14:15 Taunton
Friday 27 January 2017
All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:15
EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)
- 5YO plus | Class 4 | 2m 3f 1y | Good | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 5m 55.3s
T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: William Twiston-Davies
Prominent, left in lead 11th, mistake 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out op 10/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: Jack Sherwood (3)
Led until before 4th, stayed in touch, not fluent 10th, slightly hampered 11th, 2nd after 4 out, not clear run approaching last, switched left and awkward at fence, held flat, stayed on
T: Tim VaughanJ: T J O'Brien
Held up towards rear, headway 12th, 3rd after 4 out, stayed on same pace last op 11/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, closed 8th, left 2nd 11th until after 4 out, one pace and beaten before next
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (10)
Held up towards rear, hampered 11th, ridden 13th, 6th 4 out, pressing for modest 4th last
T: Tim VaughanJ: R Johnson
Chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 8th, not fluent 10th, mistake 13th, no extra before 3 out op 9/1
T: Mark GillardJ: James Banks
Always behind op 25/1
T: B ForseyJ: C O'Farrell
Chased leaders, lost place 6th, not fluent 10th, well behind 13th op 11/1
Also Ran
T: C E LongsdonJ: G B Watters (3)
Chased leaders, brought down 11th op 4/1
T: N J HawkeJ: C Gethings (5)
Jumped left at times, prominent, led before 4th, fell 11th op 18/1
T: Mrs L J YoungJ: T Dowling (7)
Always behind, pulled up before 3 out
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£8.10Pl:£2.90, £2.60, £3.80EX:£67.40Trifecta:£529.30Tricast:£716.99SF:£66.37Swingers:£7.70, £58.90, £18.90
Forecasts
Sweettoothtommy (3/1), St Johns Point (5/1), King Charlie (7/1), Galros Lady (7/1), Better Days (17/2), Dropzone (9/1), Fuhgeddaboudit (10/1), The Mythologist (12/1), Comical Red (16/1), Captains Horse (20/1), Creative Boru (100/1)
Most of this field have question marks against them and there isn’t that much solid form to go on although that does give ST JOHNS POINT a chance of opening his account over fences. He’s hardly a world beater but a repeat of his Musselburgh second ought to be enough to enable him to go close here. Based on his point-to-point form The Mythologist looks like he could be one to take an interest in back from a break and going handicapping over fences looking more his bag than running over hurdles. Better Days needs to rebound from a couple of poor effort but the better ground may well help him and Sweettoothtommyshouldn’t be totally written off if he can revert to his debut second over fences. King Charlie is another to throw in the mix on his penultimate run and off a basement mark he’s not out of this.
1. St Johns Point
2. The Mythologist
3. Sweettoothtommy
Prize Money
1st: £4,549.002nd: £1,336.003rd: £668.004th: £334.005th: £164.00
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