Richard Williams Memorial Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

15:50

Richard Williams Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2024-02-29

Distance 2m7f3y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,024

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Kingofthewest Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	164	tp	-43412	106	116	100	16d	—	—	+14	32.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Led close home at 2m3f; kept on well over 2m4f since; ready for another go at staying trip
3	Star Flyer Chestnut J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	163	p	-53391	105	118	104	27d	—	—	+14	31.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three promising chase runs of late, over 2m4f and 3m; up 9lb for Southwell win; improve
6	Cloudy Flamingo Grey J:Rex Dingle T:Keiran Burke	J:Rex Dingle T:Keiran Burke	142	t	P-P587	84	-	-	29d	—	—	-4	13.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
1-7 in points; nothing to show for hurdle runs; handicap chases should suit; 9lb wrong
1	Art Decco Brown J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber(3) T:Robert Walford	168	p	13-371	110	112	53	15d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won both Fontwell starts, latest at 3m2f in first-time cheekpieces this month; up 7lb
4	Imperial Joe Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Tim Dennis	161	—	12-454	103	116	94	59d	—	—	+3	17.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Good C&D record and won this last year; 4lb higher than latest win here; solid show likely
5	Mortens Leam Bay J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	155	—	1/P-P5	97	115	80	30d	—	—	+13	16.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Last won in April 2021 and struggled badly since back from absence in December 2022

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Kingofthewest	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Star Flyer	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Cloudy Flamingo	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Art Decco	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Imperial Joe	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Mortens Leam	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Kingofthewest

32.1

OR: 14 Form: 12.9 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Star Flyer

31.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 12.4 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Art Decco

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Imperial Joe

17.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Mortens Leam

16.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 4 Odds: 1

20/1

Cloudy Flamingo

13.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Art Decco	110	112	53
Kingofthewest	106	116	100
Star Flyer	105	118	104
Imperial Joe	103	116	94
Mortens Leam	97	115	80
Cloudy Flamingo	84	—	—

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