Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

15:50

Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase

Date 2025-01-18

Distance 2m7f3y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,439

Winning Time 6m 4.85s (slow by 17.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Safe Destination (GB) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel Twiston-Davies	9/1	Won
2nd	School For Scandal (FR) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	12/1	2.25
3rd	Robinsville (GB) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	15/2	2.75
4th	Whynotnowroy (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	11/1	2.5
5th	Spotty Dog (GB) Harry Reed · Michael Hawker	100/1	1.25
6th	Tribesmans Glory (IRE) Ben Ffrench Davis · Chris Down	11/1	0.2
7th	Totowolfe (GB) Lorcan Murtagh · Nigel Hawke	33/1	3
8th	The Cox Express (GB) Callum Pritchard · Robert Walford	5/2F	0.2
9th	Dindin (FR) Gearoid Harney · David Pipe	33/1	2.5
10th	Firefly Lane (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Jimmy Frost	33/1	4.25
11th	Up For Appeal (IRE) Liam Harrison · Christian Williams	20/1	36

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Proper Twelve (IRE) Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	8/1
P.U.	Rebel Intentions (IRE) Joe Anderson · Emma Lavelle	14/1
P.U.	Try The Money (IRE) David Noonan · Henry Oliver	5/1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	The Cox Express Bay J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Robert Walford	J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Robert Walford	151	p	4-2042	83	115	87	30d	—	—	-6	14	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Creditable second of 15 on last month's chase debut (2m3f); attempts a new trip here
15	Try The Money Bay J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	J:David Noonan T:Henry Oliver	143	—	253-47	75	102	41	29d	—	—	-6	11.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Failed to build upon encouraging chasing debut when a disappointing favourite last month
2	Proper Twelve Brown J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	165	tv	2F4-42	97	106	32	41d	—	—	+4	14.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Boosted by blinkers when second at Huntingdon last month; tried in a visor here
10	Robinsville Bay J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	150	t	6-3354	82	107	98	93d	—	—	+1	10.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Placed in two good-ground chases last spring but below form on next two outings
1	Safe Destination Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	168	—	55-121	100	108	82	33d	—	—	+6	15	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won under Toby McCain-Mitchell at Southwell last month and is now 2-3 for the season
7	Whynotnowroy Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	153	ht	43-128	85	104	-	33d	—	—	+3	10.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Flopped over hurdles last time but ran well in defeat on stable debut; makes chase debut
8	Tribesmans Glory Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Chris Down	153	—	26-612	85	107	99	51d	—	—	+4	10.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not the force of old but went close over 2m2f here last time and is unexposed as a stayer
12	School For Scandal Grey J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	146	—	721136	78	105	97	19d	—	—	+14	19.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dual winner in the autumn (once over C&D) but ended 2024 with two lesser efforts
3	Rebel Intentions Bay J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Emma Lavelle	J:Joe Anderson(3) T:Emma Lavelle	163	tv	0-2100	95	-	-	29d	—	—	+6	13.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ended 2024 with two below-par hurdle runs and was pulled up in all three previous chases
4	Up For Appeal Bay J:Liam Harrison T:Christian Williams	J:Liam Harrison T:Christian Williams	163	—	134P5F	95	107	100	43d	—	—	+8	12.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
In contention before penultimate-fence fall at Sedgefield last time; still on handy mark
11	Totowolfe Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Nigel Hawke	147	—	88-79P	79	101	-	48d	—	—	+5	8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
0-7 under rules; ran well to a point on chase debut but dropped out tamely in the straight
14	Firefly Lane Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Jimmy Frost	J:Ben Godfrey T:Jimmy Frost	145	t	2-7134	77	103	91	37d	—	—	+8	11.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Came good over fences in September but a few of the others in this field look stronger
5	Dindin Bay J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:David Pipe	153	tb	38547P	85	108	103	44d	—	—	+7	9.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
High-mileage veteran who looked out of sorts on his final two appearances in 2024
6	Spotty Dog Chestnut J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	J:Harry Reed T:Michael Hawker	153	p	/PPP-9	85	-	-	71d	—	—	+8	9.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Struggled on all three outings in 2024; needs new cheekpieces to make a huge difference
NR	Rock On Rita Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	146	p	6685/P	78	-	-	59d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Pulled up at Ffos Las in November, after a long layoff, and now 0-4 over fences
NR	Master Mikey Dee Bay J:James Best T:Richenda Ford	J:James Best T:Richenda Ford	142	—	5333/P	74	-	-	30d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Won here in 2022 but generally disappointing since; 5lb wrong today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Cox Express	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Try The Money	9/2	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3
Proper Twelve	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Robinsville	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Safe Destination	8/1	9/1	17/2	8/1	8/1
Whynotnowroy	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Tribesmans Glory	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
School For Scandal	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Rebel Intentions	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Up For Appeal	20/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Totowolfe	28/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Firefly Lane	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Dindin	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Spotty Dog	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Rock On Rita	-	-	-	-	-
Master Mikey Dee	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

School For Scandal

19.8

OR: 7 Form: 11.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

2nd

Safe Destination

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Proper Twelve

14.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

The Cox Express

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Rebel Intentions

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Up For Appeal

12.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Try The Money

11.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Firefly Lane

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Whynotnowroy

10.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Robinsville

10.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Tribesmans Glory

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Dindin

9.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Spotty Dog

9.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Totowolfe

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Rock On Rita

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Master Mikey Dee

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Safe Destination	100	108	82
Proper Twelve	97	106	32
Rebel Intentions	95	—	—
Up For Appeal	95	107	100
Whynotnowroy	85	104	—
Tribesmans Glory	85	107	99
Dindin	85	108	103
Spotty Dog	85	—	—
The Cox Express	83	115	87
Robinsville	82	107	98
Totowolfe	79	101	—
School For Scandal	78	105	97
Rock On Rita	78	—	—
Firefly Lane	77	103	91
Try The Money	75	102	41
Master Mikey Dee	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
School For Scandal	19d ago	Fit
Try The Money	29d ago	Fit
Rebel Intentions	29d ago	Fit
The Cox Express	30d ago	Fit
Master Mikey Dee	30d ago	Fit
Safe Destination	33d ago	Fit
Whynotnowroy	33d ago	Fit
Firefly Lane	37d ago	Fit
Proper Twelve	41d ago	Fit
Up For Appeal	43d ago	Fit
Dindin	44d ago	Fit
Totowolfe	48d ago	Fresh
Tribesmans Glory	51d ago	Fresh
Rock On Rita	59d ago	Fresh
Spotty Dog	71d ago	Fresh
Robinsville	93d ago	Long break