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14:45 Taunton

Leath Jewellers & Valuers 'National Hunt' Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 4.10s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fragrant Rose

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Blue Ride (IRE)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Native Approach (IRE)

      10/1

        1
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE seams, YELLOW cap, ROYAL BLUE star

        Fragrant Rose

        21
        10/11
        • Form 1316-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-4

        chased clear leader, left in lead 5th, quickened 2 out, ridden clear before last, comfortably

        2
        Silk - BROWN and PINK (quartered), PINK sleeves

        Bessie Bunter

        262
        66/1
        • Form 500-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        held up towrads rear, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened after

        3
        Silk - PINK and BLACK stripes, diabolo on sleeves

        Blue Ride (IRE)

        231
        6/1
        • Form 1-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, headway and challenging when veared left approaching 2 out, ran on flat, not pace of winner

        4
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE hoops, GREEN and WHITE quartered cap

        Bracken Fire

        100/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-12

        fell 1st

        5
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevrons, checked sleeves and cap

        Clifton Mist

        42
        20/1
        • Form 45600-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        pulled hard and saddled slipped, led before 2nd, mistake 4th, pulled up after 5th

        6
        Silk - White, Black disc, hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Dawn Court

        217
        40/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in mid-division, ridden after 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

        7
        Silk - ORANGE, BROWN hoop, BROWN sleeves, ORANGE armlets, BROWN cap

        Dunnicks Chance

        487
        100/1
        • Form 0F50/60-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-12

        led to before 2nd, in touch when blundered 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

        8
        Silk - Dark Green, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green cap, Light Green spots

        Dusky Light

        14
        16/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, headway and chased leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace

        9
        Silk - Grey and Red (quartered), Grey sleeves, Red cap

        Kathella (IRE)

        127
        100/1
        • Form 00-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

        10
        Silk - Maroon and white (quartered), white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap

        Ms Trude (IRE)

        9
        7/1
        • Form 200-R
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out

        11
        Silk - Red, Green hoops, Yellow cap, Green hoop

        Native Approach (IRE)

        141
        10/1
        • Form 31
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance before 2 out, no extra from last

        12
        Silk - White, Red chevrons, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, White and Red hooped cap

        Scottish Dance

        273
        15/2
        • Form 2122-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        prominent, chased leaders to 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened

        13
        Silk - Black, White spots, Emerald Green cap

        Trochilidae (IRE)

        304
        100/1
        • Form 000-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-12

        in touch, behind 3rd, tailed off and pulled up after 5th

        14
        Silk - Light Blue, Scarlet collar, sash and sleeves, check cap

        Village Queen (IRE)

        16/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-12

        held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out, eased when beaten last

        In depth

        Verdict

        Fragrant Rose, a good winner on her debut at Hereford this season, is taken to defy her penalty with conditions again in her favour. The filly, by Alflora, won with more in hand than the winning margin suggests and the form of the race has already been franked by the third horse, Wild Dream. Blue Ride was a good winner of a Ludlow bumper last season, when defeating Grave Doubts. That horse has already made his mark in novice hurdles. Jockey bookings suggest that he is the pick of the Paul Nicholls-trained pair. Native Approach is also a bumper winner from a top yard and is sure to have been well schooled, but he only has form on fast ground. Village Queen has a stamina-laden pedigree but it could be significant that the Good Thyne mare is to be partnered by Richard Johnson.