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TAUNTON 16:50

Name: BATHWICK TYRES HANDICAP CHASE (4)
Start: 2015-03-16T14:15:00
End: 2015-03-16T17:20:00
Location: Taunton

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16:50 Monday 16 March 2015
BATHWICK TYRES HANDICAP CHASE (4)	Distance : 3m 2f 110y
Prize : £7,000 Rated : (0-115) Age : 5yo+ Race Type : Chase	Going : Gd/Sft
Race Type : Chase

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		7. GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE)	7. GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE)	-5 <	114+	+2 >		Matt Griffiths (3)	11	11-6	11/26.5	11/26.5
1			b g ALFLORA (IRE) - GUNNA BE PRECIOUS GUNNER B	J: Matt Griffiths (3) T: Jeremy Scott Age: 11 Wgt: 11-6 Eq: (s) OR: 109	-5 <	114+	+2 >		Jeremy Scott	(s)	(109)		11/26.5
ran best race of the season to get off the mark in this sphere; pressed leader, disputed ninth, went on twelfth, ridden before 3 out, responded well; he's a consistent sort, likely to continue in form.
pressed leader, disputed lead 9th, went on 12th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on well
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2	2	4½	9. TEA CADDY	9. TEA CADDY	H (103) <	103+	0 >		Brendan Powell	9	10-13	15/28.5	15/28.5
2		4½	b m KADASTROF (FR) - LITTLE TERN (IRE) TERIMON	J: Brendan Powell T: Jamie Snowden Age: 9 Wgt: 10-13 Eq: (b+t) OR: 102	H (103) <	103+	0 >		Jamie Snowden	(b+t)	(102)		15/28.5
back over fences, ran well on form but should have pushed the winner closer, attitude letting her down, no surprise that she's tasted success only once; mid-field, travelled well, mistake thirteenth, headway end of back straight, every chance 3 out, shaken up soon after, carried head high and found less than looked likely.
mid-field, mistake 13th, headway end of back straight, every chance 3 out, shaken up soon after, found little
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3	3	1½	2. FINISH THE STORY (IRE)	2. FINISH THE STORY (IRE)	-8 <	114	H (52) >		Mr Robert Hawker (7)	9	11-11	6/17	6/17
3		1½	bg COURT CAVE (IRE) - LADY OF GRANGE (IRE) PHARDANTE (FR)	J: Mr Robert Hawker (7) T: Johnny Farrelly Age: 9 Wgt: 11-11 Eq: (b+t) OR: 114	-8 <	114	H (52) >		Johnny Farrelly	(b+t)	(114)		6/17
ran creditably, this on a par with his Southwell performance last month; mid-field, driven early, headway twelfth, not fluent 5 out, ridden home turn, one paced.
mid-field, driven early, headway 12th, not fluent 5 out, ridden home turn, one paced
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4	4	43	1. PIGEON ISLAND	1. PIGEON ISLAND	+5 <	81?	+32 >		Sam Twiston-Davies	12	11-12	8/19	8/19
4		43	grg DAYLAMI (IRE) - MORINA (USA) LYPHARD (USA)	J: Sam Twiston-Davies T: Nigel Twiston-Davies Age: 12 Wgt: 11-12 Eq: (t) OR: 115	+5 <	81?	+32 >		Nigel Twiston-Davies	(t)	(115)		8/19
again ran poorly; raced off the pace, lost touch fourteenth.
off pace, lost touch 14th, dropped away
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5	5	18	5. STRAWBERRY HILL (IRE)	5. STRAWBERRY HILL (IRE)	+44 <	64?	-12 >		James Best	9	11-9	7/18	7/18
5		18	b g WINGED LOVE (IRE) - ICYDORA (FR) CYBORG (FR)	J: James Best T: Caroline Keevil Age: 9 Wgt: 11-9 OR: 112	+44 <	64?	-12 >		Caroline Keevil		(112)		7/18
was easy to back and produced another laboured effort upped even further in trip, some sort of headgear probably worth a try before long; mid-field, ridden circuit out, lost touch 5 out.
mid-field, ridden circuit out, lost touch 5 out
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6	6	12	4. AS DE FER (FR)	4. AS DE FER (FR)	+29 <	57	+29 >		Ryan Mahon	9	11-11	8/19	8/19
6		12	bg PASSING SALE (FR) - MISS HOLLYWOOD (FR) TRUE BRAVE (USA)	J: Ryan Mahon T: Anthony Honeyball Age: 9 Wgt: 11-11 Eq: (b+t) OR: 114	+29 <	57	+29 >		Anthony Honeyball	(b+t)	(114)		8/19
in first-time blinkers (added to tongue strap), continues out of sorts; led, joined ninth, mistake eleventh, headed next, not fluent fourteenth, dropped away soon after.
led, joined 9th, mistake 11th, headed next, not fluent 14th, dropped away soon after
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ur	ur		3. SHY JOHN	3. SHY JOHN	<	?	>		Mr Lewis Gordon (7)	9	11-11	3/14f	3/14f
ur			bg KIER PARK (IRE) - SHY LIZZIE BUZZARDS BAY	J: Mr Lewis Gordon (7) T: Jennifer Mason Age: 9 Wgt: 11-11 OR: 114	<	?	>		Jennifer Mason		(114)		3/14f
unseated rider second.
unseated rider 2nd
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pu	pu		8. MILOSAM (IRE)	8. MILOSAM (IRE)	<		>		Tom O'Brien	8	11-3	7/18	7/18
pu			bg MILAN - LADY SAM (IRE) TOPANOORA	J: Tom O'Brien T: Philip Hobbs Age: 8 Wgt: 11-3 Eq: (b) OR: 106	<		>		Philip Hobbs	(b)	(106)		7/18
was let down by attitude; mid-field, hit sixth, lost touch after next, downed tools; best treated with caution.
mid-field, hit 6th, lost touch after next, downed tools
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pu	pu		6. MIDNIGHT CHARMER	6. MIDNIGHT CHARMER	<		>		James Banks (3)	9	11-7	25/126	25/126
pu			b g MIDNIGHT LEGEND - DICKIES GIRL SAXON FARM	J: James Banks (3) T: Emma-Jane Bishop Age: 9 Wgt: 11-7 OR: 110	<		>		Emma-Jane Bishop		(110)		25/126
ran no sort of race; in rear, struggling thirteenth.
rear, struggling 13th
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All 9 ran. Fences: 19.	Winning Owner: Mr R. J. Lock
Time: 7m 5.2s Closing Sectional: (2.19f): 36.7s (95.7%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 118%, Betfair SP 101%
Quite an open race on paper, if one lacking in unexposed sorts, but with most below par on the day it's not a strong piece of form, the winner's task made easier by the runner-up rather shirking the issue under pressure; the pace was sound. GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE) ran best race of the season to get off the mark in this sphere; pressed leader, disputed ninth, went on twelfth, ridden before 3 out, responded well; he's a consistent sort, likely to continue in form. TEA CADDY back over fences, ran well on form but should have pushed the winner closer, attitude letting her down, no surprise that she's tasted success only once; mid-field, travelled well, mistake thirteenth, headway end of back straight, every chance 3 out, shaken up soon after, carried head high and found less than looked likely. FINISH THE STORY (IRE) ran creditably, this on a par with his Southwell performance last month; mid-field, driven early, headway twelfth, not fluent 5 out, ridden home turn, one paced. PIGEON ISLAND again ran poorly; raced off the pace, lost touch fourteenth. STRAWBERRY HILL (IRE) was easy to back and produced another laboured effort upped even further in trip, some sort of headgear probably worth a try before long; mid-field, ridden circuit out, lost touch 5 out. AS DE FER (FR) in first-time blinkers (added to tongue strap), continues out of sorts; led, joined ninth, mistake eleventh, headed next, not fluent fourteenth, dropped away soon after. SHY JOHN unseated rider second. MILOSAM (IRE) was let down by attitude; mid-field, hit sixth, lost touch after next, downed tools; best treated with caution. MIDNIGHT CHARMER ran no sort of race; in rear, struggling thirteenth.

16:50 Taunton Result on Monday 16 March 2015

The 3M 2F 110Y 16:50 BATHWICK TYRES HANDICAP CHASE (4) at Taunton was run on Gd/Sft. It was open to 5yo+ and had a prize fund of £7,000. There were 9 runners. The winning horse was GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE) who won by 4½. GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE) was ridden by Matt Griffiths. GUNNA BE A DEVIL (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 11/2.

How the rest of the runners fared:

TEA CADDY finished 2nd and was beaten by 4.50 - they had an ISP of 15/2
FINISH THE STORY (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 6/1
PIGEON ISLAND finished 4th and was beaten by 49 - they had an ISP of 8/1
STRAWBERRY HILL (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 67 - they had an ISP of 7/1
AS DE FER (FR) finished 6th and was beaten by 79 - they had an ISP of 8/1

TAUNTON 16:50

16:50 Monday 16 March 2015

BATHWICK TYRES HANDICAP CHASE (4)

16:50 Taunton Result on Monday 16 March 2015