Geoffrey Bosley "Tally Ho" Open Hunters' Chase – Taunton

Taunton

3:30

Geoffrey Bosley "Tally Ho" Open Hunters' Chase

Date 2024-01-08

Distance 2m5f150y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £3,387

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
12	Regatta De Blanc b Mr William Biddick · Will Biddick	Mr William Biddick · Will Biddick	159	—	11-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-16	22.5	11/8 42%
3-3 in Larkhill points last year and reportedly held in some regard; rules debut today
5	Shantou Flyer b Miss Natalie Parker(3) · S Loxton	Miss Natalie Parker(3) · S Loxton	174	tb	31-211	134	132	98	—	—	—	+6	27.2	3/1 25%
Very long in the tooth now but was still a potent force in hunter chases last year; player
7	Yccs Portocervo gr Mr Zac Baker · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	Mr Zac Baker · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	174	p	3-1163	122	125	90	20d	—	—	+12	23.2	8/1 11%
Useful handiapper; didn't run badly before tiring on heavy ground last month; a possible
11	Walkin Out b Mr Jake Bament(7) · L Jefford	Mr Jake Bament(7) · L Jefford	161	h	14-115	106	122	104	—	—	—	+8	16.5	10/1 9%
Wide-margin winner at Cartmel last May but this race is much stronger
1	Bennys King b Miss Heidi Palin(5) · Dan Skelton	Miss Heidi Palin(5) · Dan Skelton	174	p	U12-PP	125	129	-	26d	—	—	+13	20.9	14/1 7%
Pulled up in two handicaps in the autumn but did well in hunter chases earlier last year
6	The Big Lense b Mr Alex Chadwick(3) · Mrs J Owen	Mr Alex Chadwick(3) · Mrs J Owen	174	tp	64-341	130	128	100	206d	—	—	+15	22.1	12/1 8%
Won Aintree handicap by 8l last June; may not be ideally suited by today's slower ground
4	Senior Citizen b Mr Harry Myddelton(7) · Alan King	Mr Harry Myddelton(7) · Alan King	174	—	/0716-	135	130	94	330d	—	—	+24	29.9	18/1 5%
Very useful handicapper in his prime but has become inconsistent; hard to predict
9	Diligent br Mr Charlie Sprake(7) · Mary Sanderson	Mr Charlie Sprake(7) · Mary Sanderson	166	—	4523-2	115	125	111	222d	—	—	+18	22.3	20/1 5%
Not at best in hunter chases last year and ideally wants good ground
8	Lakota Warrior br Mr Darren Edwards · D Summersby	Mr Darren Edwards · D Summersby	170	—	272-12	115	120	64	—	—	—	+15	16.8	50/1 2%
Came good for this stable in open point last May but others have more pressing claims here
2	D'Jango br Miss Immy Robinson(5) · Miss V Collins	Miss Immy Robinson(5) · Miss V Collins	174	t	7V2488	100	109	64	85d	—	—	+12	14.9	66/1 1%
Left David Pipe after heavy defeat in low-grade handicap hurdle in October; tough task
3	Great D'Ange b Mr Myles Osborne(7) · M Osborne	Mr Myles Osborne(7) · M Osborne	174	t	PP12P4	104	110	89	—	—	—	+16	18.1	100/1 1%
Low-grade handicap winner in September; made low-key stable debut in a point
NR	Shang Tang b Miss Aimee Jones(7) · Miss H Brookshaw	Miss Aimee Jones(7) · Miss H Brookshaw	166	t	46-U67	116	127	-	—	—	—	—	16.5	—
Became disappointing for Emma Lavelle last spring and was well beaten in a recent point

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Regatta De Blanc	11/8	11/8	11/8	5/4	5/4
Shantou Flyer	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Yccs Portocervo	7/1	15/2	8/1	6/1	7/1
Walkin Out	9/1	9/1	10/1	15/2	9/1
Bennys King	14/1	11/1	12/1	9/1	12/1
The Big Lense	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Senior Citizen	18/1	16/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Diligent	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Lakota Warrior	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
D'Jango	66/1	66/1	33/1	22/1	66/1
Great D'Ange	100/1	100/1	100/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Senior Citizen

29.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

18/1

2nd

Shantou Flyer

27.2

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Yccs Portocervo

23.2

OR: 18 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Regatta De Blanc

22.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

11/8

Diligent

22.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

20/1

The Big Lense

22.1

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Bennys King

20.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Great D'Ange

18.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 4.2 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Lakota Warrior

16.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Walkin Out

16.5

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Shang Tang

16.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

D'Jango

14.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Senior Citizen Top Rated	135	130	94
Shantou Flyer	134	132	98
The Big Lense	130	128	100
Bennys King	125	129	—
Yccs Portocervo	122	125	90
Shang Tang	116	127	—
Diligent	115	125	111
Lakota Warrior	115	120	64
Walkin Out	106	122	104
Great D'Ange	104	110	89
D'Jango	100	109	64
Regatta De Blanc	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Regatta De Blanc	—	—
Shantou Flyer	—	—
Yccs Portocervo	20d ago	Fit
Walkin Out	—	—
Bennys King	26d ago	Fit
The Big Lense	206d ago	Long break
Senior Citizen	330d ago	Long break
Diligent	222d ago	Long break
Lakota Warrior	—	—
D'Jango	85d ago	Fresh
Great D'Ange	—	—
Shang Tang	—	—

Going: Soft

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