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15:20 Taunton

Stephen Stangroom Big Five 0 Novices' Hurdle (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 9.50s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Strong Flow (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gumption

    11/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bacardi Boy (IRE)

      2/1

        1
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Black and Yellow check cap

        Bacardi Boy (IRE)

        41
        2/1
        • Form 13332-1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-8

        led to 9th, ridden 3 out, not quicken

        2
        Silk - Royal Blue, Maroon seams, Royal Blue cap

        Blunham Hill (IRE)

        40
        25/1
        • Form 53P
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held up towards rear, weakened 7th, soon behind

        3
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue stripe and sleeves, White cap

        Captain's Walk

        531
        40/1
        • Form 60/40P-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        prominent, ridden 7th, lost touch 9th, pulled up before last

        4
        Silk - Royal Blue and White check, White sleeves, Red diamonds and diamonds on cap

        Glorious Welcome

        20 v
        150/1
        • Form 004P-P0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        behind and not jump well, mistake 2nd, tailed off from 7th

        5
        Silk - Peacock Blue, White cap

        Gumption

        11/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        held up in touch, headway on bit 2 out, ridden and went 2nd before last, weakened flat, improve

        6
        Silk - Light Blue, Red sash and armlets

        Half An Hour

        21
        5/2
        • Form 136-04
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened 9th

        7
        Silk - Orange, Black epaulets, Orange and Black hooped sleeves

        Strong Flow (IRE)

        83
        2/1
        • Form 1-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        chased leader, led on bit 9th, quickened clear last, impressive

        8
        Silk - Purple, Orange chevron, hooped sleeves

        Indecisive

        24
        150/1
        • Form 0-0
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-11

        mid-division, weakened 7th, pulled up before 9th

        9
        Silk - Dark Green, Red triple diamond, Red and White striped sleeves, Dark Green cap, Red diamond

        Troedrhiwdalar

        243
        150/1
        • Form 0003
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-11

        held up, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This should lie between Half An Hour, Bacardi Boy and Strong Flow. The former, trained by Alan King, put up an improved display when stepped up to two and three quarter miles last time, and may be capable of better still over this trip, and this Haydock bumper winner could well record his first win over hurdles. However, Strong Flow is sure to be a big threat. Paul Nicholls' gelding was a point-to-point winner in Ireland and showed plenty of promise on his hurdling debut when chasing home the useful Well Then Now Then at Southwell. He wouldn't have to improve a great deal to play a big part here. Bacardi Boy also shaped really well when winning over this trip on his reappearance at Chepstow and will certainly be no pushover here.