Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase.
Taunton · Thursday, 9 Apr · 19:20
· 2m 7f 3y
· Class 5
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:20
Off time
7
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
HALL LANE (IRE
🥈 Second
ILLOGICAL LOGIC (FR
🥉 Third
CAVE ARTICLE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
17
16/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Hall Lane (G)
Potentially well treated on the pick of his form for Alan King and all the better for his belated comeback (off 13 months) when second at Huntingdon 4 weeks ago. Entitled to come on again.
|
Jack Hogan | F O'Brien | 8 | 76.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 2 | — |
Fat Sam (G)
[T]
Veteran who posted a good second at Worcester (2½m, good) in July but not in same form next 3 starts, including a poor effort at Hereford on debut for this yard last month.
|
Non Runner | David Dennis | 12 | 74.4 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Illogical Logic (G)
Opened his account at Newton Abbot last summer and went close at Windsor in November. Ran one of his lesser races at Plumpton last time but type to bounce back.
|
Mr J J Murphy-Knight | Christian Williams | 8 | 70.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| — | 4 | — |
McGregors Charge (G)
FAV
Got off the mark at Perth in August and solid placed efforts since at Stratford and Newton Abbot next 2 starts. Extreme test against him at Hexham when last seen in October and has since left Ella Pickard.
|
Ben Godfrey | K Woollacott | 8 | 70.8 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 5th | 5 | — |
Cave Article (G)
Gained a third chase win at Southwell (3m) in June but below par next 3 starts. Returns on a winning mark after 7 months off.
|
Jack Tudor | Christian Williams | 7 | 69.9 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 4th | 6 | — |
Gata Ban (M)
[P]
Winning hurdler but hasn't gone on from her promising chase debut, well held at Plumpton latest.
|
Bradley Harris | N P Mulholland | 9 | 69.4 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 3rd | 7 | — |
School For Scandal (G)
Veteran who won at Windsor in November, narrowly seeing off the re-opposing Illogical Logic, but hasn't managed to back that up in 4 subsequent starts, found to have bled when pulled up last month.
|
Callum Pritchard | J Tickle | 11 | 67.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 1st | 8 | — |
Boys Of Wexford (G)
[V1]
Posted best effort for some time under positive tactics when second at Fontwell in November but below par since. Change of headgear.
|
James Davies | Henry Oliver | 9 | 65.8 kg |
17
16/1
|
Betting forecast: McGregors Charge (13/8), Gata Ban (10/3), Hall Lane (5/1), Illogical Logic (8/1), Cave Article (17/2), School For Scandal (10/1), Boys Of Wexford (16/1), Fat Sam (16/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5968.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2746.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1373.0 GBP |
| P4 | 687.0 GBP |
| P5 | 342.0 GBP |