Race cards · Thu 11 Apr
Thursday 11 April · Taunton, England
15:53 Taunton Round Table T-Rex Steaks Handicap Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 7f 198y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 3
- Prize
- GBP 16150
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
Punters will need to be in a forgiving mood to side with KNOWSLEY ROAD, but it might pay to do so. Paul Nicholls' seven-year-old showed little in two starts over fences this winter, but this mark looks well within reach judging on the pick of his form and, on his first start after wind surgery and back over timber, this might just be the day to catch him. Feivel scored in bloodless fashion over an extended 2m5f at Exeter, but this career-high mark demands more from him. Isaac Des Obeaux, a stable companion of the selection, also commands respect on his handicap debut.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowsley Road | 1136-7P | Lorcan Williams | P F Nicholls | 11 9 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Canty Bay | 6-1F317 | Thomas Bellamy | Miss E C Lavelle | 11 3 | 7-1 | |
| 3 | Isaac Des Obeaux | 7-6113P | Angus Cheleda | P F Nicholls | 12 0 | 4-1 | |
| 4 | Operation Manna | P3-1110 | Cameron Iles | T Lacey | 11 13 | 9-1 | |
| 5 | Tiny Tetley | 39421 | M G Nolan | P Hobbs & J White | 10 7 | 9-4 | |
| - | Feivel | FP2121 | Charlie Hammond | S Edmunds | 11 5 | 4-1 | |
| - | Warranty | 21147-7 | M Goldstein | Miss S West | 10 12 | 10-1 |