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14:25 Taunton
Wednesday 9 April 2025
All14:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5817:0017:30
Lucia Stevens Novices' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 7f 198y | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 7 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 54.38s
T: K PickardJ: Lewis Saunders (7)
Prominent, not fluent 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden and rallied 2 out, led last, soon pressed, kept on well, just did enough op 4/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Jay Tidball (5)
Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 5th, pressed leader when mistake 9th, led going best before 2 out, ridden and headed when blundered last, edged right but rallied run-in, just held op 7/1 tchd 15/2
T: Joe PontingJ: C Gethings
Led, jumped right 2nd, soon briefly headed, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened from last op 11/2
T: C J GrayJ: James Davies
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon no impression op 11/4
T: D SummersbyJ: Bryan Carver
Towards rear, ridden and outpaced from 3 out, soon no impression tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Freddie Keighley (10)
Prominent, briefly led after 2nd, not fluent 8th, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 11/4 tchd 7/2
T: G NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (7)
In touch on outer, dropped to rear after 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1
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Orchestra42
Weight: 12-0| Age: 5
T: F O'Brien J: J J Burke
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£2.30, £2.30EX:£25.30Trifecta:£102.50Tricast:£87.08SF:£21.94Swingers:£3.30, £3.70, £4.00
Forecasts
Basman Palace (10/3), Myfanwy's Magic (10/3), Inchagoill Lady (7/2), Dino Magic (5/1), Archie Macdart (5/1), Orchestra (7/1), Remember Moi (17/2), Lough Owel (25/1)
MYFANWY'S MAGIC shaped as if still in good from when third at Chepstow last month and is put forward as the answer now stepping back up in trip having eased a little further in the weights. Basman Palace seems sure to go well in his follow-up bid if seeing out the still longer trip, with Orchestra likely to find these conditions more suitable than the heavy ground he encountered on his previous start in this sphere.
- MYFANWY'S MAGIC
- BASMAN PALACE (SAF)
- ORCHESTRA (FR)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00
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