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14:50 Taunton
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- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £4,106
- 2nd: £1,197
- 3rd: £599
- Form 43230-8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
close up, led before 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 55-6423
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey R Johnson
held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon every chance, narrow lead run, bumped near line, all out
- Form P41213
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Maurice Linehan
held up in touch, headway 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, led before 2 out, headed narrowly run-in, soon edged right, just held near finish
- Form 253-413
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer G R I Smyly
- Jockey David England
tracked leaders, led after 2nd, headed 5th, pushed along and outpaced from 9th, kept on and no impression
- Form 4FP21/0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Tom Cannon
led, headed after 2nd, led 5th, headed before 6th, weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up
Magic Money
14- Form 39-513
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form PP/7133-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 100
held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 5-55626
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up mid-division, headway 5th to chase leaders, one pace
- Form 67/990F
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer B Scriven
- Jockey James Best
held up in rear, weakened from 3 out
- Form 696FP/5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R H Buckler
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
This looks pretty open. Listen And Learn failed to cope with an 8lb rise at Newton Abbot last time but today's longer trip will suit. Letemgo has a bit more to prove over 3m given his earlier win came over 2m4f at Wincanton though it's no problem for Market Rasen winner Airmen's Friend, who also has the ground to suit. Richard Johnson gets the leg-up on KING BORU for the first time as the former looks to improve on his recent placed efforts. His latest third to Flicka Williams at Uttoxeter is working out well so Emma Lavelle's charge gets the vote.
Formwatch
Bladoun (FR) 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, badly hampered 8th, lost place after 4 out, 8th of 17, 30l behind Ballyculla (11-8) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
King Boru (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Flicka Williams (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Listen And Learn (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 3rd 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace fom next, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 20l behind Capellanus (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Oct.
Letemgo (IRE) 6-1fav (11-7) Chased leaders, driven and went 3rd between last 2, no impression, not fluent last, 3rd of 15, 13l behind Willow's Saviour (11-9) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs.
Ballybach (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division, pushed along and lost place before 5th, soon behind, blundered 2 out, 14th of 15, well behind Willow's Saviour (11-9) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs.
Magic Money 6-1 (10-4) Jumped right, led, went badly right 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Irving (10-12) at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gd.
Airmen's Friend (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway 6 out, went 3rd 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind La Pantera Rosa (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Aug '12.
Kayalar (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, effort approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 14, 10l behind Amir Pasha (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Puerto Azul (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 8th, chasing leaders when clipped heels and fell on flat after 8th, in a race won by Halucha (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd, 12 ran.
Saint Peray (FR) 40-1 (11-7) Keen in mid-division, headway on inside to track leaders 7th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, weakened to 5th after 2 out, 5th of 12, 30l behind Halucha (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.