24 March Behind The Scenes Raceday Novices' Handicap Chase.
Taunton · Tuesday, 3 Feb · 20:15
· 2m 2f 40y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:15
Off time
8
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
PALAWAN DU MAZET (FR
🥈 Second
NEDZOR (IRE
🥉 Third
JAITROPLACLASSE (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
6
5/1
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | — |
Jaitroplaclasse (G)
FAV
[PT]
Bagged Newton Abbot handicap chase in September and posted best effort since when, equipped with first-time cheekpieces (retained), come home third of 12 at Ludlow (2½m, soft) recently. Ought to be in the mix once again.
|
Charlie Price | R L Llewellyn | 7 | 76.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Falco Des Pins (G)
Second in a big-field hurdle on final start for previous connections in France. However, didn't show much in 4 starts in handicap hurdles last term and again struggled on return/chase debut when better was clearly expected (sent off at 5/2…
|
Charlie Deutsch | Miss V Williams | 6 | 72.6 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 2nd | 3 | — |
Storming Nelson (G)
Sole career success came in 16.7f Exeter novice hurdle on New Year's Day 2024. Mixed bag since and while a repeat of his third in 7-runner Fontwell handicap in December would give him a fighting chance, he hasn't come close to matching tha…
|
Lucy Gardner | Mrs S Gardner | 7 | 71.7 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 4 | — |
Nedzor (G)
[P1]
Showed promise over hurdles last term and finished runner-up behind a couple of well-treated rivals on first 2 starts switched to fences this season. Below par back hurdling at Ffos Las last month but he's a plausible candidates returned t…
|
R T Dunne | Henry Oliver | 7 | 69.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 5 | — |
Just Aidan (G)
[P1]
Improved when landing back-to-back handicap hurdles last term but his efforts since returning to action in December have lacked spark and hopes now pinned on the switched to fences/first-time cheekpieces giving him a lift.
|
James Best | H Dickin | 7 | 68.9 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Holy Legend (G)
Couple of fair efforts on his hurdling CV but he was beaten a country mile sent chasing over 2m here 17 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.
|
Lorcan Williams | Alexandra Dunn | 7 | 68 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 1st | 7 | — |
Palawan Du Mazet (G)
[B]
First past the post on chase debut in this race off a 2 lb higher mark 12 months ago (subsequently disqualified) and his seasonal reappearance spin back here in December was probably needed. Remains open to improvement in this sphere and a…
|
James Davies | A E Jones | 7 | 65.3 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| — | 8 | — |
Joker Jack (G)
[T]
Poor maiden hurdler who will need to improve markedly for the switch to the larger obstacles if he's to have a say in the finish.
|
Ben Godfrey | Claire Hitch | 7 | 64.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Jaitroplaclasse (11/4), Palawan Du Mazet (7/2), Storming Nelson (7/2), Nedzor (5/1), Falco Des Pins (15/2), Just Aidan (11/1), Holy Legend (16/1), Joker Jack (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5968.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2746.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1373.0 GBP |
| P4 | 687.0 GBP |
| P5 | 342.0 GBP |