether Stream (IRE)

      97
      17/2
      • Form 1-3P155
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-0

      took keen hold, tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistakes 6th and 4 out, 8 lengths 5th when fell 3 out

      5
      Silk - Royal blue, red hoop, halved sleeves, red and white hooped cap

      Speed Steed (IRE)

      33 BF
      8/13
      • Form 312-622
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-0
      • Official Rating 117

      held up in rear, jumped left and not fluent 2nd, headway 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, stayed on, too much to do

      6
      Silk - Grey and Royal Blue (quartered), Royal Blue sleeves

      Teshali (IRE)

      8 t C
      3/1
      • Form 422868
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-0

      held up, headway 9th, hit next, went 2nd approaching 3 out where not fluent until after 2 out, stayed on same pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      SPEED STEED, a winner over hurdles last March and on the Flat in January, hasn't been beaten far in either of his starts over fences and should gain compensation for a long odds-on defeat by Peaks Of Fire at Sedgefield. Teshali, twice a winner over hurdles though not since 2011, makes his chasing debut and looks the one to shake up the selection as Nether Stream has run moderately in Polytrack bumpers after landing a Huntingdon selling hurdle. Apache Dawn has had 49 starts over jumps without winning and Advisor clearly isn't the force of old.

      Formwatch

      Advisor (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Always in last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 8th of 10, 39l behind Bellflower Boy (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f sell hdl (5) sft in Feb.

      Apache Dawn 66-1 (11-0) Led, headed over 9f out, weakened over 8f out, tailed off and soon eased, last of 11, well behind Anna's Arch (10-9) at Southwell 2m n h flat (4) std in Mar.

      Barry The Barber (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, out of view before 6th, in last pair and struggling when in view 11th, tailed off, last of 8, well behind El Dancer (11-0) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chase (4) sft in Mar.

      Nether Stream (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Cousin Khee (11-4) at Lingfield 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.

      Speed Steed (IRE) 4-11fav (11-0) Led, joined 7th, blundered 11th, pressed last, headed run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Peaks Of Fire (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov chs (4) hvy in Mar.

      Teshali (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 8th of 14, 17l behind Kenai Peninsula (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.