Towerform - Sporting Spirits Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5) TAUNTON 03/04/08 2:20

Towerform - Sporting Spirits Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)Towerform grade 1

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Race details

Course: TAUNTON

Race date:03/04/08

Race time:2:20

Runners:13

Race distance:3m½f

Going:Good To Soft

Winners time:6m 9.30s

Race results

Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	Age	OR	Odds	B High	B Ave	B Low	In run	Finished	Dist Behind
Hill Forts Henry	S P Jones	J W Mullins	11-8	10	81	8/1	4.1	3.18	2.74	1.01	1
A Double Ewe Bee	Harry Skelton(3)	W G M Turner	11-8	7	84	9/2F	2.8	2.43	2.02	1.01	2	12
Mialyssa	Tom Messenger	M R Bosley	10-10	8	69	10/1	4.5	4.03	2.98	1.06	3	9
Gouranga	Darren O´Dwyer(3)	A W Carroll	10-11	5	73	5/1	3.5	2.54	2.24	1.8	4	1¾
Little Rort	Liam Treadwell	S T Lewis	11-12	9	85	17/2	3.5	3.1	2.12	3.2	5	3
Prince Dundee	Gerard Tumelty	M Keighley	11-10	13	83	12/1	6.4	4.4	3.5	3.5	6	½
Acosta	Jamie Jenkinson(5)	Dr J R J Naylor	10-13	4	85	12/1	5.1	4.58	3.7	4	7	7
Big Max	Eamon Dehdashti	Karen George	11-10	13	83	14/1	7.2	4.29	3.3	3.5	8	4½
Harrival	Kevin Tobin(3)	Miss M Bragg	10-9	8	71	20/1	11.5	8.31	6.8	3.1	9	4½
Kisha King	Marc Goldstein(3)	Jim Best	11-6	7	82	5/1	3.9	3	2.68	2.22	10	2¾
Above Ground	T Molloy	C L Popham	11-8	6	81	66/1	28	21.64	12	13	PU
Rosevina	R J Killoran(3)	M Scudamore	10-13	8	75	40/1	18	12.74	9	10.5	PU
Something Simple	James White	Miss Paula Hearn	10-11	5	70	16/1	8.2	5.86	5.1	4	PU

Comments in running

Hill Forts Henry held up, headway approaching 4th, led after 8th, clear approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on well

A Double Ewe Bee held up towards rear, headway 6th, chased winner approaching 9th, no impression when hit last

Mialyssa held up and behind, headway 8th, ridden and one pace from 3 out

Gouranga held up and behind, ridden approaching 6th, headway under pressure 8th, no further progress from 3 out

Little Rort held up in touch, lost place quickly approaching 6th, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous

Prince Dundee held up in mid-division, headway 6th, ridden approaching 8th, weakened 9th

Acosta held up in touch, ran wide and lost place bend approaching 8th, no danger after

Big Max held up in mid-division, weakened 9th

Harrival prominent, led 7th until after 8th, soon weakened

Kisha King led until after 2nd, led 5th to 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 8th

Something Simple took keen hold, with leader, led after 2nd to 5th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

Above Ground held up in mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden and struggling approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

Rosevina soon behind, ridden after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

Analyis of the race

A sunny and warm day, and the ground was drying out rapidly, with the riders reporting it to be closer to good than anything else. This long distance conditional jockeys’ selling handicap hurdle was obviously not a great affair which ever way you look atit.

HILL FORTS HENRY seemingly took an age to win one of these over slightly shorter in the mud last time, but he travelled more generously on the better ground and won going away.The form is likely to mean little outside of this bottom grade, though.

Mialyssa has not won in 13 tries, but this represented a better effort from her and the drying ground would have helped.

Gouranga is a bit in and out and he could muster only the one pace, while Little Rort wins once in a blue moon and is thoroughly exposed as moderate.

Tote

Tote Win: 10.6

Tote place (1): 3.5

Tote place (2): 2.3

Tote place (3): 2.8

Exacta: 46.3

CSF: 43.7

Tricast: 371.4

Total SP: 118

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