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15:15 Taunton

Claire Hitch 50th Birthday Handicap Chase (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f 57y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,900 added
  • Winner: £4,629
  • 2nd: £2,133
  • 3rd: £1,066
  • 4th: £534
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 7m 10.11s
  • Off Time: 15:15:47
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Yellow cross belts
  • Form 0274-6P
  • Age 6
  • Weight 12-0
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, went 5th 4 out, soon pushed along and beaten, pulled up

2
Silk - Maroon, light blue seams, maroon sleeves and cap

Minella Voucher

86 pt BFD
12/1
  • Form 241114
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-11
  • Official Rating 97

in rear, not fluent 12th, pulled up before 4 out

3
Silk - Dark blue and mauve (quartered), white sleeves, white cap, dark blue star
18/1
  • Form 10654-7
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 91

rear mid-division, pulled up after 4 out

4
Silk - Yellow, Mauve epaulets
25/1
  • Form 63353/6
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 85

led narrowly, headed 5th, remained handy, pushed along after 4 out, gradually weakened

5
Silk - Black, Red sash and armlets

Kingsmill Gin

29 BFCD
10/3
  • Form 1455-3U
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 84

pressed leader, led 6th, hit 15th, headed and ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

6
Silk - Red, Emerald Green and Red halved sleeves, Black cap, Red spots
  • Form 5/243-65
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 81

in rear, mistake and stumbled 1st, raced keenly, pulled to front after 5th, headed 6th, chased leaders home turn, ridden and rallied to press leader after 2 out, stayed on dourly to lead final strides

7
Silk - Emerald Green and Pink check, striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
3/1
  • Form 045P2-F
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 79

mid-division, tracked leaders 9th, chased leader after 14th, led approaching 3 out, ridden and faced challenge after 2 out, stayed on well but headed final strides

8
Silk - Mauve, White sash, hooped sleeves, White cap
25/1
  • Form 022834
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 79

towards rear, never involved and pulled up 3 out

9
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap

Kayf Baha

294 t
7/1
  • Form 410009-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 74

mid-division, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out

10
Silk - Black, red sash, armlets and cap
40/1
  • Form 9P6/64-8
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 71

chased leaders, lost ground and pushed along after 12th, struggling and tailed off 4 out

11
Silk - Emerald green and white (quartered), royal blue sleeves and cap
10/1
  • Form 708P0/0-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leaders, prominent 7th, mistake 12th and reminders, dropped away tamely and pulled up after 4 out

12
Silk - Black, grey and black striped sleeves and cap

Luckello

222
9/2
  • Form 7576-11
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 70

prominent, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

More rain would turn this into a war of attrition which would suit KINGSMILL GIN, who won this last year from just 1lb higher and looks to have as good a chance as any in a tight handicap. Minella Voucher completed a hat-trick over the trip before a poor run at Sedgefield when strongly fancied which wasn't his form. Advantura ended last season with a good run over hurdles here but didn't get far on his chasing debut at Lingfield last month. Tim Vaughan looks to have a nice acquisition in Luckello, an easy winner of two point-to-points in May though she's 4lb out of the handicap.

Formwatch

Doyen La Lutte (IRE) 9-1 (12-0) Chased leader 2nd who went clear 8th, hit 9th, ridden before 10th, lost 2nd soon after, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Dec.

Minella Voucher 6-4fav (12-0) Held up towards rear, headway 14th, chased winner next, ridden and beaten when mistake 2 out, weakened into 4th before last, 4th of 7, 26 1/2l behind Oceans Red (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gs in Oct.

Havanella (FR) 12-1 (11-3) Off the pace and always towards rear, never involved, 7th of 9, dist behind Princess Midnight (11-1) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Puppet Warrior 80-1 (10-7) Chased leaders on outside, lost place 4th, closed after 7th, mistake when struggling 9th, behind from 11th, 6th of 8, dist behind Faustinovick (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.

Kingsmill Gin 11-4jfav (11-0) Visibility reduced by fog, close up, driven along before 3 out, in third when unseated rider 2 out, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (5) gs in Dec.

Leading Knight (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Headway chasing leaders 3rd, weakening when mistake 2 out, 5th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Manintheshadows (12-1) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.

Advantura (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) Off the pace towards rear, fell 4 out, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Yaazaain 33-1 (11-0) Raced wide chasing leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Poseidon (11-0) at Taunton 2m (5) gd in Dec.

Kayf Baha 125-1 (10-9) Always rear-division, never a factor, tailed off, 9th of 14, 31 1/4l behind Imperial Joe (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.

Botus Fleming 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, lost place after 4th, mistake 5th, driven along before 4 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Airtothethrone (11-11) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Dec.

Dysania (IRE) 13-2 (10-1) Chased leaders, pushed along when still in contention 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 17, 21 3/4l behind Fairlawn Flyer (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.

Luckello 1-2fav (11-7) (cp) hdwy 14; led 4 out; rdn out, won at Bratton Down 3m fm in May beating Bennys Miracle (11-7) by 8l, 5 ran.