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16:10 Taunton

Hanson Mortar Novices' Chase (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.10s
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue sleeves, Grey cap, Emerald Green spots
33/1
  • Form F3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

towards rear, not fluent 4th, ridden 6th, well behind and mistake 4 out

2
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoops, chevrons on sleeves
40/1
  • Form 793787-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

always towards rear, lost touch 7th

3
Silk - Royal Blue and Red (quartered), White and Royal Blue hooped sleeves, White cap

Emali

111
66/1
  • Form P/PPP-1P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th

4
Silk - Light Green and White (quartered), halved sleeves
4/1
  • Form 54/024-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, went prominent 6th, weakening when ridden after 4 out

5
Silk - Emerald Green, White Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap
  • Form 345U-73
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

led, headed 7th, left in lead 4 out, soon ridden, kept on well

6
Silk - Old Gold, Green hoop, collar and cuffs, Green cap, Gold spots
100/1
  • Form P5P6UP
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leader, reminders 5th, soon dropped rear, tailed off 8th, pulled up before next

7
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black and Yellow check cap
2/1
  • Form 3-13875
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13

tracked leaders, ridden with clear leaders after 4 out, chased winner 3 out, hit 2 out, beaten when hit last

8
Silk - Grey, Pink stars, Pink cap, Grey star
  • Form 22-6192
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-13

awkward jump first, stayed prominent, led 7th, blundered and lost lead 4 out, ridden with clear leaders 3 out, weakened next

In depth

Verdict

On the face of it, this doesn't look that hotter race, but with three of the big yards represented it probably isn't too bad. No Visibility did tackle a couple of novice chases in Ireland, without showing too much, but he is from a yard that does well with it's novices and mustn't be written off just yet. However, this looks as though it comes down to a duel between two ex-French horses, who have both won over fences in their native country. Kock De La Vesvre may do better over this trip after giving the impression that he failed to get home over an extra half-mile at Plumpton and with McCoy in the saddle, he looks sure to take the beating. However, he looks to face a formidable opponent in Cobreces, the winner of three of his eight starts over hurdles and fences. Now in the care of Paul Nicholls, who does so well with his French recruits, he comes here instead of waiting for a similar event next weekend.