Whistling Senator and Shipboard Romance will be adding excitement to Taunton on 1st March, 2012
Taunton will host the Follow Taunton Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle on 1st March, 2012. The track will cover a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong where the 13 runners will be competing for a purse of £2,395.
The runners in this line-up are:
Whistling Senator,
Osgood,
Meneur,
Rolanta,
She’s On The Case,
Don’t Panic,
Holden Caulfield,
Cuckoo Rock,
Shipboard Romance,
Roxane Bruere,
Abbi Jicaro,
Miss Brownes Fancy, and
Lady Bridget.
Whistling Senator, son of Presenting, out of Merry Batim, finished his last race in third place.
Trained by Jonjo O’Neill, the horse definitely has potential to improve.
He was defeated by Santo Thomas who finished first, and the race favourite second, in the Win A Copy At Win.Betangel.Com Handicap Hurdle, which took place on 15th February, 2012, at Southwell.
This was the 5-year-old gelding’s seasonal debut which he finished in a much better place compared to the concluding race of 2011.
He finished in 5th place in the Paramount Security “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle, at Bangor-on-dee, on 14th December, 2011. He had a steady pace but slowly weakened towards the end.
Holden Caulfield, son of Catcher In The Rye, out of God Speed Her, has shown great improvement under trainer, Nick Ayliffe.
The 7-year-old gelding finished in 4th place in his seasonal debut. He weakened before last, in the Bathwick Tyres Novices’ Handicap Hurdle, at Wincanton, on 7th January, 2012.
Lady Bridget, daughter of Hawk Wing, out of Change Partners, finished 5th in her seasonal debut.
She was soon outpaced and had no chance of securing a placed position in the Eastwellmanor.co.uk Juvenile Maiden Hurdle, at Folkestone, on 17th January, 2012.
Her trainer Mark Gillard’s diligence paid off as the 4-year-old filly finished as a runner-up in the Grundfos Watermill Selling Handicap Hurdle, at Lingfield, on 23rd February, 2012.
She was defeated by Vivarini by 8 lengths.
Shipboard Romance, daughter of Captain Rio, out of In Other Words, finished 9th in a line-up of 14, on 18th January, 2012, at Southwell, in the Southwell-Racecourse.co.uk Handicap Hurdle.
She was trained by Jim Best till 11th February, 2012 and is currently being trained by Reg Hollinshead.
Roxane Bruere, daughter of Loup Solitaire, out of Ifranne, has been consistent since November 2011. She has finished in second and third place multiple times but has not acquired a victory yet.
She finished in 3rd place in the Bathwick Tyres Bath Handicap Hurdle, at Taunton on 21st February, 2012.
Based on the betting forecast, it looks like Shipboard Romance has the upper hand. She is popular among the punters and is likely to gain the lead.
Whistling Senator may finish second while Roxane Bruere might secure a finish in third place.
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